The Education Secretary has backed Ofsted’s “one-word assessments” despite calls from teachers for the system to be abolished.
Gillian Keegan said the ratings, which range from “outstanding” to “inadequate”, are “clear” and “easy for parents to navigate”.
Pressure on the schools watchdog in England continues to mount as unions demand an immediate freeze of inspections to allow for full mental health assessments to be carried out on teachers.
It comes after Ruth Perry, headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, killed herself in January while awaiting an Ofsted report which downgraded her school from the highest rating to the lowest.
