Shame of Wolverhampton's primary schools
Fewer pupils in Wolverhampton attend a good or outstanding primary school than in any other area in the country, it was revealed today.
Just 56 per cent of children attend a decent primary, according to a new report from Ofsted.
The figure wasn't much better in Walsall which has the fifth lowest figure in the country with only 60 per cent of pupils going to good or outstanding primary schools.
In Staffordshire the figure is 71 per cent, it is 72 per cent in Dudley while Sandwell has the highest figure in the area at 82 per cent.
The report also highlighted differences when pupils move onto secondary school.
In Dudley, just 55 per cent of pupils go to good or outstanding schools, while it's 68 per cent in Staffordshire, 72 per cent in Wolverhampton, 74 per cent in Sandwell and 78 per cent in Walsall.
The figures were revealed as Ofsted warned that the story of England's education system is 'a tale of two nations'.
Children from similar backgrounds and of similar abilities can end up with different prospects just because of where they were born and the quality of the school they attended, according to the watchdog's annual report.
The report suggested that there is still a 'patchwork of provision', with some areas performing much better than others.
"There are disadvantaged areas that provide an excellent education and affluent regions that could do much better", the report says.
Overall, the performance of the nation's primary schools has improved, Ofsted found.
