http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14804484Hardly surprising, really. Schools are no longer judged on providing a whole, rounded education and socialisation experience. It’s all about how well children do in maths and science, and the scores on the league tables. High scores are only given for academic achievement.
It’s also true that when a school is inspected, the quality of the children is not looked at. All children are assumed to be equal and capable of making the same levels of progress. Common sense tell us that this is a utopian ideal, and that despite the best efforts of the school, some children are going to slip behind - for many reasons, including just being (to use a pejorative term) thick.