Written answers

Monday, 22 June 2006

Education and Skills
St. Mark's Pre-school (Salisbury)

All Written Answers on 22 Jun 2006

Robert Key (Salisbury, Conservative) Hansard source
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when Ofsted will publish the July 2005 inspection report on St. Mark's Pre-School in Salisbury (Ofsted reference 146011) on its website; and if he will make a statement.

Beverley Hughes (Minister of State (Children, Young People and Families), Department for Education and Skills) Hansard source
This is a matter for the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted). Maurice Smith, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, has written to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.

Letter from Maurice Smith, dated 15 June 2006:

Your recent parliamentary question has been referred to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of schools, for reply.

You asked when Ofsted will publish the July 2005 inspection report on St. Mark's Pre-School in Salisbury (Ofsted reference 146011) on their website.

In response, the report will be published on Tuesday 20 June 2006. The delay in publication occurred due to administrative and computer system errors which resulted in the failure to publish the report on the website at the correct time. Despite this, a copy of the report was sent to the nursery.

Now that the matter has been brought to our attention, we are working to fix these system errors and will remedy the situation. Ofsted would like to apologise most profusely for the delay.

A copy of this reply has been sent to Jim Knight and will be placed in the library of both Houses.