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Schools: Special Measures

Volume 456: debated on Wednesday 7 February 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in special measures have been in special measures for (a) more than three terms, (b) more than six terms and (c) more than nine terms. (118856)

The following table gives details of the number of schools in special measures for more than three terms.

Less than three terms

More than three terms but less than six terms

More than six terms but less than nine terms

More than nine terms

Total number of schools in special measures

Number of schools in special measures

139

99

1

1

240

Note: These figures have been calculated on the number of schools in special measures (excluding schools that are waiting for the initial judgement to be moderated) at 1 February 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools left special measures in 2006, broken down by number of terms the school had been in special measures. (118857)

The following table shows how long the schools that came out of special measures in 2006 spent in the Ofsted category.

Fewer than three terms

More than three terms but fewer than six terms

More than six terms but fewer than nine terms

More than nine terms

Total schools coming out of special measures in 2006

Number of schools

19

91

49

2

161

The above figures include schools that closed while in special measures.