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The home of Ofsted on GOV.UK. Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. We also inspect and regulate service…
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Ofsted guidance on inspecting maintained schools and academies in England under the education inspection framework.
This guidance came into force on 1 September 2023. Introduction 1. This…
This handbook was last updated on 11 July 2022 and is for use until 1…
This sets out changes we have made to reflect our inspection practice. It…
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
This framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the main judgements that inspectors make.
An Ofsted subject report on the quality of geography teaching in the schools inspected in England.
How to make a complaint to Ofsted about services we inspect and/or regulate, or about Ofsted’s representatives or service.
A series of reviews by Ofsted looking at the research evidence currently available about different curriculum subjects.
An Ofsted subject report on the quality of physical education (PE) in primary and secondary schools in England.
An Ofsted subject report on the quality of music education in the schools inspected in England.
Ofsted has today published a subject report looking at how music is being taught in England's schools.
How to register as a childminder or nanny: the Ofsted Childcare Register, the Early Years Register, who can register, how to apply.
Ofsted guidance on inspecting registered early years and childcare providers under the education inspection framework.
You might need to create a new Government Gateway account if you have forgotten both your user ID and password.
This guide gives an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, along with information to help interpret the charts.
Report incidents at your children's social care service.
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
Guidance for inspectors on inspecting further education and skills providers under the education inspection framework.
Apply to register a supported accommodation service.
Information about jobs at Ofsted, including the range of jobs on offer, working as an inspector and finding out about opportunities.
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