What happens in special measures?
A school subject to special measures will have regular short-notice Ofsted or Estyn inspections to monitor its improvement. The senior managers and teaching staff can be dismissed and the school governors replaced by an appointed executive committee.
What happens when a school goes into requires improvement?
A school judged as requires improvement at its last inspection is a school that is not yet good but overall provides an acceptable standard of education. The school is inspected again, under section 5, within a period of 30 months.
What happens if a school is inadequate?
When a school is rated as inadequate they are usually closed and reopened as an academy, this often means they’ll be sponsored by an academy chain with experience of running a number of similar schools.
Do you think special measures are required to address this situation?
Do you think special measures are required to address this situation? Answer: Yes, special measures are required to address this situation.
What’s the worst Ofsted rating?
In each area, schools are graded on a four-point scale: ∎ grade 1 (outstanding) ∎ grade 2 (good) ∎ grade 3 (requires improvement) ∎ grade 4 (inadequate).
What happens to an inadequate school?
What can trigger an Ofsted inspection?
Called this after Section 8 of the Education Act 2005, a Section 8 inspection can be triggered for the following reason: For investigating concerns such as safeguarding, behaviour and/or other matters. For monitoring schools that have been rated ‘require improvement’ or ‘inadequate’
What happens when a school becomes an academy?
Academies are state schools where the teachers and governors have more choice about the way they are run. Academies get their money directly from central government rather than the local council. This means they have more freedom to spend their money in the way they want.