Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 25472

Education: Surrey County Council

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Chris Coghlan

Liberal DemocratDorking and Horley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on what (a) oversight and (b) scrutiny there is over Surrey County Council's education department.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
In terms of educational performance of schools maintained by local authorities, the department exercises oversight of the performance of schools, informed by Ofsted’s inspections, rather than of local authority education departments. The department’s supp...

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