Ofsted

The latest news and analysis on the schools inspectorate in England, including inspection and curriculum policy and reports

Friday

26th Sep 2025

Heads fear new Ofsted inspections will be worse for wellbeing
More than seven in 10 school leaders are not satisfied with Ofsted’s new inspection system, a poll of ASCL members suggests
Woman Ofsted inspector

Thursday

25th Sep 2025

Private schools could face rising Ofsted inspection charges
DfE consultation proposes removing the subsidy currently being given to independent schools for Ofsted inspections
Private school children smiling

Friday

19th Sep 2025

Ofsted judging schools on attainment ‘could be biggest problem’
The watchdog has urgent questions to answer about its ‘secure fit’ approach to grading schools under its new inspection system, warns school leaders’ union
Woman Ofsted inspector
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Thursday

18th Sep 2025

9 in 10 heads back industrial action over Ofsted inspections
NAHT urges Ofsted to put brakes on new inspections as snap poll shows vast majority of its members would support exploring industrial action
Industrial action

Tuesday

16th Sep 2025

Do we know what schools really think of Ofsted’s proposed reforms?
With Ofsted opting not to publish full responses to a consultation on its new framework, a survey by former senior inspectors offers a snapshot of what the sector really thinks
iceberg in sea

Friday

12th Sep 2025

Barton: Ofsted inclusion plan ‘diluted’ without admissions focus
Taskforce chair says it will be wrong to consider schools to be strong on inclusion if they are happy for local students ‘to be sent in a taxi elsewhere’
Geoff Barton

Wednesday

10th Sep 2025

9 in 10 oppose Ofsted changes in heads’ union poll
Snap polls by NAHT and NEU show respondents strongly opposed to Ofsted’s report card inspections
Report card being thrown in bin

Tuesday

9th Sep 2025

RISE teams’ remit extended to low-attaining schools
DfE confirms plans to intervene in more ‘stuck schools’, and will consult on how to define low attainment
Stuck in the mud
Teacher training providers welcome revised Ofsted framework
NASBTT ‘pleased’ that watchdog considered many of its members’ recommendations for updated inspection framework
Ofsted changes
‘Grave concerns’ for school leaders over ‘punitive’ Ofsted plans
Heads’ union to ask its executive and council if members should be urged to withdraw from work as Ofsted inspectors
Headteachers' leaders have issued a warning over Ofsted's new plans for inspections
Ofsted’s new inspection framework: all you need to know
Ofsted is pushing ahead with its plan for a five-point grading scale but announces a series of changes to school inspections launching this term
Ofsted's first inspections in November under its new system will be voluntary.

Wednesday

6th Aug 2025

‘Inappropriate’ to judge schools against two frameworks, Ofsted told
Watchdog confirms it will use the new inspection framework in monitoring visits to assess schools that it has told to improve under the current framework
Incompatible pieces of jigsaw
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