- Primary School pupils = 82.7%
- Secondary School pupils = 87.8%
- Special School pupils = 95.8%
March 2018 performance
The total for pupils attending West Sussex schools that are judged good or outstanding has decreased slightly to 84.2%. This is still higher This figure higher than the figures shown in the 2016/17 academic year. The percentage for each school phase is as follows:
- Primary School pupils = 83.0%
- Secondary School pupils = 85.3%
- Special School pupils = 96.0%
January 2018 performance
The total for pupils attending West Sussex schools that are judged good or outstanding has increased to a 17-month high of 84.8%. The increase from September 2016 to December 2017 is 4.0%.
For January, the percentage for each school phase is as follows:
- Primary School pupils = 84.0%
- Secondary School pupils = 85.3%
- Special School pupils = 96.0%
December 2017 performance
The total for pupils attending West Sussex schools that are judged good or outstanding has increased to a 16-month high of 84.2%. The increase from September 2016 to December 2017 is 3.2%.
For December, the percentage for each school phase is as follows:
- Primary School pupils = 83%
- Secondary School pupils = 85%
- Special School pupils = 96%
November 2017 performance
The total for pupils attending West Sussex schools that are judged good or outstanding has remained steady this month at around 84%. For November, the percentage for each school phase is as follows:
- Primary School pupils = 82%
- Secondary School pupils = 85%
- Special School pupils = 100%
Background
Understanding Ofsted reports
Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) is a government department that inspects and regulates educational institutions. All schools are inspected as part of a cycle of inspection with inadequate and RI (Requires Improvement) schools being inspected within two years and good schools every three years. Outstanding schools are not routinely inspected.
After the inspection, Ofsted publishes a public report that contains information on the school’s performance.Inspectors make key judgements on the following areas:
- overall effectiveness
- effectiveness of leadership and management
- quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- personal development, behaviour and welfare
- outcomes for pupils
Judgements are made using a four-point scale:
- grade 1 - Outstanding
- grade 2 - Good
- grade 3 - Requires Improvement
- grade 4 – Inadequate
In judging overall effectiveness, inspectors will take account of the four key judgements. Inspectors should first make the key judgements on:
- the quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- personal development, behaviour and welfare
- outcomes for pupils
Changes in the proportion of pupils attending good and outstanding schools are dependent the number of pupils in schools that are inspected and move into good or outstanding categories from Requires Improvement or Inadequate. There can also be considerable variations in the length of time taken for reports to be published after an inspection.