From September, it is “unlikely” that a school will be judged “outstanding” by Ofsted if its disadvantaged pupils are not making "good progress".
A new raft of accountability measures centred on the Pupil Premium funding for disadvantaged pupils has been announced by the government, including additions to school league tables.
Schools are to be held to account for the attainment of their disadvantaged pupils, the progress made by these pupils, and the in-school gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers.
The new measures will be considered during Ofsted inspections, published in school league tables, and used in letters that ministers send to schools about their performance. In addition, league tables are to also include new three-year rolling averages of these measures.
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