Ofsted chief says proposed report cards were never about ‘less accountability’

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver addressed around 1,000 school and college leaders (Ofsted/PA) - (PA Media)

The head of Ofsted has accused the “most vocal critics” of the proposed reforms to revamp the grading system for schools of misunderstanding that a “low-accountability system” was possible.

Sir Martyn Oliver, chief inspector of Ofsted, said proposed report cards for schools are “not and never were going to bring about the end of grading”.