The Guardian view on Ofsted inspections: not fulfilling their purpose | Editorial

There is little evidence that the current regime helps schools to improve – and plenty of evidence that a better system is neededIt is the one thing that every state headteacher fears. A single bad Ofsted grade has the power to condemn a school to failure. The recent death of the primary headteacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life while awaiting a report that downgraded her school from “outstanding” to “inadequate”, has reignited a debate about the watchdog’