Ofsted

Ofsted annual report 2021-22: 11 things we learned

Watchdog issues warnings over uninspected schools, part-time timetables and its lack of powers over 'chaotic' and 'unsafe' illegal schools

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Ofsted: School workforce crisis ‘compounding’ catch-up problems

Recruitment and retention of staff must be 'urgently addressed'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

MP: Ofsted sent ‘rogue hit squad’ to my child’s school

Philip Hollobone claimed the team sent to inspect Bishop Stopford School had a 'prearranged agenda'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Ofsted and DfE criticised over lack of data on child sexual abuse

MP fears lack of records will mean 'important patterns and opportunities to introduce improved safeguarding' being missed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Holland Park parents and NEU lose legal bid to block school transfer

Holland Park School's failed High Court claim against the DfE paves the way for it to join United Learning

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

Ofsted already nearly 2,000 inspections behind school target

But watchdog confident it can ramp up visits to meet pledge of inspecting every school by July 2025

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted, SEND

Improving councils can get top SEND marks under new inspections

Ofsted amends new framework after complaints its proposals would 'set the bar too high'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE can’t say whether £850k edtech scheme improved schools

Edtech demonstrator year 2 evaluation concludes schools may have improved 'regardless of taking part in the programme'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Spielman wants ‘age-appropriate limits’ on RSE lesson content

Ofsted's chief inspector also reveals scale of 'lost inspections' and 'uncomfortably high' ITT grades at education committee hearing

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Amy Walker