Guidance

Inspecting schools with no formal designation: guidance for inspectors

Guidance for monitoring Ofsted inspections of schools, with a focus on safeguarding and/or leadership and management.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 19 September 2014
• Last updated: 19 December 2014 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 28 August 2015

This document has been archived as it is no longer current. Information about this topic can be found in the Handbook for short, monitoring and unannounced behaviour school inspections

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Inspections of schools with no formal designation guidance for inspectors

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Inspectors will follow this guidance where Ofsted has concerns that the safety of pupils and/or staff is at risk or where information suggests that there has been a serious breakdown in leadership and management, or a decline in standards.

Published 19 September 2014
Last updated 19 December 2014 + show all updates

1. 19 December 2014

   The termly update to the main features of Ofsted's school inspections.

2. 19 September 2014

   First published.