Stakeholders (such as parents, local policymakers or school boards) are expected to
use the standards and the feedback of the Inspectorate of Education (as described in
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the public report) to voice their opinion to the school, to choose a school or even to
move students from a poor school. Parents for example are assumed to use the
inspection reports to pressure schools to improve by questioning the school board
and/or principal about improvements. Ofsted and the Dutch Inspectorate intend
parents to use the information in the inspection report to inform their decisions about
choosing a school for their child. Parents may also use the report to vote with their
feet. Both types of parental action are expected to lead to the growth of strong schools
and to a decline in student numbers in weak schools. These ‘market mechanisms’
should motivate schools to improve as school admissions can have a big effect on the
job security of school staff including potential loss of jobs, or enforced redeployment
to other schools.