Ahead of GCSE results day on Thursday, Labour analysis of Ofsted
data has found that the poorest students in England are nine
times more likely to be in secondary schools rated inadequate,
compared to their wealthiest peers. They are also half as likely
to be in an outstanding school.
The analysis found sharp inequalities between the most and least
deprived pupils at national and regional levels.
Nationally, the wealthiest students consistently attend
outstanding and good schools – with only 2 per cent in schools
that are rated inadequate.
Labour’s analysis also found that the gap between the rich and
the poor grows considerably starker at a regional level:
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Seven regions fall below the national
average of 19 per cent of the most deprived students attending
outstanding schools.
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In the South West, not a single deprived child
goes to an outstanding school.
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In the South East, wealthier children are
37 times more likely to go to an outstanding school, compared
to their deprived peers.
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In Yorkshire and the Humber, the very poorest
students are 9 times more likely to be in a school that is
rated inadequate, compared to the least deprived.
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In the East Midlands, the very poorest
students are 18 times more likely to go to a school rated
inadequate.
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In London not a single wealthy child goes
to an inadequate school. In total, 7,893 children in London
attend schools rated as inadequate.
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In the North West just 8 per cent of the
least deprived go to a school rated inadequate or requiring
improvement, compared to 54 per cent of the most deprived.
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In the North East, the wealthiest students
are 9 times more likely to go to an outstanding school,
compared to the most deprived.
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In the East of England, just 3 per cent of the
most deprived attend an outstanding school, compared to 42 per
cent of the least deprived.
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In the West Midlands, poorer students are
four times as likely to be at a school that’s rated inadequate,
compared to wealthier peers.
Last year, a report by the Fair Education Alliance found
Britain's poorest children are more than a year behind their
wealthier peers by the time they sit their GCSEs
MP, Labour’s Shadow
Secretary of State for Education, said:
“No child should be held back from reaching their potential
because of their background.
“While the Tories have gifted tax cuts to big businesses, per
pupil funding has been cut in real terms. It is the most
vulnerable children paying the price for the resulting crisis in
our education system.
“The next Labour government will invest in a National Education
Service, giving our schools the funding they need to raise
standards and improve outcomes, so every child gets the education
they deserve, regardless of their background.”
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Notes to editors
- Labour analysis of Ofsted secondary school inspections found
that poorest students in England are nine times more likely to be
in secondary schools rated inadequate, compared to their
wealthier peers. These pupils are also half as likely to attend
an outstanding school.
- According to Ofsted data, just 1 per cent of the least
deprived students go to a school that is rated inadequate,
compared to 9 per cent of deprived pupils.
- By contrast, the poorest pupils are half as likely to attend
an outstanding school with only 19 per cent in one, compared to
44 per cent of the wealthiest students.
- The data is representative of Ofsted inspections at March
2018.
- Data accounts for the percentage and number of learners,
rather than percentage and number of providers. It includes all
state-funded secondary schools.
- Percentages are representative of the particular cohort of
students, rather than a percentage of the total number of
students. E.g. in England, 19 per cent of the most deprived
students attend an outstanding school, 48 per cent of the most
deprived students attend a good school, 23 per cent of the most
deprived students attend a school requiring improvement and 9 per
cent of the most deprived students attend an inadequate school.
- Ofsted measure of Deprivation is based on the income
deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) 2015, produced by
the Department for Communities and Local Government.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/722849/Data_View_guidance.pdf
- Percentages in the charts are rounded and may not add up to
100.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/722849/Data_View_guidance.pdf
- The Education Policy Institute has claimed that the
Department for Educations’ “go to statistic” of 1.4 million extra
pupils in good or outstanding schools misrepresents the level of
improvement in school standards.
“The problem is that it fails an important test of any
statistic – it does not show the user what the producer believes
it shows. In this case, it does not adequately demonstrate that
standards in schools have improved since 2010, at least not to
the extent that a quarter of all pupils are in significantly
better schools because of any policy intervention.”
Education Policy Institute, https://epi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EPI_-1.9m_Good_outstanding_schools_analysis.pdf
- · The Fair Education
Alliance found that Britain’s poorest children are more than a
year behind their wealthier peers by the time they sit their
GCSEs.
https://www.tes.com/news/poorest-pupils-lag-more-year-behind-richer-peers
Fair Education Alliance, Report card 2016/17 https://www.faireducation.org.uk/report-card/
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In England, the poorest students are nine
times more likely to be in secondary schools rated inadequate,
compared to their wealthiest peers. These pupils are also half
as likely to attend an outstanding school.
-
In the South West, not a single deprived child
goes to an outstanding school.
-
In the South East, wealthier children are
37 times more likely to go to an outstanding school, compared
to their deprived peers.
-
In Yorkshire and the Humber, the very poorest
students are 9 times more likely to be in a school that is
rated inadequate, compared to the least deprived.
-
In the East Midlands, the very poorest
students are 18 times more likely to go to a school rated
inadequate.
-
In London not a single wealthy child goes
to an inadequate school.
-
In the North West just 8 per cent of the
least deprived go to a school rated inadequate or requiring
improvement, compared to 54 per cent of the most deprived.
-
In the North East, the wealthiest students are
9 times more likely to go to an outstanding school, compared to
the most deprived.
-
In the East of England, just 3 per cent of the
most deprived attend an outstanding school, compared to 42 per
cent of the least deprived.
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In the West Midlands, poorer students are
four times as likely to be at a school that’s rated inadequate,
compared to wealthier peers.
