Improving School Leadership, which evaluated 22 countries, said the UK leads the field in head teacher development and singled out the English approach as an example of best practice. It also found head teachers in England earn more than in any other country examined.
Mick Brookes, general secretary at the National Association of Head Teachers, said England has an innovative approach to school leadership but warned the report must not mask the challenges facing UK heads.
"We need to reduce the sense of vulnerability associated with becoming a school leader and stop head teachers from feeling they are only as good as their last exam results or Ofsted report," he said.
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