More 'requires improvement' secondary schools improve inspection grade

According to Ofsted figures, 68 per cent of secondary schools with the 'Requires Improvement' rating inspected so far this year were upgraded to ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’.

That compares with 42 per cent of those judged as ‘requires improvement’ (RI) that improved their grade in 2019-20.

Ofsted conducted 1,600 inspections this academic year, and more than a third of schools – or 600 – had previously been judged RI.

The proportion of both primary and secondary schools requiring improvement that saw their grade rise in 2021-22 was 70 per cent, compared with 56 per cent in 2019-20.

While secondaries saw the biggest increase, a higher proportion of primary schools than secondary schools improved in the same timeframe – 71 per cent compared with 68 per cent.