How good is your school? A better question would be: “How effective is your school?” Even better still: “What does your school do brilliantly?”
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how we judge the quality or effectiveness of our schools and there are a number of issues that do not sit comfortably with me.
How good is your school? The obvious answer here is to find the Ofsted report and look up the Progress 8 score – easy. As school leaders we are held accountable by Ofsted, who, every few years visit our school for a day or two and impart their judgements on our effectiveness.
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