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Further education and skills statistics

Ofsted inspection statistics for further education and skills.

We release Official Statistics twice a year and inspection data monthly. Sign up for email alerts when we publish new data on education inspections.

For the latest individual inspection reports, please visit our reports website.

Latest data

The most recent data releases covering further education and skills inspections and outcomes.

Official Statistics

Official Statistics follow the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice for Statistics. They include a main findings document that looks at trends in the data. We publish Official Statistics for further education and skills twice a year.

Monthly inspection data

Our inspection data brings together in-year and most recent inspection outcomes. We update this monthly.

Statistical commentaries

COVID-19 data

Data on Ofsted’s visits to further education and skills providers during the interim phase of our return to inspection. Read more about our COVID-19 data and briefings.

Five-Year Ofsted Inspection Data

Five-Year Ofsted Inspection Data shows Ofsted inspection outcomes over 5 years.

Data before September 2019

Publications containing data older than September 2019.

Published 11 December 2014
Last updated 24 November 2022 + show all updates
  1. Added Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2022 official statistics.

  2. Added 'Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 28 February 2022' official statistics.

  3. Added Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2021 official statistics.

  4. Added 'Further education and skills inspections and outcomes: management information from September 2021 to August 2022' collection.

  5. Added 'Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 28 February 2021' official statistics.

  6. Added the latest release for further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 29 February 2020.

  7. Added further education and skills inspections and outcomes management information from September 2019 to August 2020. Removed the election publication notice.

  8. Added the link to the further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2019 release.

  9. Added Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 28 February 2019.

  10. Added Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2018.

  11. Added further education and skills inspections and outcomes management information from September 2018 to August 2019.

  12. Added Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 28 February 2018.

  13. Added Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2017.

  14. Added Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 28 February 2017

  15. Published today: management information - further education and skills as at 1 December 2016.

  16. Added further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2016.

  17. Added inspection and outcomes as at 29 February 2016 release.

  18. Management infomation updated for 3 Feb 2016.

  19. Added monthly management information statistics for December 2015 onwards.

  20. Added statistics covering Sep 2014 to Aug 2015.

  21. First published.