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Ofsted publishes first reports without headline grades

The first Ofsted reports for schools without headline grades have been published by the watchdog, offering a first glimpse at the new-look documents.

Reports for 15 schools inspected on September 24, just after inspections resumed for the current academic year, include one for the prominent Reach Academy Feltham.

All of the schools have received at least four sub-judgment grades – for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management.

Some have also been rated on their early years or sixth form provision.

But unlike schools inspected up until the end of last academic year, none have been awarded a single headline grade – after the government did away with them.

Several schools, including Reach Feltham, have been rated ‘outstanding’ across the board, while one – Langham Village School, Norfolk – had a combination of ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ grades. In previous reports, it would have been ‘good’ overall.

Most of the rest were rated ‘good’ in every sub-judgment except one – Howletch Lane Primary School, County Durham – which had its quality of education rated ‘requires improvement’.

Under the previous approach, it would have been rated ‘RI’ overall.

It is worth pointing out that reports that rate schools positively get published more quickly because they are less likely to be challenged. That should explain why only positive reports have been published so far.

Of the fifteen schools, nine were primaries, two were secondaries, two were special schools and one was an all-through school.

Six were council maintained schools, four were converter academies, three were sponsored academies, one was a voluntary-aided and another was a free school.

Four had not been inspected before in their current form, while some had not been inspected for a long time, including one not visited since 2011.

The first new school reports

School name Previous grade New grades (quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management) Report
Stokenchurch Primary School, High Wycombe Outstanding G-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/110342
Howletch Lane Primary School, County Durham Good RI-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114198
Baytree School, Weston-super-Mare Good O-O-O-O https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/109409
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green Good G-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/130955
Huntingdon Academy, Nottingham Not previously inspected O-O-O-O https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137550
The Morley Academy, Leeds Outstanding O-O-O-O https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/136392
Bank View School, Liverpool Outstanding O-O-O-O https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/133441
Reach Academy Feltham, London Outstanding O-O-O-O https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/28/138266
The Magna Carter School, Surrey Requires improvement G-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/137116
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School, Watford Good G-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/117340
Langham Village School, Norfolk Outstanding G-O-G-O https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120825
St Margaret’s Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford Good G-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143453
Lime Academy Orton, Peterborough Not previously inspected G-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/147944
St Mary’s & St Peter’s Church School, Ilminster Not previously inspected G-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147522
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Nailsea Not previously inspected G-G-G-G https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148962

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