Ofsted inspectors have revealed the results of a visit to Portsmouth's schools. Their verdict was: There has been some improvement - but you could still do better. Inspectors were in the city in February 2013 to find out why it had a disproportionate number of under-performing classes.
ITV News Meridian presenters Fred Dinenage and Sangeeta Bhabra, spoke to correspondent Andrew Pate about the results.
Ofsted has released a report into the quality of education at some schools in Portsmouth. Ofsted inspectors visited the city last month to find out why it had a disproportionate number of under-performing classes.
VIDEO: An apology and a vow to make improvements fast. That's the response from a council in Kent to a damning OFSTED report which labelled its child protection services "inadequate". In her report Sarah Saunders spoke to Councillor Tristan Osborne and Les Wicks from Medway Council.
Barbara Peacock, the Director of Children and Adult Services at Medway Council has apologised for failing to properly care for children.
Council officials in Medway apologise after the publication of a damning Ofsted report.
Read the full storySome poor-performing schools in Kent are attracting fewer than HALF the new pupils they should do - and could face closure unless take-up improves. Parents are refusing to send Year 7 students to academies and other schools low in league tables. Tom Savvides reports.
Kent County Council is improving child safeguarding services. It was criticised by Ofsted in 2010 as inadequate. Ofsted now says KCC's standards are adequate. Jenny Whittle is in charge of children's services at KCC - Fred asked her what lessons had been learned.
VIDEO: Only 55% of primary pupils in Kent are at good or outstanding schools. And 45% are at primaries rated only satisfactory or even inadequate. Fred and Sangeeta talked to Ofsted.
Here is a table giving the percentages of pupils attending good or outstanding secondary schools by local authority area in England.
The table shows the name of the local authority, and the percentage of pupils at good or outstanding schools in that area.
The information comes from Ofsted, and covers secondary schools, including academies, only.
Isle of Wight 100%
Thurrock 83%
Dorset 80%
Poole 79%
Buckinghamshire 79%
Hampshire 79%
East Sussex 78%
Wiltshire 78%
Medway 78%
Southend-on-Sea 76%
Oxfordshire 74%
Reading 73%
Bournemouth 73%
Kent 70%
Surrey 69%
West Berkshire 68%
West Sussex 67%
Essex 62%
Brighton and Hove 60%
Bracknell Forest 55%
Swindon 53%
Portsmouth 34%
A report by education watchdog has named the best and worst performing local authority areas in the south for placing children in good or outstanding schools.
In his first annual report, Sir Michael Wilshaw said there are marked inequalities in England's education system that must be addressed.
The table shows the name of the local authority, and the percentage of pupils at good or outstanding primary schools in that area.
Windsor and Maidenhead 85%
Dorset 83%
West Berkshire 79%
Hampshire 75%
Bracknell Forest 75%
Swindon 74%
Wiltshire 73%
Brighton and Hove 72%
East Sussex 70%
Wokingham 70%
West Sussex 70%
Poole 69%
Surrey 67%
Isle of Wight 65%
Southampton 64%
Essex 61%
Bournemouth 61%
Oxfordshire 59%
Kent 55%
Medway 54%
Portsmouth 53%
Reading 53%
Thurrock 49%
