The head of Ofsted is set to outline proposals to change school inspections and defend the schools' watchdog, in a speech to head teachers.
He is set to propose more frequent but shorter inspections of schools in England, with longer visits reserved for under-performing schools.
Sir Michael Wilshaw will say: "There is little evidence to suggest that the number of misjudgements has increased."
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) says change is needed.
The union, which is holding its annual conference in Birmingham, has raised questions about the quality of some inspectors and has called for a new two-stage inspection system.
A survey by ASCL of 900 head teachers found that 65% said they did not have confidence in Ofsted overall to make accurate and reliable judgements.
However, Sir Michael will tell the ASCL conference that Ofsted is helping to push up standards.
"Ofsted will always champion the right of every child to a decent education," he will say. "And Ofsted will always shine a spotlight on those institutions that fail to provide it."
Fair judgementsHe is expected to say that lighter-touch inspections for high-performing schools could be introduced in the future, along with a shift towards the use of more experienced inspectors.
Sir Michael will say that schools in the top two ratings of outstanding or good could in future be visited more often, but by just one inspector, on a single day visit.
His proposals are backed by ASCL, which published a report calling for good or outstanding schools to receive an initial one-day visit from an inspector.
This check would look at whether a full inspection was needed to come up with an action plan for improvement.
ASCL general secretary Brian Lightman said the current system of inspections had a "negative impact" and had "served its purpose".
He said: "What happens sometimes is that on the back of an inspection, which recognises that schools have got areas to improve but they are still schools which are doing lots of good things, people are losing their jobs.
"That's putting people off going for headship and that's very worrying.
"We need to move away from that," he added.
Sir Michael's speech comes after a report by the Policy Exchange think tank that said many Ofsted inspectors did not have the skills needed to make fair judgements of schools.
The report recommended that Ofsted abolished or radically reduced the number of inspectors it used from private firms and called for inspectors to pass an accreditation exam.
Ofsted, which carries out inspections in England's schools, said it would study Policy Exchange's recommendations closely.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Sir Michael said: "It's no secret that I want all our inspectors to be employed by Ofsted.
"I want all inspections to be led by Her Majesty's inspectors and I want to move incrementally to that position."
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