The single word judgement after an inspection by schools’ watchdog Ofsted, that a school is either outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate, will remain says government, despite universal condemnation.
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The Department for Education (DfE) said it will continue to listen to views and look at alternative systems , but it believes there are significant benefits to headline grades.
Ofsted has been urged to halt all school visits after a headteacher killed herself over a critical inspection, prompting an education union chief to warn her tragic death must act as a watershed moment .
Mother-of-two Ruth Perry, 53, took her life in January, a month after the watchdog downgraded Caversham Primary School, in Reading, from outstanding to inadequate.