Outstanding providers
The list of providers who have been judged to have outstanding overall effectiveness in an Ofsted inspection.
View the latest data from the 2017 to 2018 academic year as well as data for previous years.
Every year, Ofsted publishes a list of outstanding providers alongside the Annual Report. This list covers the previous academic year (September to August).
When Ofsted inspects a provider, the inspector will usually make a judgement on the standard of the provider. The very best providers receive a judgement of outstanding overall effectiveness.
Outstanding providers can use Ofsted’s outstanding provider logo on stationery and signage.
For more information on the judgement grades, read about being inspected as a:
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maintained school or academy
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further education and skills provider
Updates to this page
Published 1 December 2015Last updated 4 December 2018 + show all updates
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Added outstanding provider details for the academic year 2017 to 2018.
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Removed references to a certificate as outstanding providers no longer receive this.
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Added outstanding provider data for the academic year 2016 to 2017.
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Published today: data for 2015-2016.
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First published.