§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) primary and (h) secondary schools were classified as failing in each year since 1996–97. [149874]
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§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 22 January 2004]The number of schools placed in special measures for each of the last seven years and in the first term of the current academic year is:
Academic year Secondary Primary 1996/97 26 150 1997/98 42 210 1998/99 30 141 1999/2000 38 168 2000/01 23 100 2001/02 19 94 2002/03 35 99
Figures for autumn term 2003, following implementation of the new Ofsted Inspection Framework from September 2003 2003/041 Secondary 29 Primary 54 1 May reduce pending final corroboration. Over this period 1,137 schools have recovered from special measures. The number of schools in special measures was 515 at the end of the 1997/98 academic year. The total has now reduced to 318 at the end of autumn term 2003.