VULNERABLE children have been failed by government policies, Labour said yesterday, after Ofsted announced that more than 100 schools have not improved for over a decade.

The education watchdog’s annual report shows that 135 schools in England have not recorded a good inspection in the last 10 years, with many of them having high proportions of pupils from deprived areas and low-income backgrounds.

High staff turnover, recruitment difficulties and unstable leadership were problems noted at the schools.