I too was sceptical about the report.
However, I would have to disagree with you @Millymollymama.
I have read previous ISI school reports and not all were "Excellent".
Nor were they written (by all accounts) by the Head.
Take for instance the 2010 report for High March School in Beaconsfield which stated "The quality of the governance, which has very many good features, is satisfactory overall" and continued along this line.
ISI is not OFSTED, nor does it claim to be.
The definition of both, according to the Independent Education Consultants , is as follows:
"Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. It reports directly to Parliament and is both independent and impartial. By law it must inspect schools with the aim of providing information to parents, to promote improvement and to hold schools to account.
Schools judged to be ‘satisfactory’ are inspected every three years. Those judged to be ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ are inspected once in any five year period. The inspection lasts between one and two days and schools will receive only one or two days’ notice prior to the inspection.
The Independent Schools Inspectorate or ISI is a body approved for the purpose of inspection under the Education Act 2002. Its role is to report to the Department for Education on the extent to which schools meet statutory requirements.
ISI inspection is for the benefit of the pupils in the schools and seeks to improve the quality and effectiveness of their education and of the care for their welfare. Inspection also provides objective and reliable reports on the quality of schools and, by placing reports in the public domain. In this way, it helps schools, their staff and governors or proprietors to recognise and build on their strengths and to identify and remedy any weaknesses."
I think this is a fantastic achievement for Pipers, the students grades and atmosphere reflect this.
Read into it as you see fit.