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Ofsted has today announced plans to reform inspections of local authorities’ children’s services across 2026 and 2027.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the annual National Children and Adult Services Conference in Bournemouth.
Statistics from Ofsted including data for children’s homes and other social care providers, fostering, inspections of local authority children’s services, and serious incident notifications from local authority children’s se…
Information about the ownership of children’s social care in England as at 31 March 2025.
During full Ofsted school inspections, staff and pupils can give their views via an online survey. This page provides the questions for reference only.
This guidance explains Ofsted Parent View. Schools can use it to encourage parents and carers to share their experiences of their child’s school.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
The Secretary of State for Education has requested that we pause our routine inspections of national professional qualifications for the remainder of the academic year 2025/26.
Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.
Data showing the number of staff employed at different grades in Ofsted and paybill information.
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