How did Ofsted grades for overall effectiveness relate to the four sub-judgments?
With grades for overall effectiveness no longer being published following inspection, we look into whether grades for sub-judgments differed from the overall grade.
What became of the “failing” schools of the early 2000s?
We take a trip back in time to catch up with secondary schools that were persistently low attaining at the turn of the century, under the previous Labour government
Why don’t we know more about the consistency and reliability of Ofsted inspections?
Reflections on why the evidence base on the consistency and reliability of Ofsted inspections remains so thin.
The relationship between Ofsted judgements and inspection team size
This post is the third in a five part series on Ofsted inspections.
How do Ofsted inspection judgements vary between OIs and HMIs?
This post is the second in a five part series on Ofsted inspections.
Do Ofsted inspection outcomes differ between male and female inspectors?
This post is the first in a five part series on Ofsted inspections.
Previously outstanding secondary schools
104 previously outstanding secondary schools were re-inspected last year- and just 25% kept their outstanding rating.