How often do ofsted describe school provision (or a department) as exceptional?

[TotalChaos]

Just curious about an ofsted report I've seen!

I thought that their top catergory was "outstanding" rather than exceptional?

yes - it's "outstanding" - they are a few schools in our LEA that have it (including ours

Its very rare and they have to have a lot of evidence to support it , so if something has been described as such it is very outstanding - well done your school.

thanks all! one of the departments was described as being "exceptional" in the text of the report, so I was just curious.

it's only words
and words are all I have
to take your heart away

cod, how considerate, how did you know I was a Kirsty Maccoll fan

i am a boyzone fan

oh bugger have I got the wrong song?

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