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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
John Dunne

Ofsted grading change is putting 'feelings' above 'facts', says Britain's strictest headteacher

Britain’s strictest headteacher has warned that scrapping single-phrase inspection headline grades for schools is putting “feelings” above “facts”.

Education watchdog Ofsted previously awarded one of four headline grades to schools it inspects: “outstanding”, “good”, “requires improvement” and “inadequate”.

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