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How a prospective or registered childcare provider can object if Ofsted intends to take steps that will affect their application or registration.
You may notice some changes to some of the Ofsted services and GOV.UK pages. Here’s a round-up of these changes.
Evidence from research interviews with 208 registered early years providers and maintained nursery schools between 5 and 16 October.
Provisional data for the period April to August 2019 and revised data for the period September 2018 to March 2019.
Learner View, a website enabling learners to rate their further education and skills provider launches today.
Ofsted, the CQC and HMICFRS have published a joint report on the multi-agency response to children and families who need help.
This report from Ofsted and the National Governance Association looked at school governance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ofsted survey report examining the quality and quantity of music education in schools across England.
Data showing the number of staff employed at different grades in Ofsted and paybill information.
We explain how we carry out research with people in an ethical way.
Update on schools' progress using their pupil premium funding to improve outcomes for pupils eligible for free school meals, based on 2013 and 2014 data.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector reflects on the last 2 years and talks about Ofsted's work on education recovery.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector discussed the importance of the early years and developing a love of reading at the 2018 Pre-school Learning Alliance conference.
Ofsted's Annual Report examines the quality of schools, early years, children's social care and further education and skills.
Ofsted seeks your views on our proposals for changes to the initial teacher education inspection framework and handbook September 2020.
This consultation seeks your views on our proposals for a new judgement on the experiences and progress of care leavers within the ILACS framework.
Too many children are either missing out on full-time education or not getting the part-time education they are entitled to.
Ofsted has published detailed figures revealing the scale of the problem with suspected illegal schools in England.
Ofsted has published research that shows the well-being of most teachers is generally low or moderate.
Ofsted's Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care.
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