The inspections, which followed GCSE results falling below the 40 per cent government floor target, highlighted low pupil attainment and a failure to ensure adequate progress. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
To be eligible for support, schools needed to have examination results above the then Key Stage 4 floor target of at least 30 percent of pupils achieving 5 A * - C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics. (thenferblog.org)
The Coalition Government needs to end this obsession with floor targets. (politics.co.uk)