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<p>The information requested is published by Ofsted and is set out in the tables attached.
The first table shows the number of academies in Preston, Lancashire and the North
West that are rated as ‘outstanding’, ‘good’, ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’.
The second table shows the national breakdown for all school types in England.</p><p>As
at 31 August 2019, the two academies in Preston constituency were both rated as ‘outstanding’
and 95% of the academies in the Lancashire local authority were rated as ‘good’ or
'outstanding’. Nationally, 86% of all schools in England were rated as either ‘good’
or ‘outstanding’.</p><p>Where an academy’s performance is a cause for concern, the
Department will respond. Where Ofsted have inspected an academy and issued it with
an ‘inadequate’ rating, the Department has powers to take decisive action to bring
about school improvement, including whether it is in the school’s best interests to
be transferred to a stronger academy trust, with the capacity to deliver strong and
rapid school improvement. For ‘requires improvement’ schools, including academies,
the Department has published a School Support Offer for the academic year 2019/20.
The offer provides support from a National Leader of Education and other funded support
for schools, based on published criteria. The details of the School Support Offer
are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-improvement-support-for-the-2019-to-2020-academic-year"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-improvement-support-for-the-2019-to-2020-academic-year</a>.</p><p>There
are currently no academies in Preston constituency that were rated ‘requires improvement’
or ‘inadequate’. In Lancashire, however, there was one academy (Fulwood Academy) that
was rated as ‘inadequate’ in February 2018 and one academy (Penwortham Priory Academy)
that was rated as ‘inadequate’ in July 2017.</p><p>The Regional Schools Commissioner
for Lancashire and West Yorkshire is overseeing and monitoring the steps that Fulwood
Academy is taking to secure improvements, in line with the Schools Causing Concern
guidance published at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-causing-concern--2"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-causing-concern--2</a>.</p><p>Penwortham
Priory Academy meets the eligibility criteria for the School Support Offer, which
provides support from a National Leader of Education. Eligible schools are supported
by the Teaching School Council to access this support.</p>
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