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Perry Beeches broke funding rules in its final year as a school sponsor

Trustees at the scandal-hit Perry Beeches Academy Trust continued to break academy funding rules in the chain’s final year...

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School slams ‘unjust’ Ofsted rating after criticism for ‘gaming’ and off-rolling

A Merseyside school has hit back after it was rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted and criticised for past off-rolling and...

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Schools with deprived pupils ‘still less likely to be judged good’, admits Ofsted

Schools with more pupils from deprived backgrounds are still less likely to be judged ‘good’ under the new inspection...

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Steep rise in warning notices for private schools

The number of warning notices issued to underperforming private schools has risen – with nearly 20 handed out on...

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Support for excluded pupils outside London is ‘non-existent’, warn lawyers

The legal support available to excluded pupils outside London is almost non-existent, lawyers have warned, amid concerns that schools...

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Ofqual refuses to change A-level maths boundaries after investigation

An Ofqual investigation into the grade boundaries for A-level maths has found there is no reason to re-visit grades...

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Head of Green Spring cleared of exam malpractice after dismissal

A trust chief executive and headteacher who was fired over allegations of exam cheating has been cleared of wrongdoing....

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Pupils in MATs achieve below national average in key stage 2 tests

Fewer pupils in academy trusts reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at key stage two than...

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Astrea ‘fires’ governors after they raise questions over finances

An academy trust “fired” a school’s board of governors and accused them of causing “reputational damage” just one week...

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