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These commentaries focus on regulatory activity in all types of children’s homes. From 2024 onwards the commentary includes supported accommodation providers.
Introduction An important part of our work is the regulation of children’s…
Introduction An important part of our work is the regulation of social…
Data showing the number of staff employed at different grades in Ofsted and paybill information.
Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2025.
Details of expenses and hospitality incurred by our most senior officials.
Data on how long it takes Ofsted to pay invoices.
Information on the number of places approved by independent fostering agencies in England as at 31 March for the years 2021 to 2024.
This report details the names and addresses for childminders and childcare on domestic premises, where the provider has consented for their name and address to be published on the Ofsted inspection report website.
Transparency data on prisons and young offender institutions inspection outcomes for reports published between 1 March 2024 and 17 March 2025.
The HMI pen portraits give a biographical summary of individuals’ expertise, including their experience and qualifications.
Data on the difference between male and female Ofsted employees’ average earnings from April 2023 to March 2024.
This annual dataset covers inspection of children’s social care and supported accommodation providers from 1 April to 30 September and regulatory activity in the children’s social care and supported accommodation sector from…
This data is published on a regular basis. It gives the number of inspections and the outcomes for local authority, private and voluntary children's homes.
Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2024.
Data about non-consolidated performance-related payments that Ofsted makes each year to staff.
Commentary on children’s social care settings that are not registered with Ofsted, the number of children placed in them, and the subsequent application rates of settings following regulatory action.
Lists of Ofsted Inspectors.
These releases identify the largest private and voluntary providers of children's social care in England and their inspection outcomes.
Information on independent fostering agencies and voluntary adoption agencies in England for 2017 to 2022.
Data on the most recent inspection outcomes for providers in the new parliamentary constituencies introduced in July 2024.
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