Inspection

The latest news, analysis and opinion on inspections at schools in the UK and overseas, from updates to inspection frameworks and guidance on how to prepare

Tuesday

22nd Nov 2022

Ofsted: 83% of ‘outstanding’ schools downgraded in full inspection
Top-rated primary schools almost twice as likely to be downgraded than secondaries after ‘outstanding’ inspection exemption lifted
Ofsted: 83% of 'outstanding' schools downgraded in full inspection

Saturday

19th Nov 2022

EYFS: Ofsted warned over excluding Reception teaching in review
More than 100 signatories to highly critical letter of inspectorate’s review
Detective

Friday

18th Nov 2022

DfE urged to curb powers over ‘coasting’ academies
Ofsted ratings handed to schools before they joined an academy trust should not trigger intervention, education leaders warn ministers
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Exclusive

Monday

14th Nov 2022

Early years curriculum: 5 Ofsted findings
Ofsted highlights Covid’s impact on young children’s communication and social skills
Early years curriculum: 5 Ofsted findings

Wednesday

9th Nov 2022

Ofsted to check quality of school careers guidance
Ofsted inspectors will assess the quality of careers guidance and look at whether schools are engaging with employers
Broken steps

Tuesday

8th Nov 2022

Ofsted: Lack of SEND help in primaries is fuelling AP rise
Vulnerable children are ‘languishing’ in alternative provision for years while waiting for a special school place, warns Ofsted
Ofsted has said primary schools need more specialist help to meet the needs of pupils with additional needs.

Monday

31st Oct 2022

Revealed: How Ofsted wants secondary heads to boost reading
Ofsted has produced a best practice report for improving outcomes for students who enter secondary school as ‘poor readers’
Students reading books in library

Wednesday

26th Oct 2022

Spielman: ‘Most schools don’t know if catch-up tuition is working’
A new review of tutoring in schools has been released by Ofsted today
Spielman: 'Most schools don't know if catch-up tuition is working'

Wednesday

19th Oct 2022

Prioritise safeguarding checks over inspections, Ofsted urged
Exclusive: Former senior inspectors call for major overhaul of Ofsted regime for schools
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Friday

14th Oct 2022

Ofsted: Teaching pupils to speak standard English is ‘social justice’
Ofsted criticised over training materials it gives to inspectors that refer to the need for schools to teach children to speak standard English
Spoken word

Tuesday

11th Oct 2022

Ofsted: Sharing training aides would mean unnecessary teacher workload
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman tells heads that sharing inspector training materials could result in schools using them ‘as simple checklists’
Amanda Spielman has said that Ofsted is concerned that publishing inspector training materials will cause unnecessary work for teachers.

Monday

10th Oct 2022

Ofsted lacks ‘confidence’ to share aide memoires, CST suggests
Schools were expecting ‘a more collegiate response from the inspectorate’, the Confederation of School Trusts has said
Ofsted lacks ‘confidence’ to share aide memoires, CST suggests