Nick Hudson, Ofsted's Regional Director for the North East, Yorkshire and Humber talked at the Schools North East Summit 2014, talking about the big questions facing education inspection in the region.

1. SCHOOLS NorthEast Summit
2014
‘The Big Questions’
Nick Hudson
St James’ Park, Newcastle
10 October 2014

2. • The North East has the highest
proportion of good and outstanding
primary schools in England
• Secondary school inspection performance
lags behind the national average and the
gap is not closing quickly enough
School performance in the North
East

3. 76
80
77
78
79
90
86
31 August 2014The Regional Picture | 3
Percentage of primary
schools good or better
85
85
81
National level

4. Aug 2013 to AugThe Regional Picture | 4
National level
Percentage point change
of primary schools
good or better in last
year
5
3
4
6
2
1
3
6
22

5. 61
65
71
76
71
83
69
68
73
31 August 2014The Regional Picture | 5
71
National level
Percentage of
secondary schools good
or better

6. Aug 2013 to AugThe Regional Picture | 6
National level
Change over the last
year of the proportion of
good or better
secondary schools
3
0
21
0
3
2
1
0
3

7. Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4
Performance
 North East pupils achieve at the national level in the proportion gaining
Level 4+ in reading, writing and mathematics but there is significant in-
region variation between LA areas
 North East pupils attain slightly below average results at the end of
Key Stage 4 (5+CEM) and there is also significant in-region variation
between LA areas.
 North East pupils at Key Stage 4 make less progress from Key Stage
2 than seen nationally – very weak in some LA areas
 Free school meal pupils do less well than their non-FSM peers at both
Key Stage 2 and 4. At Key Stage 4 the gap is much greater than seen
nationally. There is significant in-region variation (NE has highest %
FSM outside inner London)

8. 79
77
77
79
76
80
79
79
78
2014 dataThe Regional Picture | 8
79
National level
Percentage of KS2
pupils achieving
Level 4+
reading, writing and maths

9. 60
59
60
63
60
65
59
60
60
2013 dataThe Regional Picture | 9
61
National level
Excluding independent
schools, 2013 KS4 level is
60.8%, however 59.2% is
the widely used published
figure.
Percentage of pupils
achieving 5+
GCSEs A*-C incl. English
& mathematics

10. North East Challenge 1
Proportion of pupils securing L4+ in reading, writing and
mathematics in 2013 by LA and eligibility for FSM
FSM non-FSM

11. Proportion of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs, A*-C
including English and mathematics in 2013:
North East Challenge 2

12. White working class refers to pupils from a White British background who are eligible for free school meals
North East Challenge 3