Sentences with phrase «rate of academy conversions»

Despite the setback, the DfE said it expected the rate of academy conversions to increase, bolstered by the Education and Adoption Act that came into force in March, giving the department extra powers to intervene in «coasting» schools and have them taken over by academy sponsors.

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Ofsted's annual report reveals that of 170 local authority - maintained schools that were languishing at the lowest rating in April last year, when new rules around academy conversion came into force, 65 of which have still not converted to academy status.

Rates of conversion of maintained schools into academies tended to be lowest in the north and in London.

Converter academies — those rated good or outstanding by Ofsted at the time of conversion to academy status — have more pupils achieving Level 4/5 and above than LA schools.