Talks on improving education standards in Staffordshire
More than 14,000 pupils across Staffordshire are receiving a better standard of education compared to three years ago.
Councillors will meet to discuss developments in education services across the county later this week, having declared that schools in Staffordshire are improving in a report.
In the county currently, 81 per cent schools are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, falling below the 84 per cent national average.
But the figures follow a 17 per cent increase in the number of good and outstanding schools over the past two years.
In 2013, the number of schools in Staffordshire classed as good or outstanding was 64 per cent.
The report by Councillor Ben Adams, cabinet member for learning and skills, will be discussed by the Staffordshire Select Committee on Friday.
It said: "The number of pupils receiving a good education has also increased with 76 per cent of pupils attending a good or outstanding school, an increase of 13 percentage points since 2012, meaning that over 14,000 pupils are now receiving a better standard of education in Staffordshire schools."
Despite the need for a general improvement for schools in the area, levels of attainment and progress in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 are outperforming national levels of performance
The report also states work is needed at Key Stage 2 and 4 levels to catch up with other areas.
It reads: "Our focus going forward in 2015/16 will be at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 where our schools need to accelerate improvements to gain ground in the rates of progress achieved by our statistical neighbours and nationally."
