Academies

Astrea ‘strong and improving’ but exclusions ‘too high’ says Ofsted

Leaders 'united by vision of addressing disadvantage', but behaviour and attendance issues remain

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Rise in parents complaining to Ofsted about schools post-Covid

But watchdog wants to 'reassure' sector that few led to snap inspections

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Oliver vows to ‘work with whole sector’ to ‘create best’ Ofsted

Sir Martyn Oliver will appear before MPs in September after being confirmed as DfE's pick for Ofsted chief

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Ofsted reveals most common subjects for inspection deep dives

New Ofsted analysis shows an average of four deep dives per school inspection, with music and RE among the...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

OGAT boss Martyn Oliver set for Ofsted chief inspector role

Sir Martyn Oliver runs leading turnaround trust, but has been criticised over exclusion rates and use of isolation

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Ofsted: 9 key findings from its history subject report

History's position in schools is 'more secure', but 'significant' work needed to develop ambitious curriculums

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

9 key findings from Ofsted’s maths subject report

Maths education 'broadly' more positive than 2012, but recruitment is impacting provision, watchdog research says

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Ofsted has ‘no serious concerns’ about Rye College after gender row

Urgent inspection found gender dispute incident did 'not reflect' pupils' normal experiences

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Coroner considering ‘enhanced’ inquest into Ruth Perry death

Decision due in August on whether to hold article 2 inquest - for cases where the state has 'failed...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker