Warning notices to academies in the West Midlands
Notices issued to academy trusts about academies that are not making necessary improvements or academies judged inadequate following an Ofsted inspection.
Notices from Andrew Warren, Department for Education (DfE) Regional Director for West Midlands to academy trusts about academies causing concern.
The schools causing concern guidance provides details on the action that regional directors may take when academies are underperforming or have weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management.
A spreadsheet listing all notices about underperformance issued to academy trusts is also available.
Notices and letters published before September 2022 are available in a separate collection of legacy notices.
Warning notices: academies not making necessary improvements
DfE regional directors may issue a notice to an academy that is currently rated as ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted and was rated as less than good at its previous Ofsted inspection.
Warning notices: 'inadequate' Ofsted judgements
DfE regional directors may issue a notice to academies that have been judged ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted.