§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment he has made of the quality of education in(a) Middlesbrough, (b) Redcar and Cleveland, (c) Stockton and (d) Hartlepool local education authorities in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools since 1 May 1997, following the recent school inspections there. [102912]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisIt is the responsibility of Ofsted to inspect education in schools. The data are based on Ofsted's school inspections since the start of the current round in September 1997. The figures are expressed as a percentage of schools inspected.
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LEA Primary Secondary Redcar and Cleveland 55 per cent. good or very good 33 per cent. good or very good 27 primary inspections 7 per cent. serious weaknesses 17 per cent. serious weaknesses 6 secondary inspections 0 per cent. requiring special measures 0 per cent. requiring special measures Hartlepool 81 per cent. good or very good 100 per cent. good or very good 21 primary inspections 5 per cent. serious weaknesses 0 per cent. serious weaknesses 1 secondary inspection 0 per cent. requiring special measures 0 per cent. requiring special measures