85% of schools maintain or improve their Ofsted Grade!
We (Bluewave) have
gathered data regarding eighty schools that have been using Bluewave.SWIFT for a number of years. The only
criteria are that these eighty schools have experienced at least two inspections
within the study period. We have focussed only on ‘overall effectiveness’ for
the purpose of this study and the figures relate to judgements made following
the school’s second inspection unless otherwise stated.
We don’t assume
these schools improve solely as a result of using Bluewave.SWIFT. Our preferred view is that these schools would have improved
anyway and as part of their leadership and management approach, they choose the
very best tools to help them get there.
Our summary
conclusion therefore, based on the evidence gathered, is that schools with the
capability and capacity to improve are more likely to do so using Bluewave.SWIFT.
Read the excerpt from Ofsted statistics
and the comparison figures below:
Management Information: new schools inspection framework
This management information provides an overview
of the outcomes of the inspections which took place under section 5 of the
Education Act 2011 in the first three weeks of the new school inspection
framework which began 1 January 2012.
Table 1: The inspection judgements of
schools inspected between 6 January and 20 January 2012 (percentage of schools)[1]
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Percentages are rounded and do not always add exactly to 100.
·
Out of 348 schools inspected in the first 3 weeks
of the new arrangements, 57% were judged good or outstanding in their overall
effectiveness. (Ofsted)
·
Eight per cent of schools were judged outstanding
in their overall effectiveness, achievement of pupils and quality of teaching
judgements.
·
24% of schools were judged outstanding
compared with 8% after their first inspection – an improvement of 16%.
·
Thirteen per cent of schools were judged inadequate
in their overall effectiveness and of these seven per cent were given a notice
to improve whilst the remaining schools were placed into special measures.
·
3% of schools were judged inadequate –
no change compared with the first inspection but the schools were different.
·
All but seven schools had a previous section 5
inspection. Only 19% of schools improved, 50% stayed the same and over a
quarter (28%) declined on their previous inspection. This compares with 34%
improving, 47% staying the same and 19% declining at inspection during 2010/11.
·
36% of schools improved their grading
·
49% of schools maintained their grading
·
15% of schools experienced a lower
grading
Additional Information (compiled by Bluewave)
The following is a summary of Ofsted judgements achieved by the
eighty schools using Bluewave.SWIFT and
includes comparisons with Ofsted inspection data from the period September 2005
to August 2011
Summary of data relating to the eighty schools
across two consecutive inspections and comparisons with Ofsted data (Overall
Effectiveness)
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1
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Percentage
of schools that maintained or improved their Ofsted Grade
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85%
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2
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Percentage
of schools that improved their Ofsted Grade
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36%
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3
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Percentage
of schools that improved to achieve 'Outstanding'
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18%
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4
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Percentage
of schools judged to be 'Good' or 'Outstanding' in their second inspection
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64%
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5
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Percentage
of schools graded Outstanding in first inspection
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8%
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Percentage
of schools graded Outstanding in second inspection
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24%
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Average
percentage of inspections graded 'Outstanding' - Ofsted Data (Sept 2005 - Aug
2011)
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14%
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Lowest
percentage of inspections graded 'Outstanding' - Ofsted Data (Sept 2005 - Aug
2011) - '05-'06 & '10-'11
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11%
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Highest
percentage of inspections graded 'Outstanding' - Ofsted Data (Sept 2005 - Aug
2011) - '08-'09
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19%
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6
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Percentage
of schools graded 'Inadequate' in second inspection
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3%
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Average
percentage of inspections graded 'Inadequate' - Ofsted Data (Sept 2005 - Aug
2011)
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6%
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Lowest
percentage of inspections graded 'Inadequate' - Ofsted Data (Sept 2005 - Aug
2011) - '08-'09
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4%
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Highest
percentage of inspections graded 'Inadequate' - Ofsted Data (Sept 2005 - Aug
2011) - '05-'06 & '09-'10
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8%
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The full
Ofsted report can be found here: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/official-statistics-maintained-school-inspections-and-outcomes