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Written Question
Durand Academy Stockwell
Wednesday 1st February 2017

Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times in 2016 and 2017 the Education Funding Agency met Ofsted to discuss Durand Academy.

Answered by Edward Timpson

The Education Funding Agency has not corresponded with Ofsted regarding Durand Academy in 2016 and 2017.

On 20th December, Ofsted formally notified the Department of Education on the outcome of their inspection of the Durand Academy and briefed the Regional School Commissioner and the Educational Funding Agency the following day.


Written Question
Durand Academy Stockwell
Wednesday 1st February 2017

Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish all correspondence between the Education Funding Agency and Ofsted on Durand Academy in 2016 and 2017.

Answered by Edward Timpson

The Education Funding Agency has not corresponded with Ofsted regarding Durand Academy in 2016 and 2017.

On 20th December, Ofsted formally notified the Department of Education on the outcome of their inspection of the Durand Academy and briefed the Regional School Commissioner and the Educational Funding Agency the following day.


Written Question
Primary Education: Standards
Wednesday 1st February 2017

Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies or maintained schools with Key Stage 2 SATs results in the top 3 per cent of comparable schools have been judged inadequate.

Answered by Nick Gibb

There are seven headline indicators published in 2016 Key Stage 2 performance tables covering the attainment and progress of pupils. As at 31 August 2016, there are four schools previously judged inadequate in their last inspection that are in the top 3 per cent of schools against any one of the seven indicators based on their 2016 results. The table below sets out the number of schools per indicator:

Performance Tables Indicator

Number of schools previously judged inadequate in the top 3 per cent of results for 2016

Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics

0

Percentage of pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics

1

Progress in reading

1

Progress in writing

0

Progress in maths

3

Average score in reading

0

Average score in maths

1

Notes:

  1. Figures cover mainstream schools with published results in performance tables.
  2. A single school represents approximately 0.2% of those in the top 3% of schools

Written Question
Schools: Inspections
Tuesday 31st January 2017

Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspections deployed in excess of 10 inspectors to one school in one inspection (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014, (f) 2015 and (g) 2016.

Answered by Nick Gibb

This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to you and a copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Sep 2016
New Grammar Schools

"The Secretary of State is quite right not to rule out a discussion of grammar schools forming part of the wide range of schools that we have. I declare an interest as the product of a wonderful grammar school. Would she like to visit Northern Ireland, where grammar schools still …..."
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Written Question
Primary Education: Lambeth
Wednesday 21st October 2015

Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the October 2015 census data for primary school reception class places for each school in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Answered by Edward Timpson


The department does not publish information from the October school census, and instead publishes information from the January census which is the only one of the termly censuses that covers all school types and collects information on class sizes. We collect data on pupils but not on places in schools. Data from the January 2016 school census will be published in June 2016.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"What help can the Minister give to the Archbishop Sumner primary school—a school in my constituency that has been rated outstanding by Ofsted—which has been trying to become a two-form entry school for some years? Lambeth seems to have taken against that idea, despite it not affecting any of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Jun 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"Lilian Baylis school, an outstanding secondary school in Kennington in my constituency, will this month receive the dubious award of taking the longest time to become an academy—it is now more than 22 months—because of a dispute between the local authority and the Department over the fact that it is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Apr 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Secretary of State knows that extended days are very important in getting quality education in the wider curriculum, so will he continue to back strongly Durand academy in its desire to have a boarding element in Stedham? Does he agree that this will be a wonderful opportunity to extend …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Jun 2012
Secondary Education

"Most parents want more rigour in their schools, and I think that, on reflection, many families will welcome the changes that are being suggested and consulted on. Will the Secretary of State make it clear to schools that introducing additional maths is a great way forward? It has happened in …..."
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