By Echo reporter
Ofsted will be making compulsory visits to outstanding schools for the first time in nearly 10 years. A DOZEN “outstanding” Southampton schools are set to face inspectors for the first time since controversial exemptions were axed. From September, Ofsted will resume inspecting schools across the country and for the first time in almost a decade, those deemed outstanding will also face compulsory routine visits. Figures from the education watchdog, covering 67 of Southampton’s primary and secondary schools, show that 12 received an outstanding rating the last time they were inspected. Under rules introduced in 2012, those schools became exempt from being routinely reinspected and only faced scrutiny if concerns were raised about their performance.