More than nine in ten teachers from schools across all grades agree that Ofsted is not a ‘reliable and trusted arbiter of standards’, according to according to an inquiry into the future of schools inspection.
A similar proportion disagreed with the statement that Ofsted inspections are ‘a valid method of monitoring performance and holding schools to account’.
The research comes from Beyond Ofsted, the inquiry into school inspection, chaired by Lord Jim Knight.
Both ‘winning’ schools and ‘losing’ schools agree that Ofsted inspections are unfair and inaccurate, according to the findings.
