Around two-thirds of school inspection grades now match performance outcomes, Ofsted analysis shows, after a dip in alignment during the pandemic.
New research from the watchdog comes after Schools Week reported on the broken link between exam results and Ofsted ratings while inspectors were results blind during Covid.
Incoming chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver has also raised concerns over “consistency” between inspections and outcomes, while former HMCI Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned the inspectorate has “moved too far away” from using data in inspections.
The analysis shows that of inspections that took place in 2022-23, 68 per cent of primary and 64 per cent of secondary school results corresponded to overall effectiveness grades, based on either key stage 2 or progress 8 scores from the previous year.
