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Sep 2, 2019 · We usually inspect all new schools, including academies, in the first 3 years after they open. This normally happens in the school’s third year. New schools that opened before September...
Jun 12, 2023 · A school judged outstanding or good will usually be inspected within the 4 academic years following its last inspection. A school judged requires improvement or inadequate will usually be...
Oct 7, 2024 · When do inspections happen? Until September 2024, graded inspections of schools included an overall effectiveness grade, in addition to the key judgements, and any provision judgements.
- We inspect schools to provide information to parents, to promote improvement and to hold schools to account for the public money they receive. Scho...
- His Majesty’s Inspectors and Ofsted Inspectors (who in most cases are serving school leaders who inspect for Ofsted for an agreed number of days ea...
- When Ofsted has judged a school to be good or outstanding after a graded inspection, which is carried out under section 5 of the Education Act 2005...
- A graded inspection usually lasts 2 days. However, ungraded inspections of good or outstanding primary schools and good or outstanding maintained n...
- Inspectors will make graded judgements on overall effectiveness and the 4 key judgements: the quality of education behaviour and attitudes personal...
- If inspectors judge a school to be inadequate, it will be placed in one of the following 2 categories of concern: special measures – this means the...
- Most schools receive notice of their inspection between 10.30am and 2pm on the school day before the inspection begins.However, Ofsted can inspect...
- Inspectors talk to the headteacher and other school leaders who are responsible for making decisions about how the school operates (for example, on...
- Our approach to inspection will take into account the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it has caused to schools. Inspectors will discuss the im...
- If you are the registered parent of a child at the school, the school will send you a letter notifying you of the dates of the inspection. This let...
Sep 20, 2024 · New schools will usually be inspected within the first three years after opening. How much notice will schools get before an Ofsted visit? Previously, Ofsted would notify a school of an inspection by phone between 9:30am and 2pm on the day before it plans to inspect.
Jun 12, 2023 · The blog post breaks down inspection timelines for schools based on their most recent grade and the time of their last inspection.
We will set out the expected dates for when we will next inspect these schools from September 2025. They should not expect to receive an ungraded or graded inspection before then. Some could...
Nov 16, 2021 · Ofsted is to inspect all of England's schools and colleges in an attempt to gauge how well the education system is recovering after the pandemic. All the more than 24,000 schools and 335...
