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Warning notices to academies in the South East

Notices issued to academy trusts about academies that are not making necessary improvements or academies judged inadequate following an Ofsted inspection.

Notices from Dame Kate Dethridge, Department for Education (DfE) Regional Director for the South East to academy trusts about academies causing concern.

The schools causing concern guidance provides details on the action that regional directors may take when academies are underperforming or have weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management.

A spreadsheet listing all notices about underperformance issued to academy trusts is also available.

Notices and letters published before September 2022 are available in a separate collection of legacy notices.

Warning notices: 'inadequate' Ofsted judgements

DfE regional directors may issue a notice to academies that have been judged ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted.

Updates to this page

Published 26 January 2024
Last updated 8 November 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added a notice to Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School.

  2. Added 'The Arnewood School (Hampshire): warning notice' to 'Warning notices: 'inadequate' Ofsted judgements'.

  3. Added 'Knockhall Primary School (Kent): warning notice' to 'Warning notices: academies not making necessary improvements'.

  4. Removed Greenacre Academy (Chatham) and Walderslade Girls School (Chatham) from 'Warning notices: 'inadequate' Ofsted judgements' as they have both now transferred to Beyond Schools Trust.

  5. First published.

  6. Added 'John Madejski Academy (Reading): warning notice' to 'Warning notices: inadequate Ofsted judgements'.