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Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting maintained schools and academies in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from 10 November 2025.
For use on inspections from 10 November 2025. About this page This…
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The home of Ofsted on GOV.UK. Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. We also inspect and regulate service…
This guide provides an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, including schools with a sixth form, and gives guidance on how to interpret the data.
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting registered early years settings in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from 10 November 2025.
This framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the grades that inspectors give.
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
Ofsted has today announced plans to reform inspections of local authorities’ children’s services across 2026 and 2027.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a children’s home or secure children’s home.
How to make a complaint to Ofsted about services we inspect and/or regulate, or about Ofsted’s representatives or service.
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting further education and skills providers in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from 10 November 2025.
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