It's 8.20am on a Thursday morning. Students are walking, cars are queueing and parents are panicking as the lights turn green at the junction from 'hell'.
21.02.2023 - 15:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A total of 15 schools in Greater Manchester have the worst possible rating from Ofsted inspections carried out over the last two years. And it is now approaching the time of year when children moving up into primary or secondary school in September will find out where they will be going.
Parents of pre-school children will hear on April 16 which primary school their kids will be attending, as local authorities notify families. For secondary schools, places are allocated in a fortnight’s time, on March 1. Ahead of the announcements the Manchester Evening News is revealing the schools which have received the lowest possible ratings from school inspectors, Ofsted.
Ofsted carries out inspections of schools around the country every week on a rolling basis. Schools in England are regularly assessed by the watchdog and receive a rating based on the findings of the inspectors.READ MORE: Headteacher known for transforming troubled schools is behind the turnaround of inner city academy
These range from outstanding - the highest possible rating - through to ‘inadequate’ at the other end of the scale. Schools can also be classed as ‘good’ or ‘requires improvement’. Schools deemed to be ‘inadequate’ are then placed in one of two additional categories - ‘serious weaknesses’ or ‘special measures’, with the latter being the most serious.
However, independent schools do not receive these classifications. A total of 15 Greater Manchester schools had an inadequate rating as of January 31 this year, as a result of an inspection completed after May 2021.
Three of them are independent schools, seven are state-funded primaries, four are state-funded secondaries, and one is a special school. All 12 of the state-funded schools have been flagged
It's 8.20am on a Thursday morning. Students are walking, cars are queueing and parents are panicking as the lights turn green at the junction from 'hell'.
Councils have been setting their annual budgets over the last few weeks. This includes the difficult decision of whether to raise council tax and by how much.
Many of us will have woken up to see our gardens submerged in snow, and found ourselves battling blizzards on the journey to work or school in recent days.
Every Saturday morning, thousands of people lace up their running shoes and set out on parkrun routes across the country.
Forecasters have issued another warning for icy weather in Greater Manchester this weekend. But with a bit of luck we might have seen the back of the snow... for now.
Schools across Greater Manchester will close today after heavy snowfall across the region.
Over the past week temperatures across Greater Manchester have plummeted, leading to heavy snow in many parts of the region.
Temperatures have plummeted in recent days as Greater Manchester freezes in late wintry weather. We might only be a couple of weeks away from the clocks moving forwards, but snowy scenes in some areas this week have resembled the backdrop of a Christmas card.
Hospitals in Greater Manchester are bracing for huge walkouts next week which will see 'many routine appointments and procedures postponed'.
A 21-hour weather warning for snow is now in place across parts of Greater Manchester.
The weather will turn wintry in Greater Manchester tomorrow (Thursday, March 9), with snow forecast to fall across some boroughs.
Snow is expected to fall across Greater Manchester tomorrow as temperatures dip below freezing.
Met Office forecasts predict snow to drop across Greater Manchester next week as freezing winds sweep across the country.
Officers have issued an urgent appeal for help tracking down a wanted man in Greater Manchester. Police in Tameside are trying to trace Stuart Mitchell.
Robots will soon be delivering bags of shopping in Greater Manchester to help customers with their 'busy lives'. Small white robots, that travel solo along the pavement, were designed by Starship, offering 'meals on six wheels'.
Hundreds of young people across Greater Manchester are to get free cycle hire, in a new promotion announced by Mayor Andy Burnham. The first 1,000 Our Pass members to sign up for the offer will get 50 minutes free 'bee bike' hire in March, April and May.
Many of Greater Manchester's levelling up fund bids were 'guaranteed to fail' as the Government changed the selection criteria after applications had been received, councillors have heard. In January, Greater Manchester missed out on more than £276m of Levelling Up money in the latest round of funding announced by the government.
Greater Manchester was hit with intense pressures this winter as strains on the NHS rose to unprecedented heights. But health bosses have admitted those same challenges will continue even as the spring approaches.
Nearly 130 Cineworld cinema locations all across the UK are at risk of closing down due to the chain collapsing into administration.
Three people jailed after Thomas Campbell was 'tortured to death' in his own home among the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week.