Following the recent inspections of 17 schools in Northumberland in October 2013, Ofsted has written to the Northumberland local authority to advise it of the findings.
The focused inspections are part of a concerted programme of action by Ofsted to establish why children in some parts of the country have a much lower chance of attending a good or better school than their peers in other similar areas.
The letter sent to Northumberland local authority has been published on the Ofsted website.
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