Transparency data

Ofsted inspection deferrals

Monthly breakdown of COVID-19-related inspection deferral requests accepted and declined for schools and further education and skills providers.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 14 December 2021
• Last updated: 24 February 2022
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  1. 24 February 2022

     Added data for 1 January to 18 February 2022 and updated September to December figures to reflect the latest data. Clarified that this data refers to specific provider types and COVID-19-related deferral requests only.

  2. 14 December 2021

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Ofsted deferrals 1 January to 18 February 2022

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Ofsted deferrals 01 September to 31 December 2021

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Details

Providers can ask Ofsted to defer an inspection or visit. This data provides a breakdown of how many COVID-19-related deferral requests we accepted and declined between September 2021 and 18 February 2022.

The data covers inspections of further education and skills providers, state-funded schools and independent schools.

Read our deferrals policy.