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)
This in turn leads to lower pupil attainment and the increased need to find teachers from overseas. (qaeducation.co.uk)
There are areas of England where demand for school places is high because after years of lower pupil numbers coming through the system, a considerably larger cohort is now of school age. (theconversation.com)