HC Deb 24 January 1995 vol 253 cc163-4W
18. Mr. Haselhurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment she has made with regard to the progress of Ofsted.

Mr. Forth

Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools, the head of Ofsted, is responsible for the new school inspection arrangements. The Secretary of State shares with him the objective of ensuring that all publicly funded schools are independently inspected on a four-year cycle. The new arrangements have got off to a good start. By the end of this academic year, roughly half of all secondary schools, and a significant minority of primary schools, will have been independently inspected and a copy of the report sent to every parent.