15/10/2025 - 14:17
The Association of School and College Leaders has said it will explore options for taking legal action over the potential mental health impact of Ofsted’s new inspection system.
Ofsted is overhauling its inspection framework from November 2025 – introducing new grading terminology, report cards, and placing greater emphasis on inclusion and parental engagement
We talk to Sean Harford, Ofsted's National Director for Education, about the amended focus of the inspection framework, and how Ofsted now looks at schools' handling of disruptive behaviour
21/08/2019 - 09:50
The amount of teachers that think Ofsted 'acts as a reliable and trusted arbiter' has fallen from 35% in 2018 to 18% this year
20/08/2019 - 11:53
Inspectors will spend less time looking at test data, and more time on what and how subjects are taught
13/06/2019 - 10:20
Only 16 per cent of outstanding primary and secondary schools inspected this academic year retained their top Ofsted rating, according to official statistics.
30/04/2019 - 09:24
Ofsted reports and the views of parents are the two main sources used when choosing a childcare provider, school or college
16/01/2019 - 10:01
The revised framework focuses more on what children learn through the curriculum, rather than performance data and exam results.
Ofsted's Annual report finds that while the overall quality of education is improving, more action is needed to support the children being left behind.
05/12/2018 - 09:59
Ofsted's annual report reveals that people are working incredibly hard to deliver for young people but that deep inequities remain.
11/10/2018 - 09:48
The biggest planned change to the inspection framework is "pupil outcomes" (exam results) which is likely to be replaced with "quality of education".
01/10/2018 - 10:21
Responses from children, parents and staff will help inform future inspections.
19/09/2018 - 09:23
274 inspections have taken place and 63 warning notices have been issued, Ofsted has revealed.
07/09/2018 - 10:02
A report by the Public Accounts Committee has said that it is unacceptable so many schools are exempt from re-inspection and that the government should review its approach.
31/08/2018 - 10:12
Ofsted is calling for academics, practitioners and researchers to express their interest in attending the forum, which is an opportunity to help shape Ofsted’s policy and priorities.
