19 October 2005
The government say the annual report from the English education watchdog highlights the improvements being made in the school system.
Ofsted’s report, published today by David Bell, the Chief Inspector of Schools, spotlights ‘many strong features’ in childcare and education.
Among the highlights are an increasing number of places and diversity of provision, and a large majority of ‘effective and improving’ schools, with which pupils and their parents are ‘generally very satisfied.’
There are many well-led colleges and effective teacher training, the report says, as well as schools that respond well to different initiatives.
Welcoming the report, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly said:
"There are still real challenges ahead, but we are now focusing on the rate at which schools improve and how we can accelerate that progress."
Mr Bell said:
"I am cautiously optimistic about the capacity of our schools and colleges to improve further, but the challenge of dealing with some persistent weaknesses in our education system - such as the underachievement of many of our most vulnerable young people, and the variation in standards achieved from one school to another - should not be underestimated."
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