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Times
03-07-2025
- Business
- Times
Ofsted head: Scrapping one-word ratings will hit house prices
Scrapping single-word Ofsted judgments could hit local property prices in areas where schools are rated outstanding, the chief inspector of Ofsted has said. Sir Martyn Oliver described how average house prices near two schools previously in special measures jumped £15,000 'within a week' after their rating was upgraded to outstanding. Speaking at the Festival of Education in Berkshire, Oliver said parents rely heavily on Ofsted judgments when choosing where to live and are often guided by the single-word ratings. Meanwhile debate over plans to overhaul the Ofsted grading system, which some critics argue oversimplifies school performance but others say provides a clear benchmark for parents, is intensifying. From November, the single-word judgments — outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate — will be replaced by a more nuanced five-point scale assessing multiple areas of school performance.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Latest Midlands Ofsted ratings as three top schools 'outstanding' in all areas
Ofsted has published a raft of a new school ratings following recent inspections across the West Midlands. Inspectors visited their latest schools in recent months, announcing their judgements during May. It was good news for some headteachers who received glowing reports, while others were told they had work to do to get better. READ MORE: People born after this date won't get their state pension until they are 67 amid rule change Get our best money saving tips and hacks by signing up to our newsletter Schools are no longer given one-word overall ratings by the education watchdog under a revamped system. Ofsted now grades schools across four areas (as well as early years provision for primaries). The aim is to provide parents with more context about what is actually happening at schools and not leave schools lumbered with a rating headteachers may feel is unjustified, potentially for years. We have listed schools recently inspected below, following analysis of Ofsted reports. E-ACT Heartlands Acadamy, Nishkam High School and Nishkam Primary School all achieved a perfect score - outstanding in all areas. It wasn't such good news for Shire Oak Academy in Walsall Wood, which was told it was inadequate in three out of five areas. Ofsted rates schools in the following areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management - and early years provision for primaries. Birmingham E-ACT Heartlands Academy, Nechells - outstanding in all areas Nishkam High School - outstanding in all areas Nishkam Primary School, Handsworth - outstanding in all areas King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy - good in all areas St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School, Erdington - good in all areas Topcliffe Primary School, Castle Vale - outstanding for personal development and early years provision. Good in other three areas Black Country Q3 Academy, Tipton - good in all areas Glebefields Primary, Tipton - good in all areas Sledmere Primary, Dudley - good in all areas Caldmore Primary, Walsall - good in all areas St Mary's the Mount Catholic Primary, outstanding for early years provision, good in four other areas Walsall Studio School - good in all areas Perry Hall Primary, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton - outstanding for early years provision, good in four other areas Shire Oak Academy, Walsall Wood - good for sixth form provision, requires improvement for personal development, inadequate in three other areas Millfield Primary, Brownhills - good in all areas Russells Hall Primary, Dudley - good in all areas Woden Primary, Wolverhampton - outstanding in four areas, good for quality of education St Peter's Collegiate Academy, Compton, Wolverhampton - good in all areas Elston Hall Primary, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton - outstanding for personal development and early years provision, good in three other areas
