Inspection of independent schools

Guidance for Ofsted inspectors, resources for staff and parents. Inspection handbook, school action plans, emergency inspections.

Guidance and regulation

Independent schools inspection handbook
- Guidance
- 11 October 2024
- Ofsted
Regulating independent schools
- Guidance
- 21 August 2019
- Department for Education
Additional inspections of independent schools: handbook for inspectors
- Guidance
- 11 October 2024
- Ofsted
Inspecting non-association independent schools
- Detailed guide
- 23 May 2024
- Ofsted
Inspectors talking to pupils on inspection
- Guidance
- 28 September 2023
- Ofsted

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News and communications

Independent schools: Inspections
- 15 February 2024
- Department for Education
- Correspondence
Consultation on changes to official statistics on independent schools
- 25 July 2023
- Ofsted
- News story
Steiner schools: Amanda Spielman writes to Damian Hinds July 2019
- 22 July 2019
- Ofsted
- Correspondence
The Branch Christian School: warning notice
- 11 February 2019
- Department for Education
- Correspondence
Steiner schools: Damian Hinds writes to Amanda Spielman
- 31 January 2019
- Department for Education
- Correspondence

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Research and statistics

Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes in England: August 2024
- 14 November 2024
- Ofsted
- Official statistics
Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes: management information
- 10 September 2024
- Ofsted
- Statistical data set
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI): annual Ofsted report letters
- 30 November 2023
- Ofsted
- Research
Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes in England: August 2023
- 14 November 2023
- Ofsted
- Official statistics
Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes in England: August 2022
- 30 November 2022
- Ofsted
- Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

Regulating independent educational institutions
- 6 May 2022
- Department for Education
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 27 November 2020
Education inspection framework 2019: inspecting the substance of education
- 29 July 2019
- Ofsted
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 05 April 2019
Independent schools: Ofsted inspection fees
- 6 June 2019
- Department for Education
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 16 January 2019
Operating the independent school regulatory system
- 30 April 2019
- Department for Education
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 05 June 2018
Independent school inspection fees and standards
- 22 February 2018
- Department for Education
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 07 December 2017

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

Memorandum of understanding: independent schools
- 7 November 2024
- Ofsted
- Corporate report
Independent schools: warning notices and enforcement letters
- 13 September 2024
- Department for Education
- Transparency
Responses to post-inspection surveys: inspections and visits between 1 September 2019 and 31 March 2020
- 24 July 2020
- Ofsted
- Transparency
Bridge School Inspectorate (BSI): annual Ofsted report letters
- 16 November 2015
- Ofsted
- Corporate report

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Organisations

Department for Education

Ofsted

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