Schools: Inspection

House of Lords written question – answered at on 27 January 2011.

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Photo of Lord Bowness Lord Bowness Chair, EU Sub-Committee E - Justice and Institutions

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Hill of Oareford on 27 September (WA 460-1) and 8 November (WA 39) and the letters from HM Chief Inspector dated 21 July and 2 November 2010, how many school inspections were carried out by Ofsted in the years 2008-09 and 2009-10; and how many they estimate there will be in 2010-11.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Hill of Oareford on 27 September (WA 460-1) and 8 November (WA 39) and the letters from HM Chief Inspector dated 21 July and 2 November 2010, how many school inspections were carried out by contractors in the years 2008-09 and 2009-10; and how many they estimate there will be in 2010-11.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Hill of Oareford on 27 September (WA 460-1) and 8 November (WA 39) and the letters from HM Chief Inspector dated 21 July and 2 November 2010, how many people were engaged in each school inspection in the years 2008-09 and 2009-10; and how many they estimate there will be in 2010-11.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Hill of Oareford on 27 September (WA 460-1) and 8 November (WA 39) and the letters from HM Chief Inspector dated 21 July and 2 November 2010, how many days school inspections took including preparation visits and follow-up in the years 2008-09 and 2009-10; and how many they estimate there will be in 2010-11.

Photo of Lord Hill of Oareford Lord Hill of Oareford The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

These are matters for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the noble Lord and a copy of her reply has been placed in the House Libraries.

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