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Inspections to find out why the city has a disproportionate number of under-performing primary schools and whether the picture is improving.
The Chief Inspector of Ofsted said it was "encouraging" that more schools improved last term under its tough new inspection arrangements.
Teams of Ofsted inspectors have today begun a week of co-ordinated inspections in Portsmouth.
Following focused inspections of 10 Derby schools earlier this month Ofsted writes to Derby City Council to advise of the findings.
Focused school inspections are taking place to tackle local area under-performance.
Ofsted produces 3 reports to help schools improve to be at least ‘good’ and ensure that all pupils achieve to the best of their ability.
From today all schools inspected by Ofsted must, at a minimum, be judged as ‘good’ to be good enough for our children.
The review will focus on the issues facing deprived communities and will aim to provide new solutions to long standing problems.
Ofsted changes inspections of schools, further education and skills, and initial teacher education.
Details of Lord Hill's response to Ofsted's school inspection outcome figures and the need for reform.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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