Inspection of local authority support for schools

How Ofsted inspects local authority support for improving schools. Guidance for inspectors and education providers.

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News and communications

• Improving the way services for young people with SEND are inspected
  • 6 June 2025
  • Ofsted and Care Quality Commission
  • Press release
• A new judgement for care leavers
  • 2 December 2022
  • Ofsted
  • News story
• Inspection of Portsmouth school improvement support
  • 23 March 2016
  • Ofsted
  • Press release
• Inspection of Kingston upon Hull school improvement support
  • 1 February 2016
  • Ofsted
  • Press release
• Re-inspection of East Sussex school improvement support
  • 11 January 2016
  • Ofsted
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Area SEND review: what we heard and how we are improving
  • 7 July 2025
  • Ofsted and Care Quality Commission
  • Research
• Area SEND framework: findings from the first 2 years of inspections
  • 7 July 2025
  • Ofsted and Care Quality Commission
  • Research
• Local area SEND inspections: one year on
  • 18 October 2017
  • Ofsted and Care Quality Commission
  • Research
• Action research into the evolving role of the local authority in education
  • 26 June 2012
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Commissioning young people’s services: evaluation of approaches
  • 9 August 2011
  • Ofsted
  • Research

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• The annual report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 1997 to 1998
  • 9 February 1999
  • Ofsted
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

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