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According to the latest Ofsted report, the proportion of academies judged good or outstanding is similar to that for all secondary schools.

It was noticeable during the teachers' strike last month that a higher proportion of academies were open or partly open (44% - just over 600 schools) compared with the state sector as a whole (30% - just over 6000 schools).

The proportion of pupils in academies getting five or more good GCSEs has doubled over the past six years, compared to the underperforming schools they replaced, and their rate of improvement is almost double the national average over the same period.

The figures also show that the proportion of income spent by academies on teaching is lower than in 2011-12, while the proportion of spending on "back office" costs has risen.

Cook acknowledged that standards were rising for 7-11-year-olds, with 19 of AET's 32 primary academies seeing improved attainment at key stage 2. "At 69%, the proportion of good or better primary academies is also increasing," Ofsted noted, "although it is still well below the national average".

Take Taylor's claim that, in the first 36 academies, the proportion of pupils attaining five or more GCSE A*-C grades is up to 53% from 22% in the predecessor schools.

In a letter to the head of E-Act, Ofsted's regional director for the West Midlands, Lorna Fitzjohn, says "an overwhelming proportion of pupils attending the E-Act academies inspected were not receiving a good education".

Sponsored academies had the highest proportion of pupils sitting GCSEs defined as disadvantaged - 42%, compared to community schools with 28% and voluntary-aided and original academies at the bottom (24%and16%6% respectively).

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The 2007 school census shows that the proportion of pupils with special educational needs in academies is 29.5% - compared with an average of 19.2% for all schools.