Leadership and governance is evaluated on a 5-point scale
It's 1 of the evaluation areas that will appear on your school’s inspection report card.
Each evaluation area will be graded using Ofsted’s new 5-point grading system, with Ofsted expecting most schools to attain at least an ‘expected standard’ in each evaluation area. The exception is safeguarding, which is either 'met' or 'not met'.
During the planning call, the lead inspector will ask you to evaluate your school's strengths and successes and priorities for improvement, including where you believe you currently sit on the 5-point grading scale for each evaluation area.
The grades are:
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Your requirements won’t have significantly changed from previous inspections. In practice, Ofsted will look at similar aspects across this evaluation area to previous inspections. You don’t need to create new or specific types of evidence