EVERY year the government inspects every centimetre of educational establishments, checking for substandard education and all schools are desperate to please the inspectors.

Tensions build and schools flounder with apprehension.

Teachers are on edge and deliver stilted lessons and the pupils feel the pressure too.

Everyone is acutely aware of the inspector’s presence as their sharp eyes critically observe the school.

According to the official statistics, eight per cent of schools in 2015/16 were judged to be outstanding. This dropped to six per cent in the autumn term of 2016.

It seems increasingly difficult for schools to meet such a stringent criteria, especially as their are existing biases.

One particular bias is towards schools situated in areas of a higher socioeconomic group.

There is a correlation between house value and quality of schooling.

In Shalford, the average price paid for a property is £845,267. Guildford County School, a school six minutes from Shalford, is considered outstanding.

These affluent parts are able to offer incredible enrichment educational opportunities because the parents can afford it. These types of schools are advantaged over the more impecunious ones, who are unlikely to provide similar opportunities due to financial difficulties within their district. In Weymouth, where the average house price is £222,695, there is not a secondary school left which is rated 'good' or 'outstanding' by Ofsted.

Surrounding area wealth should not influence educational quality but despite everything, money manages to creep into every matter.

By Aimee Mortimore