It is one of a series of recommendations made following the inquiry, which finished just weeks after the conclusion of the inquest into the death of primary school headteacher Ruth Perry, and the start of Sir Martyn Oliver’s term as Ofsted chief inspector, who is leading the response.
Responding to concerns that inspections were not long enough to give an accurate picture of a school, the report recommends they should be more in-depth and take longer but take place less frequently.
It suggests they take place every five to six years for 'good' and 'outstanding' schools, and three to four years for schools judged 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate'.
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