Highlights from the Ofsted Annual Report 2017-18

Last week saw the publication of the Ofsted Annual Report for 2017/18 which gives a state of the nation picture of the performance of early years, schools, further education and skills, and social care providers in England.

Budbrooke Primary School, Warwick was highlighted within the report for improving its grading from ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Good’, as was St. Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bedworth.

Some of the other headlines for Warwickshire are:

• 89% of Primary Schools judged ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ compared to a national figure of 87% and our regional figure of 85% (4th of 14 Local Authorities in our region). This also represents a 1% increase from the previous year.

• 83% of Secondary schools judged ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ compared to a national figure of 75% and our regional figure of 75% (3rd of 14 Local Authorities in our region).

• 67% of Key stage 2 children reaching the expected standard in Reading, Writing & Mathematics (64% national, 62% regional)

• 77% of Key stage 2 children reaching the expected standard in Reading (75% national, 73% regional)

• 77% of Key stage 2 children reaching the expected standard in Maths (75% national, 74% regional) - this places Warwickshire 2nd out of 14 Local Authorities in our region.

• Provisional data for 2018 also places Warwickshire at the top within our region in relation to Key Stage 4 performance. 

We must also celebrate the fact that our West Midlands region has the lowest national figure for pupils that did not progress between year 10 and year 11.

These results are testament to the excellent work that you are doing in schools and settings, set against the challenging times that we are currently experiencing.