Schools: Standards

John Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many schools were in special measures on 1 December 2008;

(2) how many schools were classed as requiring significant improvement on 1 December 2008.

Jim Knight
The following table shows the number of schools requiring special measures and significant improvement (notice to improve) at 31 August 2008. It reflects the latest information published by Ofsted. Data for the autumn term 2008 are due to be published at the end of this month.

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|                   |Number of schools requiring special measures at 31 August 2008|Number of schools requiring significant improvement at 31 August 2008|
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|Primary            |157                                                           |168                                                                  |
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|Secondary          |50                                                            |70                                                                   |
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|Special            |14                                                            |2                                                                    |
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|Pupil referral unit|12                                                            |1                                                                    |
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|Total              |233                                                           |241                                                                  |
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