(2) which schools have been graded as inadequate by Ofsted in relation to the quality of safeguarding since September 2009; and if he will make a statement.
These are matters for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the hon. Member and copies of her replies have been placed in the House Libraries.
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 3 December 2009:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for response. The latest period for which published figures are available is the academic year 2008/09. This answer, therefore, takes into account all inspections carried out between 1 January 2009 and 31 August 2009. Information about inspections taking place during the autumn term 2009/10 will be published in March 2010.
Between 1 January 2009 and 31 August 2009, 31 schools did not meet the safeguarding standard set out in the school inspection framework.
From September 2005 to September 2009, the school inspection framework included the judgement 'Do procedures for safeguarding learners meet current government requirements?' and used a Yes or No grading. Table A provides a list of the 25 maintained schools inspected between 1 January and 31 August 2009 where their latest Ofsted inspection resulted in a judgement that the safeguarding procedures did not meet the current government requirements.
In September 2009, a new school inspection framework was introduced. The new framework includes a judgement about the effectiveness of safeguarding procedures on the four point scale: outstanding, good, satisfactory and inadequate. Ofsted carried out pilot inspections against this new framework during the academic year 2008/09. Table B provides a list of those maintained schools inspected under the new framework between 1 January and 31 August 2009 where their latest Ofsted inspection resulted in a judgement of inadequate for the effectiveness of safeguarding procedures.
A copy of this reply has been sent to Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and placed in the library of both Houses.
URN Phase of education School name Local authority 101861 Nursery South Acton Children’s Centre Ealing 116255 Primary Hatch Warren Junior School Hampshire 100148 Primary Brooklands Primary School Greenwich 102841 Primary Wanstead Church School Redbridge 103069 Primary Oakhill Primary School Waltham Forest 103071 Primary The Beaumont School Waltham Forest 103400 Primary St. Clement's Church of England Primary School Birmingham 104338 Primary Priory Green Primary School Wolverhampton 114469 Primary Stafford Junior School East Sussex 117917 Primary Epworth Primary School North Lincolnshire 118593 Primary Rosherville Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Kent 120612 Primary The Spalding Parish Church of England Day School Lincolnshire 122304 Primary St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School Northumberland 122683 Primary Tollerton Primary School Nottinghamshire 125023 Primary Banstead Community Junior School Surrey 126434 Primary Bemerton St. John Church of England Aided Primary School Wiltshire 131955 Primary Hertsmere Jewish Primary School Hertfordshire 134666 Primary Chase View Community Primary School Staffordshire 100196 Secondary St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Comprehensive School Greenwich 101558 Secondary Copland—A Specialist Science Community College Brent
URN Phase of education School name Local authority 114599 Secondary Portslade Community College Brighton and Hove 122854 Secondary Chilwell School Nottinghamshire 123939 Special The Priory School Somerset 133588 Pupil Referral Unit Fenland Junction PRU Cambridgeshire 135533 Pupil Referral Unit Short Course Centre Leicester
URN Phase of education School name Local authority 111394 Primary Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Halton 113139 Primary Southmead School Devon 122569 Primary Eastwood Junior School Nottinghamshire 101559 Secondary Kingsbury High School Brent 121212 Secondary Marshland High School Norfolk 103025 Special Sherwood Park School Sutton
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 3 December 2009:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for response.
In accordance with our pre-announced publications, information about all inspections taking place during the autumn term 2009/10 will be published on the third Wednesday in March 2010. Given the code of practice for official statistics, I will not, therefore, be able to provide you with a response to this question until that time.
A copy of this reply has been sent to Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and placed in the library of both Houses.