Agenda item

The Committee received a report of Corporate Director of Children and Young People's Services that provided a summary of Ofsted inspection results over the previous academic year (for copy see file of Minutes).

The Head of Education reported that 92% of primary schools had achieved a good or better grade and this compared to a regional and national average of 91%. 65% of secondary schools had achieved a good or better grade which was the same regionally and compared to 71% nationally.  He said that they were looking at what primary schools were doing better at than the secondary schools.

Referring to special schools the Head of Education said that the 3 schools in County Durham had received a requiring improvement grading and they were supporting those schools to make any necessary changes.  He added that it had been recognised that the current Ofsted framework did not accurately reflect the quality of teaching and learning in special schools and that work to remove some inconsistencies in reporting and measuring outcomes needed to be undertaken.

The Chairman said that as a governor of one of these special schools she found the outcome unfair as students in these schools could not be matched to those in mainstream schools.

Resolved:

That the report be noted.