Ofsted

Questions for Ofsted over Mossbourne behaviour review

Sector leaders also call the probe a 'wake-up call' for the government over the use of strict behaviour policies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted should check SEND funding not plugging budget holes

SEND system is on a 'trajectory toward complete breakdown' and 'incremental change will not suffice', warns NGA

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Good might not be good enough under new Ofsted framework

Experience of an inspection suggests Ofsted’s system is clearer and fairer, but hard work is needed to attain ‘expected...

Freddie Whittaker
Stuart Gardner
Ofsted

Ofsted: Too many pupils ‘out of step with expectations of school life’

The watchdog's chief inspector also warns social media and smartphones are also partly responsible for disruptive behaviour

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted warns of ‘missed opportunities’ to keep pupils with SEND in school

Nine things we learned from Ofsted's annual report for 2024-25

Freddie Whittaker
Lydia Chantler-Hicks and Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted pauses NPQ inspections for rest of the academic year

NPQ inspections paused until 2026-27 while DfE reviews framework and Ofsted updates approach

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

More collaborative, more pressure: Heads issue report cards on new Ofsted inspections

Here’s what five leaders inspected under the new regime had to say about their experience...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted confirms state school inspections to resume on December 1

Routine inspections have been paused since July but will resume next month

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted slammed over consultation analysis method (and still keeps it secret)

Experts warn of 'risk' decision-makers at inspectorate were not 'provided with the relevant information'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks