[holding answer 11 May 2009]: This is a matter for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply has been placed in the House Libraries.
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 8 May 2009:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, for reply.
The ‘inadequate’ inspection outcome was introduced in September 2005 as part of a four-point scale: outstanding, good, satisfactory, inadequate. Table A shows the outcome of the behaviour judgement for maintained schools inspected in each academic year since September 2005.
Academic year Number of school inspections which included a behaviour judgment Number of school inspections where behaviour was judged inadequate School inspections where behaviour was judged inadequate, as a percentage of all school inspections 2005/06 6,128 46 1 2006/07 18,264 55 1 2007/08 27,864 40 1 1 Excludes 59 school inspections using a reduced set of judgments that did not include a judgment on behaviour. 2 Excludes 2 school inspections of sixth form schools where only post-16 judgments were made. One of these inspections was judged to have good behaviour at the post-16 level, and the other had no behaviour judgment.
A copy of this reply has been sent to Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the library of both Houses.