Written question asked by Michael Alison (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 November 1996. It was answered by Robin Squire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 November 1996 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: How many grant maintained and local education authority schools won OFSTED commendations for excellence in the most recent year for which information is available. (Failed OPQ)

Answer: 32. Mr. Alison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many grant-maintained and local education authority schools won Office for Standards in Education commendations for excellence in the most recent year for which information is available. [2102] Mr. Robin Squire: Of the 203 schools commended by the chief inspector in his 1994-95 annual report, 39 or 19 per cent. are grant-maintained and 162 are maintained by local education authorities; one is a city technology college and one is an independent special school. This contrasts with underlying proportion of GM schools, compared with the rest of the state sector, of 5 per cent.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 2102; 285 c274W
Session: 1996-97
Question not reached: Yes
Subjects: Education Grant maintained schools Office for Standards in Education Standards Schools
Contains statistics: Yes