Hundreds of schools in England lose outstanding status after reinspection

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Hundreds of schools in England have been downgraded by Ofsted after being reinspected for the first time in years.

According to the watchdog, only 17% of 370 “outstanding” schools kept their grade when they had a full reinspection in 2021-22.

Ofsted said it had reviewed more than 500 institutions in the last school year that had previously been exempt from regular inspections, because they had been rated as “outstanding”, the highest grading available.

It meant the primary and secondary schools would not have a full inspection unless specific concerns had been raised.

The average amount of time that the reinspected schools had gone since their last full review by Ofsted officials was more than 13 years, it said.