From today, Ofsted’s controversial one-word school ratings are GONE – replaced by detailed report cards giving parents a clearer picture of their child’s school. The overhaul follows the heartbreaking death of headteacher Ruth Perry, whose family say she took her own life after a school inspection in 2023. Now, in one of the biggest changes to the system in decades, schools will no longer be labelled simply as ‘outstanding’ or ‘inadequate’. Instead, they’ll be graded across multiple key areas, f

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