Leszczynski argued that the limitations of this study amounted to failure of the peerreviewsystem and called for the retraction of the paper and an investigation into why it was published in the first place.
Schools gain and maintain accreditation via a peerreviewsystem, and though some deans find the required self-reflection to be useful, others say the time and resources spent on paperwork and preparing for campus visits aren't worth it.
Under a pilot scheme due to begin next autumn, heads will be invited to inspect each other's schools, drawing on their knowledge of school management and leadership in a new kind of peer-review system.
The peer also said it would ensure that the boundary review was based on the new system of individual voter registration, to be brought in under the bill with all-party backing.