School Standards

Part of Education – in the House of Commons at on 24 June 2019.

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Photo of Ellie Reeves Ellie Reeves Labour, Lewisham West and Penge

In response to questions about school standards and, indeed, school cuts, the Government often try to persuade us that nothing is wrong by citing the number of children in outstanding schools. Yet over the past year, 80% of the 305 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted saw their ratings fall. Will the Minister therefore now be honest about the impact that austerity is having on our schools?