HC Deb 13 February 1998 vol 306 cc440-1W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) if he will make a statement on whether Ofstead has made a comparison between its judgments of inspected schools' performance and a corresponding value added assessment based upon longitudinal pupil records in those LEA areas where such value added data are available; [28519]

(2) what were Ofsted's definitions for each school year from 1993–94 of judgments in inspection reports stating pupils' achievements of Key Stage 2, and which were (i) in line with national expectations, (ii) below national expectations, (iii) in line with national standards, (iv) below national standards, (v) in line with national norms, (vi) below national norms, (vii) in line with national averages and (viii) below national averages. [28520]

Mr. Byers

These are matters for HM Chief Inspector of Schools. I have asked him to write to my hon. Friend and to place a copy of his letter in the Library.