Academy trust boss Sir Martyn Oliver is set to be named the next chief inspector of Ofsted, it is understood.
Oliver, who leads Outwood Grange Academies Trust, has been named the preferred candidate by education secretary Gillian Keegan, but his appointment is still to be ratified by Number 10, the Sunday Times reported.
Oliver had been the frontrunner for the role alongside fellow trust boss Sir Ian Bauckham.
Oliver leads one of the country’s most successful trusts in turning around failing schools in deprived areas, many of which are now ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ – some for the first time in their history.
