More secondary schools previously deemed to require improvement have boosted their inspection grades since the return of routine Ofsted visits.
Figures released by the department today show 68 per cent of secondary schools with the 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 enhanced their grade in 2019-20.
The findings come as the Department for Education confirmed plans to intervene at schools rated RI or below in successive Ofsted inspections.
