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Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Information on independent fostering agencies and voluntary adoption agencies in England for 2017 to 2024.
These commentaries focus on regulatory activity in all types of children’s homes. From 2024 onwards the commentary includes supported accommodation providers.
Equality, diversity and inclusion objectives that Ofsted will focus on from 2023 to 2027.
Ofsted Board meeting minutes from 2024.
Information on the number of places approved by independent fostering agencies in England as at 31 March for the years 2021 to 2024.
Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023.
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 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.
Data showing the number of staff employed at different grades in Ofsted and paybill information.
This review explores how robust and reliable Ofsted’s EEG application is, including the guidance and processes for inspectors to follow if they encounter technical difficulties.
Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2024.
Ofsted's annual report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and children's social care.
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.
These releases identify the largest private and voluntary providers of children's social care in England and their inspection outcomes.
Ofsted Board meeting minutes from 2023.
Data on the most recent inspection outcomes for providers in the new parliamentary constituencies introduced in July 2024.
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