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How has a school escaped ofsted for 10 years?

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Windbeneathmybingowings · 15/11/2022 17:58

We have a local girls school which has been rapidly declining in standards over the years, new head around 5 years ago, the behaviour of the pupils (and their parents) is at times shocking.

All the other local schools have been hit twice over in this time. How have they escaped?!

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MrsSchrute · 15/11/2022 18:04

Loads of schools haven't been inspected for 10 years or longer. As pp said, outstanding schools didn't have to be reinspected for a time.
We had a school near us go from outstanding to inadequate at their last inspection, I expect this isn't that uncommon!

Singleandproud · 15/11/2022 18:01

Are they an independent school? I think they are inspected differently. Saying that DDs comp hasn't been done in 13 years as it was previously outstanding.

TheSausageKingofChicago · 15/11/2022 18:00

I think if they are ranked as outstanding they don’t have to be inspected for 10 years. I think it’s wrong - a lot can change in a decade, but that’s how it works.

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