Ofsted Inspections
The Education Act 2011 proposed that schools assessed as being Grade 1 "Outstanding" on their last inspection will not be subject to routine inspection unless concerns are raised with Ofsted about their performance. As with similar schools Ofsted wrote to County Upper School on 28 March 2011 with an "Interim Assessment" stating that based upon pupils' academic performance, very low rates of absence and having taken into account the results of survey visits carried out since the last routine inspection. they considered that the Outstanding performance had been sustained. Ofsted stated they would continue to undertake annual assessments of County Upper Schools' performance.
In February 2008 County Upper School had obtained the distinction of being designated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted for the third successive time. It placed the school amongst the top four rated in the East of England and it was the only school in Essex, Suffolk or Norfolk to have achieved such a long run of outstanding marks.
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