Of the 1,498 people who responded to Ofsted’s consultation, 74 per cent ‘strongly agreed’ or ‘agreed’ that there should be a separate graded judgement on the overall effectiveness of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in inspections of maintained schools and academies from September 2014.
In March, Ofsted said it would be consulting with the sector on plans to rate nursery and reception classes in schools separately to reflect the ‘distinctive nature of EYFS teaching. It also proposed to introduce a separate judgement for school sixth forms.
This month, Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw confirmed in a letter to schools that separate graded judgements for the early years and sixth form will apply from 1 September 2014. He said that these grades may influence the judgement of a school’s overall effectiveness.
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