TEACHERS have condemned a report by MPs on Ofsted for failing to grasp “the true scale of the problem” faced by schools whose reputations are ruined by one-word judgements.

The Commons cross-party education committee’s report into Ofsted’s work with schools, due to be published today, says “more action” is needed to address “widespread and deep concern” about the inspections system.

It recommends the Department for Education and its standards watchdog Ofsted, headed by new chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver, develop an alternative to the single-word judgements as a priority.