Research and statistics

Data for inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2023 including data for inspections conducted between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics and 1 others
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 17 November 2023

• Main findings: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2023

  This is the main findings report for the further education and skills…

• Methodology: further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2023

  Introduction This document contains methodology and quality information…

• Pre-release access list: further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2023

  The phrase ‘pre-release access’ refers to the practice whereby official…

Ofsted's independent review of careers guidance in schools and further education and skills providers.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 29 September 2023

• Independent review of careers guidance in schools and further education and skills providers

  Executive summary High-quality careers guidance is essential to enable all…

Commentaries on further education and skills inspections.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 15 June 2023

• How mergers have changed the number of colleges we inspect and their inspection outcomes

  Introduction In 2015, the government launched its review of post-16…

Data for inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2022 including data for inspections conducted between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Ofsted Annual Report 2021/22 and 1 others
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 24 November 2022

Data for inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2018 including data for inspections conducted between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Ofsted Annual Report 2017/18 and 1 others
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 21 September 2020

Data covers the period 1 September 2018 to 28 February 2019.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 21 September 2020

Management information showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 18 September 2020

New research from Ofsted looks at subcontracting in further education and skills and relevant aspects of inspection practice.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 16 September 2020

Official statistics covering outcomes from initial teacher education inspections in the 2019 to 2020 academic year.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Teacher development statistics and 1 others
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 27 August 2020

These papers present the research evidence underpinning Ofsted's proposed education inspection framework.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Ofsted further education and skills research and 2 others
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 2 July 2019

Management information showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 3 October 2018

Data for inspections and outcomes as at 28 February 2018 including data for inspections conducted between September 2017 and 28 February 2018.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 28 June 2018

Data used to inform Ofsted's appearance at Education Select Committees from 2015 onwards.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 28 December 2016

Data for inspection outcomes as at 31 August 2016 including revised data for inspections conducted between September 2015 and February 2016.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Ofsted Annual Report 2015/16 and 1 others
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 24 November 2016

Data for inspection and outcomes as at 29 February 2016 including revised data for inspections conducted between September 2015 and February 2016.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 30 June 2016

Data for inspection outcomes as at 31 August 2015 including revised data for inspections conducted between September 2014 and February 2015.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Ofsted Annual Report 2014/15 and 1 others
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 24 May 2016

Management information published monthly in the interests of transparency.

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 8 October 2015

Further education and skills inspections and outcomes official statistics covering the period September 2014 to February 2015.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 12 June 2015

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 22 May 2015

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Part of a collection: Further education and skills statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 22 May 2015