Ofsted

Two heads of secondary schools in Ellesmere Port told their MP, Justin Madders, they had concerns about ‘the apparent...

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Skinners’ Academy, Hackney, was judged good in a short inspection in May 2017.

Inspectors said the...

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Johnson Kane, CEO of the failed Education Fellowship Trust, ‘tricked’ the Department for Education into believing he was...

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Ofsted chief, Amanda Spielman, published a ‘commentary on school funding’ this morning. But the blog, potentially embarrassing...

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The impact assessment* for Turner Free School , Folkestone, is ‘seriously flawed’, writes Peter Read at Kent Independent Advice...

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The Red Kite Trust, based at Chesham Grammar School , has been sent a ‘ termination’ letter for Ivingswood Academy , a primary...

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Fourteen of the top fifteen schools based on Progress 8 scores have one thing in common: they have few low-achieving pupils....

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When Greenwich Free School opened in 2012, it was assessed at posing a high risk to five local secondary schools , all...

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Free school impact assessments are compiled when a school is at the pre-opening stage. They are not published until after a...

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The claim of ‘insufficient academic pupils’ is being used to explain missing exam scores from Harris academies in a recently...

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A termination warning letter has been sent to Advance Trust re the Vale of Evesham School, downgraded from outstanding to...

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Paxton Sports and Science Academy, a primary free school in Thornton Heath, Croydon, has been downgraded from requires...

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REAch2, the largest primary-only academy trust, has received a minded to terminate letter re Sprites Primary Academy, Ipswich,...

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The Thinking Schools Academy Trust (TSAT) took over Goodwin Academy, Kent, from the notorious SchoolsCompany Trust (SCT) in...

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When a local authority school is judged inadequate, a directive academy order (DAO) is issued. This means the school must close...

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The Academies Enterprise Trust, one of England’s largest multi-academy trust with 61 academies, has received a second letter...

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Hackney New School closed for a fresh start at the end of October after the free school had been downgraded from good to...

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Trent Valley Academy, Gainsborough, was officially opened in June 2010 by the Duke of Gloucester. The new-build academy, which...

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