A new data commentary from Ofsted looks at the degree of alignment between a school’s performance data and their Ofsted inspection judgement. It also explains why alignment is not always helpful and should not be an end in itself.
Oftsed says its inspections are designed to get ‘under the bonnet’ of a school; to really understand what it is like to be a pupil there. Test and exam results are a vital part of that picture, but theyu look at more than just these outcomes.
If inspection grades always or nearly always aligned with test and exam results, that might suggest that Ofsted does not look deeply enough at all the other things that parents care about. On the other hand, too little alignment would raise questions about the inspection model.
The new commentary finds that alignment is broadly good. You can read more about this on the Oftsed website here.
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