However, Ofsted is “heading in the right direction” with its plans for shorter, proportionate inspections focusing on “professional dialogue” for schools judged to be good.
It comes after Ofsted published an 18-page consultation document setting out plans to reform inspections from September 2015.
They propose a move to shorter inspections conducted every three years for schools judged as “good”.
These visits will be conducted by two inspectors over the course of one day and will focus on whether “the quality of provision is being sustained”.
The change will affect around half of all secondary schools. The latest figures show that 49 per cent of secondary schools are currently judged to be good, with 22 per cent “outstanding”, 23 per cent “requiring improvement”, and six per cent “inadequate”.
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