Inspection
The latest news, analysis and opinion on inspections at schools in the UK and overseas, from updates to inspection frameworks and guidance on how to prepare
Wednesday
12th Mar 2025
Sir Martyn: Inclusion must be ‘ingrained’ in school culture
Schools are not serving their communities if they off-roll or never take on disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, warns Ofsted chief inspector
Ofsted appoints MAT chief as inclusion adviser
Watchdog says Mark Vickers will help to ensure that proposed changes to school inspection work well for pupils with SEND
Tuesday
11th Mar 2025
Ofsted inclusion plans lack focus on school admissions, MPs told
Leaders have to work ‘against the tide’ of the accountability system to promote a whole-school approach to inclusion, MPs also warned
Sir Hamid Patel appointed interim chair of Ofsted
The Star Academies chief will serve until the summer when a permanent appointment is expected to be made
Wednesday
5th Mar 2025
More than a thousand complaints made after Ofsted school visits
The number of complaints made to Ofsted following school inspections has increased by 60 per cent over the last three years
How changes to private school inspections have played out
The general secretary of the HMC explains how a new inspection framework for private schools has gone down – and why no change can avoid unforeseen impacts