Ofsted

Inspection data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England as well as inspections and inspection outcomes from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

Data showing the number of staff employed at different grades in Ofsted and paybill information.

Shared principles that will guide Ofsted and Care Quality Commission’s approaches to inspections, assessments and other activity during local government reorganisation.

Statistics from Ofsted on inspections of local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Management information of inspections that took place from 2014, published in the interest of transparency.

This report details the names and addresses for childminders and childcare on domestic premises, where the provider has consented for their name and address to be published on the Ofsted inspection report website.

Guidance, methodology and other associated documents for phase 2 of Ofsted's thematic inspection of a sample of regional adoption agencies (RAAs).

Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Management information aggregated and published monthly, and publications of inspections and outcomes from 2005 to 2015 and 2015 to 2019.

Equality, diversity and inclusion objectives that Ofsted will focus on from 2026 to 2030.

How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a children's home.

Management information for further education and skills, showing in-year inspection outcomes.

This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2026.

We're asking what you think about our proposals to improve how Ofsted inspects and regulates children’s social care providers.

An analysis of children’s social care sufficiency in England.

Ofsted Board meeting minutes from 2026.

Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.

Minutes from recent Ofsted Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) meetings.

Provisional data for the renewed education inspection framework for the period 10 November 2025 to 31 March 2026. This release also contains revised data for the period September 2024 to August 2025 under the original education inspection framework.

Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2026.

Management information published 3 times a year in the interests of transparency.

Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting non-association independent schools in England under the renewed education inspection framework.

Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting ITE provision in England under the renewed education inspection framework.

Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting further education and skills providers in England under the renewed education inspection framework.

Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting registered early years settings in England under the renewed education inspection framework.

Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting maintained schools and academies in England under the renewed education inspection framework.

Statutory and non-statutory guidance, professional standards and relevant research that Ofsted reviewed to inform and develop the renewed education inspection framework and toolkits.

Management information aggregating in-year and most recent inspections and outcomes.

Details of expenses and hospitality incurred by our most senior officials.

Data on how long it takes Ofsted to pay invoices.

The HMI pen portraits give a biographical summary of individual inspectors' experience and expertise.

Commentaries on school inspection data.

Management information on the number and outcomes of online education accreditation scheme (OEAS) quality assurance commissions carried out by Ofsted. 

Ofsted reports on the quality of the inspection work carried out by the inspectorates of British schools overseas.

Management information on unregistered schools in England, from 1 January 2016 onwards.

We explain how we carry out research in an ethical way.

This document outlines the research questions and themes that matter most to improving outcomes for children, young people and learners.

Ofsted’s monitoring reports on commitments made in the Big Listen and its response to Dame Christine Gilbert’s independent learning review.

This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.

This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for those wishing to become childcare providers.

How Ofsted inspects and regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.

How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on the education, health and social care provisions available for children and young people with SEND as outlined in the local offer.

Annex A form for residential family centres to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).

The letter of notice and Annex A (request for information) for residential holiday schemes for disabled children inspections.

The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2026.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects voluntary adoption agencies.

Ofsted's annual fees for children’s social care services.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential family centres.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects children's homes.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential provision of further education colleges.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure children's homes.

Annex A form for children's homes and secure children's homes to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential holiday schemes for disabled children.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects adoption support agencies.

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure 16 to 19 academies.

Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.

Forms for supported accommodation providers to fill in for inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).

Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.

The experience of the members spans schools, further education and skills, early years, social care and research.

Ofsted's framework and guidance for inspecting local authority services for children (ILACS) in need of help and protection, children in care and care leavers.

Research on the experiences of children in care in schools and colleges.

This publication provides a breakdown of complaints about schools received by Ofsted.

A breakdown of inspections where Ofsted considered requests to defer or pause an inspection or visit, as well as where inspections required additional evidence.

Ofsted Board meeting minutes from 2025.

A revised methodology to incorporate school-based nurseries in calculations of childcare accessibility in England.

This chart sets out Ofsted's senior structure.

Guidance for children's social care providers about distributing the 2026 annual survey, including a promotional poster that they can use.

Data showing the number of staff employed at different grades in Ofsted and paybill information.

This annual dataset covers the inspection of children’s social care and supported accommodation providers, including Ofsted's regulatory activity in the sector.

Management information aggregating registered childcare providers and inspections and their outcomes.

Annual Ofsted report letters on the inspection work by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).

Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2025.

This report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children who are at risk of, or who have been victims of, domestic abuse.

Data on the difference in Ofsted employees’ average earnings from April 2024 to March 2025.

Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.

Data about non-consolidated performance-related payments that Ofsted makes each year to staff.

What Ofsted and the CQC found about how partners in local areas support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who are not in school.

Ofsted's annual report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and children's social care.

Information about the ownership of children’s social care in England as at 31 March 2025.

Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Provisional data for the period January to August 2025 and revised data for the period September to December 2024.

Data for inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2025 including data for inspections conducted between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025.

This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2025.

Management information for area SEND.

Official statistics covering initial teacher education (ITE) and inspections of early career framework (ECF) and national professional qualifications (NPQ) lead providers in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.

Provisional data for the period 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025.

Ofsted has commissioned independent multi-stage research to evaluate its renewed approach to education inspection.

A memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and the Department for Education regarding independent schools.

Lists of Ofsted Inspectors.

Findings from research on how stakeholders can share their views during inspections, carried out by the independent research consultancy, the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT).

Children and young people share their experiences of living in social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools, residential special schools, and living with foster carers.

Ofsted’s annual reports on the effectiveness of welfare and duty of care for recruits and trainees in Armed Forces initial training.

This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2025.

This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2024.

A report outlining findings from 78 thematic monitoring visits looking at the implementation of initial teacher education statutory guidance and other relevant themes.

Statistics from Ofsted on inspections of local authority children’s services in England.

Summary data of the survey responses Ofsted received following inspections and visits of state-funded schools, independent schools, further education and skills providers, early years providers and social care providers between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025.

Data for inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2024 including data for inspections conducted between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024.

A study of the local authority response to homeless children and young people.

Management information for further education and skills, showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

We asked parents, carers, professionals and learners what they thought about our proposals to improve education inspections and our new report cards for providers.

Information about the evidence Ofsted used to inform its consultation response on its proposals to improve education inspections.

Complaints and notifications relating to registered early years providers over the past 5 years.

Inspection data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England as well as inspections and inspection outcomes from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Ofsted's Chief Inspector sets out the intention to invoke the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.

Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Agreement between the inspectorates for sharing pre-publication reports and other information.

Information on independent fostering agencies and voluntary adoption agencies in England for 2017 to 2024.

These commentaries focus on regulatory activity in all types of children’s homes. From 2024 onwards the commentary includes supported accommodation providers.

Findings from our 2025 review of the area SEND inspection framework and how we will make sure it remains effective and in line with current needs and best practice.

A report on our findings during the first 2 years of inspecting local area partnerships under the current area SEND inspection framework.

Findings from research on conceptualising vulnerability commissioned by Ofsted and carried out by Research in Practice at the National Children's Bureau (NCB).

Statistics from Ofsted on inspections of local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

How schools and further education (FE) colleges are embedding AI and responding to some of the challenges and barriers identified in literature.

Commentaries on unregistered schools investigations.

Equality, diversity and inclusion objectives that Ofsted will focus on from 2023 to 2027.

Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, updates the Education Secretary on feedback received from the consultation about proposed changes to education inspections.

An exploration of whether population census data and school census data can be used to derive realistic estimates of children missing education.

A theoretical model to help local authorities and other decision-makers plan new childcare provision under the 2025 childcare reforms.

A research report which looks at how early years practitioners care for and educate babies and toddlers.

Ofsted Board meeting minutes from 2024.

Information on the number of places approved by independent fostering agencies in England as at 31 March for the years 2021 to 2024.

Ofsted's findings on how further education providers are supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to make career decisions.

Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Provisional data for the period September to December 2024 and revised data for the period September 2023 to August 2024.

Transparency data on prisons and young offender institutions inspection outcomes for reports published between 1 March 2024 and 17 March 2025.

This research into curriculum quality is part of a programme of evaluation assessing the education inspection framework (EIF).

Data on the difference between male and female Ofsted employees’ average earnings from April 2023 to March 2024.

How Ofsted has implemented the education inspection framework (EIF) since it was introduced in 2019.

This data is published on a regular basis. It gives the number of inspections and the outcomes for local authority, private and voluntary children's homes.

Data showing the number of staff employed at different grades in Ofsted and paybill information.

This review explores how robust and reliable Ofsted’s EEG application is, including the guidance and processes for inspectors to follow if they encounter technical difficulties.

Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2024.

Ofsted has commissioned behavioural research and cognitive testing on how we can best hear from children, learners, parents, carers and provider staff during inspection.

Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

What Ofsted and the CQC found about how partners in local areas support children and young people with SEND to prepare for adulthood.

Ofsted are carrying out research on artificial intelligence (AI) in education.

Ofsted's annual report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and children's social care.

Commentary on children’s social care settings that are not registered with Ofsted, the number of children placed in them, and the subsequent application rates of settings following regulatory action.

Provisional data for the period January to August 2024 and revised data for the period September to December 2023.

Management information for area SEND.

This report, produced by Safer London, shares children's and families' experiences of multi-agency support when impacted by serious youth violence.

This report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children and their families when children are affected by serious youth violence.

Official statistics covering outcomes from initial teacher education (ITE) inspections and inspections of early career framework (ECF) and national professional qualifications (NPQ) lead providers in the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

Provisional data for the period 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024.

Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

Children and young people share their experiences of living in social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools, residential special schools, and living with foster carers.

Analysis of childcare accessibility in England over the past 4 years.

A three-part subject-based curriculum research review focused on early years education.

This report examines how schools secure the foundational knowledge and skills that every child needs by the end of key stage 1.

Ofsted has commissioned research on vulnerability and inclusion, following these terms of reference.

Joint review of the quality of education in YOIs over the past decade by Ofsted and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP).

Ofsted Board meeting minutes from 2023.

Management information for further education and skills, showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

The Ofsted Big Listen asked for views across our work, from schools and children’s social care to teacher training and early years.

Supporting documents for the Ofsted Big Listen response.

Management information for area SEND.

Statistics from Ofsted on inspections of local authority children’s services in England.

Inspection data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England as well as inspections and inspection outcomes.

This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2024.

Summary data of the survey responses Ofsted received following inspections and visits of state-funded schools, independent schools, further education and skills providers, early years providers and social care providers between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.

Statistics from Ofsted on inspections of local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Ofsted's methodology examining childcare accessibility by neighbourhood in England.

An independent review of teachers’ and leaders’ professional development since April 2021: phase 1 and 2.

A joint thematic review of Start for Life services, including how services are provided through the family hub model.

An Ofsted subject report into factors that influence the quality of religious education (RE) in schools in England.

Ofsted’s thematic review of regional adoption agencies (RAA)

Ofsted's response to the Education Select Committee's report 'Ofsted's work with schools', published 29 January 2024.

An Ofsted subject report on the quality of English in primary and secondary schools in England.

Ofsted will carry out a thematic review of careers guidance for young people in schools and further education and skills providers, following these terms of reference.

This consultation seeks views on Ofsted’s proposals for the inspections of supported accommodation (SA) for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

This consultation asks children and young people for their views on Ofsted’s proposals on inspecting supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

A rapid review of evidence that provides insight into what constitutes a positive experience and a good life for children in supported accommodation.

Ofsted's review into careers guidance in specialist settings.

Letters requesting a set of regulators to update their strategic approach to AI, with the intention of increasing the transparency around how they are implementing the AI Regulation White Paper proposals.

A review to assess how alternative provision (AP) commissioning and oversight is currently working and the impact of arrangements on children and young people.

Ofsted's formal response to the Prevention of Future Deaths report issued by HM Coroner.

A report on what ‘complex needs’ means to local authority and children’s home staff and how they support children with these needs.

Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

This is a consultation on proposed changes to our post-inspection arrangements, including how we handle complaints about our work.

This newsletter provides headteachers and school leaders with developments that are taking place in inspection policy.

Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2022/23.

Ofsted's Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care.

Management information for area SEND.

Commentaries on school inspection data.

This report examines the multi-agency response to children and families who need help, using information from 5 inspections of local authority areas.

Ofsted's independent review of tutoring in schools and 16 to 19 providers.

This report looks at business education curriculums, focusing on general classroom-based and work-based business curriculums, from levels 2 to 7.

What children and young people have told us about their experiences of living in social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools, living with foster carers and staying at residential special schools.

Ofsted's independent review of careers guidance in schools and further education and skills providers.

An Ofsted subject report on the quality of music education in the schools inspected in England.

An Ofsted subject report on the quality of physical education (PE) in primary and secondary schools in England.

An Ofsted subject report on the quality of geography teaching in the schools inspected in England.

Management information for further education and skills, showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

Commentaries on early years inspection data.

An evaluation plan and theory of change of the Ofsted education inspection framework (EIF).

Management information for area SEND.

Ofsted's response to the Department for Education's proposals to reform children’s social care.

Response to the Department for Education's (DFE) consultation on the children’s social care national framework and dashboard indicators.

Ofsted responds to the Department for Education's call for views on a set of national rules on the engagement of agency social work resource.

Working arrangements between Ofsted and the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to share information.

A letter from the Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, to the Ofsted Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, Thursday 22 June 2023.

Equality, diversity and inclusion objectives that Ofsted will focus on from 2020 to 2022.

Management information for area SEND.

Ofsted Board meeting minutes from 2022.

How Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) will work together.

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, writes to Sophie Langdale and Frances Oram, Directors of Children’s Social Care at the DfE, about regulating supported accommodation.

Ofsted's Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care.

Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2021/22

Ofsted's National Director, Regulation and Social Care, provides analysis of evidence around workforce sufficiency in residential special schools as part of a national review.

Management information for further education and skills, showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

Ofsted Board meeting minutes from 2021.

Working arrangements between Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) to ensure secure children's homes offer safe, good quality care.

Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.

A report on the responses to the review and our proposals.

Ofsted sets out its corporate strategy, with a summary of our core values, strategic approaches, areas of work and evaluation metrics.

Management information for area SEND

How Ofsted's new early career framework and NPQ inspection framework and handbook will fulfil the requirements of the Equality Act 2010, including the public sector equality duty.

This scoping study looks at early help and local multi-agency responsiveness to meeting the needs of children, young people and their families.

Letter from Nadhim Zahawi, Secretary of State for Education to Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector regarding reforms to unregulated provision.

Letter from Ofsted's Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman to Nadhim Zahawi about regulating and inspecting providers of supported accommodation for young people.

Agreement between Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) about secure training centres (STCs).

Management information showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2020/21.

Ofsted's Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care.

Management information for area SEND

Ofsted's Chief Inspector writes about the findings from the latest inspection of Oakhill Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.

Ofsted's National Director for Social Care, Yvette Stanley, writes to Josh MacAlister, Chair of The Case for Change, about Ofsted's response to the review

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

Ofsted's Chief Inspector writes about the findings from the latest inspection of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.

Equality, diversity and inclusion statement on how Ofsted's return to routine inspection activity enables us to fulfil the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2019/20.

Ofsted's Chief Inspector sets out the intention to invoke the urgent notification process for Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.

Management information showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

Letter from Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, to the Ofsted Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman.

Updates for inspectors and stakeholders with the latest information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in schools and early education settings.

Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2018/19.

Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2017/18.

Management information showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

Updates for inspectors and stakeholders with the latest information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in schools.

Updates for inspectors and stakeholders with the latest information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in schools.

Ofsted's Chief Inspector has written to the Secretary of State for Education setting out Ofsted's findings after inspecting Steiner schools.

Details of Ofsted's development programme for minority ethnic school leaders in London and how to apply.

The Chief Inspector has written to the Secretary of State for Education setting out Ofsted's findings after inspecting a number of Steiner schools.

This note informs schools and inspectors of changes coming into effect before the education inspection framework (EIF) in September 2019.

The Chief Inspector wrote to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) about the short inspection model and plans to collect more evidence from parents about schools.

The list of providers who have been judged to have outstanding overall effectiveness in an Ofsted inspection.

The Chief Inspector wrote to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to set out what Ofsted considers to be major risks to the quality of education and school effectiveness.

Management information showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes.

A statement from Ofsted's press office following coverage of Little Ducklings Pre-School inspection outcome report in the media.

These updates for inspectors and stakeholders contain information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in schools.

Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2016/17.

Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, has given a statement following today's court judgement about the Al-Hijrah school.

Details of the ownership and latest inspection outcomes for children’s homes, excluding secure children’s homes and residential special schools registered as children’s homes.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

Ofsted has made a statement about the inspection of the Town and Country Kiddies Nursery in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

Management information published monthly in the interests of transparency.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

Julian Gizzi's report on inspection irregularities at three Norfolk academies to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector.

These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

Official statistics covering July 2014 to September 2014 provisional; April 2014 to June 2014 final.

Official statistics covering April to September 2014 provisional and October 2013 to March 2014 final excluding children's homes.

The list of providers who have been judged to have outstanding overall effectiveness in an Ofsted inspection.

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector responds to an article in the Observer newspaper.

This is a consultation on proposals for revisions to the inspection of voluntary adoption agencies.

This is a consultation on proposals for revisions to the inspection of independent fostering agencies.