Schools with consistently less than “good” Ofsted grades will find it difficult to improve without further support, according to new research led by IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society.
Published today, the report “‘Stuck’ schools: Can below good Ofsted inspections prevent sustainable improvement?” explores the underperformance of 580 schools in England that consistently received less than “good” Ofsted inspection grades between 2005 to 2018. It found that schools that receive a series of below “good” Ofsted grades, so either “requires improvement” or “inadequate,” often end up in a cycle of challenging circumstances—including higher teacher turnover, higher levels of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs—with limited improvement.
