86% of council-sprint schools in England rated capable or outstanding by Ofsted,compared with 82% for academiesThe government’s plan to force all schools to become academies has arrive under further attack with research which suggests that council-maintained schools outperform academies at inspection.
Analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has found that 86% of local authority schools are rated capable or outstanding by the schools watchdog, Ofsted, or compared with 82% of academies and 79% of free schools.
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Source: theguardian.com