Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on improving the accountability of schools at Key Stage 3.

Key Stage 3 is a vital part of secondary education. The Government is clear that all pupils deserve to receive a broad and balanced curriculum in the first three years of secondary school.

All secondary schools are held to account on the basis of their results at the end of Key Stage 4. Ofsted’s school inspection handbook makes clear that inspectors will consider the progress that pupils are making at the end of each year and each Key Stage.

The Government is considering how best to improve accountability at Key Stage 3.