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This annual dataset covers the inspection of children’s social care and supported accommodation providers, including Ofsted's regulatory activity in the sector.
Ofsted's annual report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and children's social care.
The annual report of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education,…
Lists of Ofsted Inspectors.
Information on independent fostering agencies and voluntary adoption agencies in England for 2017 to 2024.
These commentaries focus on regulatory activity in all types of children’s homes. From 2024 onwards the commentary includes supported accommodation providers.
Details of the regional partnerships, and their partner local authorities and universities, that deliver the step up to social work programme.
Information on the number of places approved by independent fostering agencies in England as at 31 March for the years 2021 to 2024.
This data is published on a regular basis. It gives the number of inspections and the outcomes for local authority, private and voluntary children's homes.
Commentary on children’s social care settings that are not registered with Ofsted, the number of children placed in them, and the subsequent application rates of settings following regulatory action.
These releases identify the largest private and voluntary providers of children's social care in England and their inspection outcomes.
Data about registrations and de-registrations of children’s homes between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2018.
This data includes the figures on applications accepted as 'complete' by Ofsted for supported accommodation providers.
Further analysis of the recruitment and retention of carers in mainstream fostering, as at 31 March 2023.
Independent annual report for serious child safeguarding incidents, 2022 to 2023.
Ofsted's Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care.
Summary data of the survey responses Ofsted received following inspections and visits of state-funded schools, independent schools, further education and skills providers, early years providers and social care providers.
Data about Ofsted’s assurance visits to social care providers during our phased return to inspection.
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