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Notices to academy trusts and schools to academies in London

Notices issued to academy trusts and local-authority-maintained schools following an Ofsted inspection or failure to engage with targeted regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) intervention.

Notices are issued by Dr Vanessa Ogden, Department for Education (DfE) Regional Director for London, to:

  • academy trusts following either:
    • an Ofsted inspection at an academy
    • failure to engage with targeted RISE intervention
  • local-authority-maintained schools for:
    • failure to engage with targeted RISE intervention

The support and intervention in schools guidance details the action that regional directors may take when schools:

  • are underperforming
  • have weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management
  • fail to engage with RISE intervention

Warning notices: 'special measures' Ofsted judgements

Notices issued by DfE regional directors to academies judged as requiring ‘special measures’ by Ofsted, after 2 September 2024.

Updates to this page

Published 26 January 2024
Last updated 8 May 2026 Show all updates
  1. Added 'The Skills Hub (Hillingdon): warning notice' to Warning notices: 'special measures' Ofsted judgements.

  2. Added a notice to Hewens College in Hayes, in the ‘not making necessary improvements’ section.

  3. First published.