News and communications

Letters from the Department for Education to Ofsted and ISI in relation to the inspection of independent schools and joint working.

• Updated: 15 February 2024

We're looking to make some changes to the content of our official statistics on non-association independent school inspections and outcomes in England.

• Updated: 25 July 2023

Ofsted's Chief Inspector has written to the Secretary of State for Education setting out Ofsted's findings after inspecting Steiner schools.

• Updated: 22 July 2019

A notice to The Branch Christian School from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 11 February 2019

Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds' letter to Ofsted about Steiner schools.

• Updated: 31 January 2019

The Chief Inspector has written to the Secretary of State for Education setting out Ofsted's findings after inspecting a number of Steiner schools.

• Updated: 31 January 2019

A notice to Greek Primary School of London from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 15 January 2019

This note informs schools and inspectors of changes coming into effect before the education inspection framework (EIF) in September 2019.

• Updated: 10 January 2019

A notice to Salisbury Cathedral School from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 7 October 2017

A notice to Iqra High School from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 28 September 2017

A notice to Dame Catherine Harpur's School from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 21 September 2017

A notice to Yeshiva Lezeirim Preparatory Academy from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 18 September 2017

A notice to Tarbiyyah Primary School from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 15 September 2017

A notice to Purbeck View School from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 14 September 2017

A notice to Walthamstow Montessori School from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 8 September 2017

A notice to Cleve House School from the Department for Education.

• Updated: 4 September 2017

Letter to Somerset Local Authority (LA) following Ofsted’s multi-remit focused inspection.

• Updated: 26 November 2014

Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, wrote to the Oldknow Academy Trust.

• Updated: 9 June 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Lord Nash writes to the Al-Madinah Education Trust about its future.

• Updated: 7 February 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Plans to ensure that ‘good’ is the only acceptable standard of education provided by non-association independent schools unveiled by Ofsted.

• Updated: 18 December 2013