Collection

Ofsted inspections of maintained schools and academies

Documents relating to Ofsted's inspections of maintained schools and academies.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 2 December 2014
• Last updated: 17 January 2020 — See all updates

You can also read school inspection update newsletters for updates and guidance about our school inspection work.

Guidance for inspectors

• Education inspection framework (EIF)
  • 14 July 2023
  • Guidance
• School inspection handbook
  • 16 September 2024
  • Guidance
• Inspecting the curriculum
  • 14 May 2019
  • Guidance
• Inspecting teaching of the protected characteristics in schools
  • 31 August 2023
  • Guidance
• Inspectors talking to pupils on inspection
  • 28 September 2023
  • Guidance
• Separation by sex: implications for inspections of mixed-sex/co-educational schools
  • 31 August 2023
  • Guidance

Guidance for schools

• Inspecting schools: guide for maintained and academy schools
  • 7 October 2024
  • Guidance
• Risk assessment methodology for good state-funded schools
  • 14 July 2023
  • Guidance

Guidance for parents

• Inspecting schools: guidance for parents
  • 7 October 2024
  • Guidance

Ofsted Parent View

• Ofsted Parent View: toolkit for schools
  • 5 April 2022
  • Guidance
• Ofsted Parent View: management information
  • 14 November 2024
  • Statistical data set

Other resources

• School inspections: staff and pupil questionnaire text
  • 16 January 2018
  • Guidance
• Early years provision in schools: apply for disqualification waiver
  • 23 October 2018
  • Form

Inspection dashboard

• School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide
  • 10 October 2024
  • Guidance
• IDSR: news and updates
  • 12 November 2024
  • Guidance

Published 2 December 2014
Last updated 17 January 2020 + show all updates

1. 17 January 2020

   Added '16 to 19 study programme: inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide' and 'School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide' to collection.

2. 27 September 2019

   Added risk assessment methodology for schools.

3. 25 February 2016

   Updated with safeguarding concerns guidance for inspectors.

4. 20 November 2015

   Added Parent View information.

5. 11 September 2015

   Links updated to documents for use from September 2015.

6. 2 December 2014

   First published.