Hackney has the second-highest percentage of ‘inadequate’ schools amid budget increase
- The core schools budget is set to rise by £2.3 billion next year to help the government fulfill its commitment to hire thousands more teachers
- Hackney has the second-highest percentage of ‘inadequate’ schools, at 7.8%
- The study ranked areas in England by their percentage of ‘inadequate’ schools, as determined by Ofsted reports
New data identifies areas in England with the highest numbers of ‘inadequate’ schools, with Rushmoor taking first place.
Qualified teachers for tuition, Teachers To Your Home analysed Ofsted reports to find areas with the highest number of ‘inadequate’ schools and ranked them accordingly. Ofsted judges a school to be inadequate when it fails to provide an acceptable standard of education and care for its pupils.
Rushmoor takes the top spot, with 8.1% of schools labelled ‘inadequate,’ including 6.9% of primary schools and 33.3% of special needs schools.
Hackney is in second place, with 7.8% of its schools deemed ‘inadequate’. The London area’s independent schools seem to contribute most to this number, with 26.7% considered ‘inadequate’.
Kensington and Chelsea ranks third, with 6.5% ‘inadequate’ schools, including 20% of independent schools receiving this rating.
With 6.4% ‘inadequate’ schools, Redcar and Cleveland takes fourth place. The area in North Yorkshire has 10% of secondary schools and 40% of independent schools labelled as ‘inadequate’.
In fifth place is Salford, with 6.3% of its schools labelled ‘inadequate’, including 16.7% of its special needs schools, 7.1% of secondary schools and 1.5% of primary schools.
Areas in England with the highest numbers of ‘inadequate’ schools
|
Rank |
Area |
Percentage of ‘Inadequate’ Schools |
|
1 |
Rushmoor |
8.1% |
|
2 |
Hackney |
7.8% |
|
3 |
Kensington and Chelsea |
6.5% |
|
4 |
Redcar and Cleveland |
6.4% |
|
5 |
Salford |
6.3% |
|
6 |
North Tyneside |
6.0% |
|
7 |
Malvern Hills |
5.4% |
|
8 |
Eastbourne |
4.8% |
|
=9 |
Rugby |
4.4% |
|
=9 |
North West Leicestershire |
4.4% |
|
=10 |
Redditch |
4.0% |
|
=10 |
Barnet |
4.0% |
North Tyneside ranks sixth with 6.0% of its schools deemed ‘inadequate’. The northern district sees 7.3% of its primary schools and 7.1% of secondary schools earning the ‘inadequate’ title.
In seventh place is Malvern Hills, with 5.4% ‘inadequate’ schools, including 3.7% of primary schools and 20% of independent schools having the title.
Eastbourne ranks eighth with 4.8% of schools labelled as ‘inadequate’, followed by Rugby and North West Leicestershire in ninth place, each with 4.4% ‘inadequate’ schools. Redditch and Barnet tie in tenth place with 4.0% ‘inadequate’ schools.
Gillian Dixon, CEO of Teachers To Your Home, commented on the findings:
“Nearly £7 billion in capital investment has been promised to the Department for Education next year, so it’s important to highlight which areas may need the most focus.
“A significant boost in funding for special education provision has also been pledged, and this study shows that places like Rushmoor have a large percentage of special needs schools that are labelled as ‘inadequate’, which indicates where this funding may be targeted.
“The top ten areas are spread relatively evenly across the north and south, so we can predict that this extra funding may be distributed across the whole of England.”
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