What we do

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.

Ofsted is a non-ministerial department.

Read more about what we do

Documents

Our announcements

  1. Focused inspection of Wakefield City Academy Trust

    • 10 July 2015
    • Press release

  2. Focused inspection of Collaborative Academies Trust

    • 9 July 2015
    • Press release

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Publication of statistics on maintained schools and academies: inspections and outcomes

    • 2 July 2015
    • Open consultation

  2. Inspection of secure training centres

    • 12 May 2015
    • Closed consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Focused inspection outcome letter for Wakefield City Academies Trust

    • 10 July 2015
    • Research and analysis

  2. Focused inspection outcome letter for Collaborative Academies Trust

    • 9 July 2015
    • Research and analysis

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Childcare inspections and outcomes as at 31 March 2015

    • 9 July 2015
    • Statistics

  2. Independent schools inspection outcomes, September 2014 to March 2015

    • 30 June 2015
    • Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

  • Matthew Coffey

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Sir Robin Bosher

    Director, Quality and Training and Regional Director, South East

  • Andrew Cook

    Regional Director, East of England

  • Lorna Fitzjohn

    Director, Further Education and Skills and Regional Director, West Midlands

  • Nick Jackson

    Director, Corporate Services

  • Sean Harford

    National Director, Schools

  • John Kennedy

    Regional Director, London

  • Nick Hudson

    Director, Early Years (including childminding) and Regional Director, North East, Yorkshire and Humber

  • Jo Morgan

    National Director, Initial Teacher Education and Regional Director, North West

  • Kath O'Dwyer

    National Director, Social Care

  • Chris Russell

    Director, Local Authorities and Regional Director, East Midlands

  • Bradley Simmons

    Director, Independent Schools and Regional Director, South West

Contact Ofsted

General enquiries

Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD

The helpline is open Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 6.00pm

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
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