A new interactive map has revealed the worst-rated schools in Nottinghamshire and the rest of the country. In the last two years, inspectors from education watchdog Ofsted have flagged 295 schools in England as being inadequate.
Some have even been placed in special measures, according to the Ofsted data revealing inspections carried out from May 2021 - as the country started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The worst-rated schools from that time can now be easily found on our interactive map below.
While Ofsted inspectors may not yet have revisited schools since the last ratings, individual establishments may be taking measures to improve their standards as required by the watchdog. Ministers want 90% of 11-year olds to meet expected standards in reading, writing and maths by 2030 - up from 53% seven years ago.
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But research by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) found some 275,000 11-year-olds a year moved on to secondary education without command of basic subjects last year. This was 50,000 more than in 2019.
Alice Wilcock, the CSJ’s head of education, said: “The Prime Minister has made clear his commitment to improving standards, stating that education is the closest thing to a silver bullet for making people’s lives better. If we want to improve life chances and set the country on a path to economic growth, this must start with getting the foundations right in primary school.”
A Department for Education spokesperson told the Mirror: “The pandemic had a huge impact on pupils’ learning. Our education recovery programme, backed by £5billion, has delivered nearly three million tutoring courses.
“We are investing more than ever before in our schools, including in literacy and numeracy programmes - helping us meet our ambition for 90% of children leaving primary school to reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths by 2030.”
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