HC Deb 16 July 1996 vol 281 c469W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the number and proportion of grant-maintained schools deemed by Ofsted(a) to be failing and (b) to have serious weaknesses, requiring follow-up visits. [37158]

Mr. Robin Squire

Nine grant-maintained schools have been identified by Her Majesty's chief inspector as failing or likely to fail and therefore in need of special measures. On the basis of the latest comparable figures the proportion of GM schools found to be failing is 1.9 per cent. of those inspected.

Schools having serious weaknesses are not specifically identified as such by registered inspectors. This is a matter for Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools, who heads the Office for Standards in Education. I have asked Mr. Chris Woodhead to write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the number and proportion of local education authority-maintained schools deemed by Ofsted(a) to be failing and (b) to have serious weaknesses, requiring follow-up visits. [37159]

Mr. Squire

A total of 173 local education authority-maintained schools have been identified by Her Majesty's chief inspector as failing or likely to fail and therefore in need of special measures. On the basis of the latest comparable figures the proportion of LEA schools found to be failing is 2.1 per cent. of those inspected.

Schools having serious weaknesses are not specifically identified as such by registered inspectors. This is a matter for Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools, who heads the Office for Standards in Education. I have asked Mr. Chris Woodhead to write to the hon. Member.