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15. The inspection report
What is in the report and how the inspector checks and submits it.
The report should be succinct and evaluative. Inspectors’ analysis must include clear evidence for their professional judgements.
Published reports will usually be between 10-12 pages long, but may be shorter. Reports for settings that have several weaknesses or that are found to be outstanding may require more detailed explanations for the judgements. Inspectors should ensure that the reports are long enough to say what needs to be said and no longer.
15.1 Content of the SCCIF report
| Information about this service | Brief contextual information about the service |
| Date and judgement of last inspection | The date and overall judgement of the last inspection |
| Enforcement action since the last inspection (registered providers only) | A brief summary of any enforcement activity we have taken since the last inspection |
| Findings from this inspection | This includes any areas for development for a service judged outstanding or good and any strengths for those requiring improvement to be good or inadequate |
| Areas for improvement | Any recommendations and statutory requirements (where relevant) |
| Inspection judgements | The judgements made and accompanying text |
| Information about this inspection | What we have looked at and information about the legal basis for the inspection |
| Service details | Information on the provider running the service |
15.2 Quality assurance
The inspector is responsible for the quality of the report. The inspector will check the completed report carefully before submitting to their manager for sign-off and publication.
Any proposed change of judgement from the provisional judgement given at verbal feedback during the inspection will be discussed by the appropriate managers within Ofsted. On these rare occasions, the inspector must inform the provider of the revised judgements and provide reasons for the changes before the provider receives the draft report.
Following each inspection, Ofsted will send an evaluation form to the provider. Feedback from providers will be used to improve the quality of inspections.