Ofsted has now published the outcomes of focused inspections of eight different MATs during the last 12 months and the findings from seven of these inspections have worried chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw.
In a letter to education secretary Nicky Morgan this week, Sir Michael writes: “The published letters to seven MATs highlighted serious weaknesses that were contributing to poor progress and outcomes for too many pupils. Despite having operated for a number of years, many of the trusts manifested the same weaknesses as the worst performing local authorities and offered the same excuses. Indeed, one chief executive blamed parents for pupils’ poor attendance affecting pupils’ performance.
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