How outstanding is "Outstanding"?

Combs Infant School was given the highest rating in every category, when it was inspected in Autumn 2006 by Ofsted.

Just how unusual is that?

There's only one other infant school in Derbyshire with the same rating, and only thirteen others in the rest of the country.

The Ofsted statistics* show that during the inspection period, Combs Infant School was rated in the top 3% of infant schools in the country.

That's how outstanding an "Outstanding" rating is.

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* You can download all the Ofsted statistics, and read the inspection report for Combs Infant School.

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