Ofsted reports to East Riding council after focused inspections
Following inspections of 15 East Riding schools, Ofsted has written to East Riding of Yorkshire council to advise of the findings.
The focused inspections are part of a concerted programme of action by Ofsted to establish why children in some parts of the country have a much lower chance of attending a good or better school than their peers in other similar areas.
Fifteen schools were inspected during the focused inspection period 13 to 22 May 2013, including 10 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. The schools were all due for inspection by the end of this academic year and selected to encompass a range of school types such as small schools, or voluntary aided schools.
During the inspections, Ofsted also gathered information on the use, quality and impact of local authority support for school improvement by asking three additional key questions of headteachers and governors.
The letter has been published on the East Riding of Yorkshire’s page on the Ofsted reports website.
Notes to editors
- The letter to East Riding council can be found online.
- On 17 January 2013, Ofsted announced the first wave of focused school inspections across local authority areas, where children are being denied the standard of education they deserve. The press release is available on the Ofsted website.
- Local authority areas were selected for the focused school inspection programme on the basis of the relative proportion of children attending good or better primary schools, as set out in the last Ofsted Annual Report, and Ofsted data on the proportion of children attending good or better secondary schools, as well as any relevant inspection evidence gathered during the autumn 2012 term. These are standard section 5 inspections, which were scheduled to take place this academic year and include all types of schools – although the majority will be primary schools.
- The most recent published data shows that in East Riding a child has a only 66% of chance of attending a good or better school compared with 79% for the rest of the country.
- Ofsted’s Annual Report is available online.
- The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.
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