PUBLICATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

Early day motion 1751, tabled 10 June 2008 by Ken Purchase (Labour). Signed by 38 members.

That this House is dismayed that a deeply flawed out of date list has been unnecessarily published which has been widely interpreted by the media as labelling over 600 secondary schools as failing their pupils; notes that included on the list are 26 privatised academy schools, including the much-vaunted Harris Academy, demonstrating that privatisation is not a solution to the educational disadvantage often deeply rooted in our unequal society; condemns the list for failing to recognise the hard and diligent work of teachers, parents and pupils in some of England's most deprived communities; and asks the Secretary of State to withdraw the list until further discussions have been held with appropriate local authorities in order to correct the inaccuracies.

Signatures by party: Labour 30, Liberal Democrat 6, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.