Sentences with phrase «outstanding academy chains»

There are outstanding school leaders and there are outstanding academy chains — just as there are outstanding local authorities.

Not exact matches

«With more than 80 per cent of council maintained schools currently rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted, and only three of the 20 largest academy chains viable to take on additional schools, high performing maintained schools should also be able to sponsor struggling schools, without having to go through academy status first.

It is also seen as one of the most successful; all of its academies that have been inspected since takeover have been rated «good» or «outstanding» by Ofsted, and the chain is regularly singled out for praise by ministers.

The committee also argues there should be a mechanism to allow outstanding schools to leave academy chains, including without the approval of the organisation running the chain.

«Only 15 % of the largest academy chains perform above the national average in terms of progress made by pupils, compared with 44 % of councils, while more than 80 % of maintained schools are rated as «good» or «outstanding» by Ofsted.

Four of the chain's schools were judged to be good and just one, Heartlands Academy in Birmingham, was classified as «outstanding».