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Ofsted schools survey reports

Ofsted carries out survey reports alongside its main inspection programme to look at specific issues, subjects or policies in more detail.

Published 15 May 2015
Last updated 18 October 2017 — see all updates

• From: Ofsted

Ofsted’s survey programme serves a range of purposes. It allows us to focus on specific issues in greater detail than is possible during an institutional inspection. Alternatively, surveys can explore issues outside the current inspection framework, or may look at providers that are within our remit but whom we don’t currently inspect.

In surveys Ofsted can examine relationships between institutions, or between providers and other agencies. We can also evaluate the impact of recent policy developments.

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Alternative school provision

1. Alternative school provision: findings of a three year survey
   • 9 February 2016
   • Research and analysis
2. Alternative provision: education outside school
   • 21 June 2011
   • Research and analysis

History, geography and religious education

1. Religious education: realising the potential
   • 6 October 2013
   • Research and analysis
2. History teaching in schools: strengths and weaknesses
   • 13 March 2011
   • Research and analysis
3. Geography: learning to make a world of difference
   • 4 February 2011
   • Research and analysis

Languages and literacy

1. Improving literacy in secondary schools: a shared responsibility
   • 24 April 2013
   • Research and analysis
2. Improving literacy: moving English forward
   • 22 April 2013
   • Research and analysis
3. Early language and literacy: from training to teaching
   • 16 November 2012
   • Research and analysis
4. Removing barriers to literacy
   • 21 January 2011
   • Research and analysis
5. Modern languages: achievement and challenge 2007 to 2010
   • 11 January 2011
   • Research and analysis

Maths, IT and technology

1. ICT in schools: 2008 to 2011
   • 22 April 2013
   • Research and analysis
2. Mathematics: inequalities in student experiences
   • 22 May 2012
   • Research and analysis
3. Meeting technological challenges: school design and technology provision
   • 25 March 2011
   • Research and analysis

Music and creative subjects

1. Music in schools: what hubs must do
   • 15 November 2013
   • Research and analysis
2. Music in schools: sound partnerships
   • 5 October 2012
   • Research and analysis
3. Art, craft and design education: making a mark
   • 30 March 2012
   • Research and analysis
4. Music in schools: student progress
   • 2 March 2012
   • Research and analysis

Preparing children for the future

1. Enterprise education: how secondary schools prepare young people for work
   • 24 November 2016
   • Research and analysis
2. Key stage 3: the wasted years?
   • 10 September 2015
   • Research and analysis
3. Careers guidance in schools: going in the right direction?
   • 6 September 2013
   • Research and analysis
4. Economics, business and enterprise education
   • 8 June 2011
   • Research and analysis
5. Girls' career aspirations
   • 12 April 2011
   • Research and analysis

PSHE

1. Citizenship consolidated? A survey of citizenship in schools
   • 11 October 2013
   • Research and analysis
2. PSHE education in schools: strengths and weaknesses
   • 1 May 2013
   • Research and analysis

Pupil premium

1. Pupil premium: update on schools' progress
   • 16 July 2014
   • Research and analysis
2. The pupil premium: analysis and challenge tools for schools
   • 11 February 2013
   • Research and analysis
3. The pupil premium: how schools are spending the funding successfully
   • 11 February 2013
   • Research and analysis
4. The pupil premium: how schools used the funding
   • 20 September 2012
   • Research and analysis

Pupil wellbeing, progress and behaviour

1. Ensuring Roma children achieve in education
   • 1 June 2015
   • Research and analysis
2. Low-level disruption in classrooms: below the radar
   • 25 September 2014
   • Research and analysis
3. Unseen children: educational access and achievement 20 years on
   • 20 June 2013
   • Research and analysis
4. Performance of the most able students from non-selective schools
   • 13 June 2013
   • Research and analysis
5. School strategies for preventing and tackling bullying
   • 19 June 2012
   • Research and analysis
6. Supporting children with challenging behaviour
   • 12 July 2011
   • Research and analysis
7. The impact of the 'Assessing pupils' progress' initiative
   • 4 April 2011
   • Research and analysis

Short inspections

1. Reliability of short school inspections
   • 7 March 2017
   • Research and analysis

School governance and leadership

1. Improving school governance
   • 15 December 2016
   • Research and analysis
2. School governance: learning from the best
   • 18 May 2011
   • Research and analysis

Science

1. Science education in schools: maintaining curiosity
   • 21 November 2013
   • Research and analysis
2. Science teaching in schools: strengths and weaknesses
   • 7 January 2011
   • Research and analysis

SEND

1. Local area SEND inspections: one year on
   • 18 October 2017
   • Research and analysis
2. SEND framework: 2010 review
   • 14 September 2010
   • Research and analysis

Physical education and sport

1. The PE and sport premium for primary schools
   • 17 October 2014
   • Research and analysis
2. Going the extra mile: excellence in competitive school sport
   • 20 June 2014
   • Research and analysis
3. Beyond 2012: outstanding physical education for all
   • 14 February 2013
   • Research and analysis
4. School sport partnerships
   • 24 June 2011
   • Research and analysis

Working with families

1. Children in service families
   • 20 May 2011
   • Research and analysis
2. Schools and parents: developing partnerships
   • 1 April 2011
   • Research and analysis

Published 15 May 2015
Last updated 18 October 2017 + show all updates

1. 18 October 2017 Published today: 'Local area SEND inspections: one year on'.
2. 15 December 2016 Added governance survey report.
3. 24 November 2016 Added enterprise education report.
4. 12 February 2016 Added a link to survey inviting feedback on publications.
5. 10 September 2015 Added key stage 3 report
6. 15 May 2015 First published.