9:20am Friday 12th March 2010
MORE than half of our region’s schools received a grade of Good or Outstanding under the new Ofsted inspection regime, according to recent figures.
The change in inspection method was introduced in October last year and has seen inspection teams focus on weaker performing schools, while visiting higher-graded schools less frequently.
In York and North Yorkshire, Ofsted carried out 31 inspections in the last quarter of 2009 with 17 rated as Good or Outstanding, 13 as Satisfactory and one as Inadequate.
However, Ofsted said the results can not be taken as reflecting the general quality of education in the region because more lower graded schools were visited.
Chief inspector Christine Gilbert said: “We introduced this new framework because we believe the upward trend in the quality of provision in recent years has masked wide variations. “We wanted to concentrate more resources on the less effective schools, particularly those with pupils in danger of underachieving, and offer clear recommendations for improvement.”
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