Asked if Ofsted's current workforce of inspectors is up to the job, 88 per cent of respondents said no and only 12 per cent said yes.
Questioned as to whether chief inspector Christine Gilbert is the right person to lead the watchdog, 72 per cent replied no, while 28 per cent answered yes.
Opinion was split on the issue of whether or not Ofsted should continue to inspect children's social care. Just over half of directors came out in favour of the inspectorate continuing to scrutinise such work. But 48 per cent said that this part of its remit should be removed.
The survey, which was sent to all 152 directors of children's services, elicited 25 responses.
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