Academies

(asked on 6th June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is in the event that a new school in a new multi academy trust is judged inadequate; and whether it is his policy that such a finding should trigger an inspection of other new schools in the Trust which have not been inspected.


Answered by
Nadhim Zahawi Portrait
Nadhim Zahawi
This question was answered on 15th June 2018

It is right that we respond robustly where an academy receives an ‘Inadequate’ judgement – irrespective of whether they are a new or more established school or trust. If we believe a change of leadership is necessary, we will move to terminate the funding agreement to bring about a change of trust.

Ofsted finding one school in a multi academy trust (MAT) to be ‘Inadequate’ would not automatically lead to an inspection of others schools in a MAT but it is a factor that Ofsted can consider in determining whether these schools warrant an earlier inspection. It would also increase the Regional Schools Commissioner’s risk rating of this MAT and lead to a higher level of scrutiny of governace at the board level of trust.

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