Archived government news
December 2024
Guidance: Glossary of terms: Ofsted statistics Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Official Statistics: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes … Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Research: Five-Year Ofsted Inspection Data Tuesday, 03 December 2024
November 2024
Chair of the Ofsted Board to step down next year Friday, 29 November 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted workforce management information: 2024 Friday, 29 November 2024
Research: Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI): annual Ofsted report lett… Friday, 29 November 2024
Speech: Martyn Oliver's speech at the 2024 National Children and Adult Serv… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Ofsted to postpone initial teacher education inspection cycle Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Transparency data: Unregistered children’s homes Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted Audit and Risk Assurance Committee minutes Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Official Statistics: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes as at 31… Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Statistical data set: Area SEND inspections and outcomes in England: manage… Monday, 25 November 2024
Form: Ofsted annual fostering data collection Friday, 22 November 2024
Guidance: Inspecting registered childcare providers: information for parent… Thursday, 21 November 2024
Official Statistics: Childcare providers and inspections as at 31 August 20… Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Independent report: Children and families' experiences of multi-agency supp… Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Promotional material: Ofsted's role in regulating childcare: poster for par… Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections Monday, 18 November 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted prompt payment data Friday, 15 November 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted Inspectors: lists Friday, 15 November 2024
Statistical data set: Ofsted Parent View: management information Thursday, 14 November 2024
Official Statistics: Non-association independent schools inspections and ou… Thursday, 14 November 2024
Official Statistics: Teacher development: inspections and outcomes as at 31… Thursday, 14 November 2024
Official Statistics: Teacher development: inspections and outcomes as at 31… Thursday, 14 November 2024
Transparency data: Inspection outcomes of children's homes Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Guidance: IDSR: news and updates Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Speech: Martyn Oliver at the AoC conference: working together to shape the … Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Monday, 11 November 2024
Speech: Sir Martyn Oliver’s speech to the Confederation of School Trusts Friday, 08 November 2024
Promotional material: Ofsted's role in regulating childcare: poster for par… Thursday, 07 November 2024
Corporate report: Memorandum of understanding: independent schools Thursday, 07 November 2024
Accredited official statistics: Fostering in England 1 April 2023 to 31 Mar… Thursday, 07 November 2024
Accredited official statistics: Fostering in England 1 April 2022 to 31 Mar… Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Transparency data: Business expenses of senior Ofsted officials, including … Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Ofsted publishes inspector training materials Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Guidance: Ofsted Academy Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections Monday, 04 November 2024
Inspections Friday, 01 November 2024
Childminders and childcare providers: register with Ofsted Friday, 01 November 2024
Registration exemptions Friday, 01 November 2024
Childminders and childcare on domestic premises: registration Friday, 01 November 2024
Childcare and the law Friday, 01 November 2024
October 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted workforce management information: 2024 Thursday, 31 October 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted pen portraits of HM Inspectors (HMIs) Friday, 25 October 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted Board meetings 2024: minutes Thursday, 24 October 2024
Become a childminder or nanny (England) Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted Audit and Risk Assurance Committee minutes Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: Ofsted inspections: what EY providers and practitioners need to k… Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2024 Friday, 18 October 2024
Research: Children’s social care questionnaires 2024: what children and you… Thursday, 17 October 2024
Complain about childcare Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Transparency data: Consented addresses for childminders and domestic childc… Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Research: Changes to access to childcare in England Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Guidance: Ofsted inspections and visits: deferring, pausing and gathering a… Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Guidance: Early years and childcare: Ofsted's enforcement policy Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Guidance: Using Ofsted logos and copyright Friday, 11 October 2024
Guidance: Additional inspections of independent schools: handbook for inspe… Friday, 11 October 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted Audit and Risk Assurance Committee minutes Friday, 11 October 2024
Guidance: Independent schools inspection handbook Friday, 11 October 2024
Guidance: IDSR: news and updates Thursday, 10 October 2024
Guidance: School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide Thursday, 10 October 2024
Statistical data set: Unregistered schools management information Thursday, 10 October 2024
Transparency data: Inspection outcomes of the largest children's social car… Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Guidance: Inspecting lead providers of the ECF and NPQ programmes Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Guidance: Risk assessment methodology: early career framework and national … Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Guidance: Early career framework and national professional qualification in… Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Press release: Early years education too important to be left to chance Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Press release: A strong foundation in Reception and key stage 1 sets childr… Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Research: Best start in life: a research review for early years Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Research: Strong foundations in the first years of school Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Guidance: Inspecting schools: guide for maintained and academy schools Monday, 07 October 2024
Guidance: Inspecting schools: guidance for parents Monday, 07 October 2024
Guidance: Selecting new schools and schools that undergo significant change… Monday, 07 October 2024
Speech: Sir Martyn Oliver’s speech at the NASS conference Friday, 04 October 2024
Guidance: Inspecting Cafcass: framework Friday, 04 October 2024
Guidance: Secure 16 to 19 academies Friday, 04 October 2024
Guidance: Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): voluntary adopti… Friday, 04 October 2024
Guidance: Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): residential fami… Friday, 04 October 2024
Guidance: Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): children’s homes Friday, 04 October 2024
Guidance: Glossary of terms: Ofsted statistics Thursday, 03 October 2024
Research: Commissioned research on vulnerability and inclusion: terms of re… Thursday, 03 October 2024
Statistical data set: OEAS quality assurance commissions: management inform… Thursday, 03 October 2024
Research: Thematic review of the quality of education in young offender ins… Tuesday, 01 October 2024
Press release: Declining standards in young offender institutions Tuesday, 01 October 2024
September 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2024 Thursday, 26 September 2024
Guidance: IDSR: news and updates Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Press release: Training for armed forces recruits continues to improve but … Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Research: Welfare and duty of care in Armed Forces initial training Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Transparency data: Fostering and adoption agency datasets Monday, 23 September 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted Board meetings 2023: minutes Thursday, 19 September 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted Board meetings 2024: minutes Thursday, 19 September 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted Board meetings 2024: minutes Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections Monday, 16 September 2024
Ofsted publishes updates to school inspection handbooks Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Using Ofsted logos and copyright Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Ofsted inspections and visits: deferring, pausing and gathering a… Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: School inspection handbook Monday, 16 September 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Thursday, 12 September 2024
Press release: Joint targeted area inspections to focus on domestic abuse Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Statistical data set: Non-association independent schools inspections and o… Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted workforce management information: 2024 Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections Monday, 09 September 2024
Guidance: Early years inspection handbook Monday, 09 September 2024
Guidance: Further education and skills inspection handbook Monday, 09 September 2024
Guidance: Technology requirements to contract as an Ofsted inspector Thursday, 05 September 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted's external reference group members Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Consultation outcome: Ofsted Big Listen Monday, 02 September 2024
Press release: Building a better Ofsted: the response to the Big Listen Monday, 02 September 2024
Guidance: Ofsted's code of conduct: collaborative inspection and regulation Monday, 02 September 2024
Research: Ofsted Big Listen: supporting documents Monday, 02 September 2024
Research: Ofsted Big Listen: supporting documents Monday, 02 September 2024
August 2024
Statistical data set: Area SEND inspections and outcomes in England: manage… Friday, 30 August 2024
Official Statistics: Local authority inspection outcomes as at 31 March 202… Friday, 30 August 2024
Transparency data: Inspection outcomes of the largest children's social car… Thursday, 22 August 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Friday, 09 August 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Thursday, 08 August 2024
Transparency data: Inspection outcomes of children's homes Thursday, 08 August 2024
Transparency data: Inspection outcomes of the largest children's social car… Thursday, 08 August 2024
Statistical data set: Childcare providers and inspections: management infor… Wednesday, 07 August 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted workforce management information: 2024 Friday, 02 August 2024
July 2024
Transparency data: Business expenses of senior Ofsted officials, including … Friday, 26 July 2024
Guidance: Surveillance and monitoring in residential childcare settings Friday, 26 July 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted’s equality objectives 2023 to 2027 Friday, 26 July 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted prompt payment data Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Guidance: Supported accommodation: Annex A inspection forms Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2024 Monday, 22 July 2024
Transparency data: Inspection outcomes in each parliamentary constituency Friday, 19 July 2024
Transparency data: Inspection outcomes in each parliamentary constituency Thursday, 18 July 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted corporate annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Thursday, 18 July 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Thursday, 18 July 2024
Research: Five-Year Ofsted Inspection Data Thursday, 18 July 2024
Transparency data: Consented addresses for childminders and domestic childc… Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Transparency data: Children’s homes registrations data Tuesday, 16 July 2024
Accredited official statistics: Children's social care in England 2024 Monday, 15 July 2024
Statistical data set: Ofsted Parent View: management information Friday, 12 July 2024
Guidance: Ofsted privacy notices Friday, 12 July 2024
Official Statistics: Childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 202… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Official Statistics: Childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 202… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Transparency data: Regulatory activity in all types of children’s homes Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Accredited official statistics: Children's social care in England 2024 Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Monday, 08 July 2024
Statistical data set: Initial teacher education (ITE) inspections and outco… Monday, 08 July 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Friday, 05 July 2024
June 2024
Official Statistics: Responses to post-inspection surveys: inspections and … Friday, 28 June 2024
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections Monday, 10 June 2024
Official Statistics: Area SEND inspections and outcomes in England as at 31… Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Research: Childcare accessibility by neighbourhood, England: Ofsted’s metho… Tuesday, 04 June 2024
May 2024
Research: Teachers’ professional development in schools Friday, 24 May 2024
Guidance: Introduction to adoption support agencies Friday, 24 May 2024
Guidance: Introduction to independent fostering agencies Friday, 24 May 2024
Guidance: Introduction to voluntary adoption agencies Friday, 24 May 2024
Guidance: Introduction to residential holiday schemes for disabled children Friday, 24 May 2024
Form: Ofsted annual fostering data collection Friday, 24 May 2024
Guidance: Inspecting non-association independent schools Thursday, 23 May 2024
Guidance: Childcare and children's social care health declaration forms Monday, 20 May 2024
Changes to children’s social care in England accredited official statistics Friday, 17 May 2024
Research: Teachers’ professional development in schools Friday, 17 May 2024
Press release: Teachers’ access to high quality training variable and relia… Friday, 17 May 2024
Research: Teachers’ professional development in schools Friday, 17 May 2024
Press release: Teachers’ access to high quality training variable and relia… Thursday, 16 May 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Thursday, 16 May 2024
Transparency data: Supported accommodation application datasets Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Friday, 10 May 2024
Press release: Ofsted displays school sub-judgements on reports website Thursday, 09 May 2024
Statistical data set: Unregistered schools management information Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Statistical data set: Non-association independent schools inspections and o… Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Press release: ‘Deep dives’ removed from ungraded inspections Saturday, 04 May 2024
Speech: Sir Martyn Oliver's speech at the NAHT conference Saturday, 04 May 2024
Guidance: DBS checks for childminders and childcare workers Thursday, 02 May 2024
Guidance: IDSR: news and updates Thursday, 02 May 2024
Guidance: School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide Thursday, 02 May 2024
April 2024
Guidance: Inspecting further education and skills: guide for providers Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Transparency data: Business expenses of senior Ofsted officials, including … Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Statistical data set: OEAS quality assurance commissions: management inform… Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Guidance: Social care: Ofsted's enforcement policy Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections Friday, 26 April 2024
Ofsted statement for schools affected by RAAC Friday, 26 April 2024
Policy paper: Ofsted's approach to AI Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Open consultation: Ofsted Big Listen Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Transparency data: Consented addresses for childminders and domestic childc… Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Press release: New Ofsted report finds schools need to add depth to their R… Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Research: Subject report series: religious education Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Guidance: Inspecting schools: guide for maintained and academy schools Monday, 15 April 2024
Guidance: Accreditation visits to online providers handbook Thursday, 11 April 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Press release: Dame Christine Gilbert to lead independent review into Ofste… Monday, 08 April 2024
Guidance: Independent reviewer of Ofsted’s response to the death of Ruth Pe… Monday, 08 April 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Friday, 05 April 2024
The registration visit Friday, 05 April 2024
Childminders and childcare providers: register with Ofsted Friday, 05 April 2024
Press release: Fairness and transparency central to Ofsted’s updated compla… Friday, 05 April 2024
Guidance: Adoption support agencies: inspection documents Friday, 05 April 2024
Guidance: Residential family centres: documents for visits Friday, 05 April 2024
Form: Ofsted annual fostering data collection Wednesday, 03 April 2024
Guidance: Childcare and children's social care health declaration forms Monday, 01 April 2024
March 2024
Guidance: Children's social care providers: annual fees Sunday, 31 March 2024
Form: Become a children's social care provider: registration fee Sunday, 31 March 2024
Guidance: Children's social care providers: variation fees Sunday, 31 March 2024
Press release: Regional adoption practice strong, but challenges remain Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Guidance: Ofsted publications during pre-election silence Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Research: Regional adoption agencies – thematic inspection report Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Transparency data: Fostering recruitment and retention Monday, 25 March 2024
Transparency data: Data on children's homes managers Friday, 22 March 2024
Research: Five-Year Ofsted Inspection Data Friday, 22 March 2024
Open consultation: Ofsted Big Listen Thursday, 21 March 2024
Press release: Ofsted asks children for their help with the Big Listen Thursday, 21 March 2024
Guidance: Ofsted inspections: what EY providers and practitioners need to k… Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Guidance: Guides for parents: how early years settings are inspected Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Transparency data: Consented addresses for childminders and domestic childc… Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted Board meetings 2023: minutes Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Official Statistics: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes as at 31… Thursday, 14 March 2024
Form: Fostering and adoption: seeking information from Ofsted Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Statistical data set: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: managem… Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Statistical data set: Further education and skills inspections and outcomes… Monday, 11 March 2024
Corporate report: Ofsted's response to the Education Select Committee Monday, 11 March 2024
Press release: Ofsted responds to the Education Select Committee report Monday, 11 March 2024
Speech: Sir Martyn Oliver's speech at the 2024 ASCL Annual Conference Friday, 08 March 2024
Press release: Ofsted chief will put disadvantaged children first, as he la… Friday, 08 March 2024
Open consultation: Ofsted Big Listen Friday, 08 March 2024
Guidance: IDSR: news and updates Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Guidance: School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Press release: Ofsted report shows reading has improved but writing and spo… Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Research: Subject report series: English Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Transparency data: Ofsted spending over £25,000 in 2024 Friday, 01 March 2024
Guidance: Early years and childcare: Ofsted's enforcement policy Friday, 01 March 2024
Research: Ofsted’s thematic review of careers guidance: terms of reference Friday, 01 March 2024
February 2024
Guidance: Supported accommodation: Ofsted's enforcement policy Thursday, 29 February 2024
Guidance: Social care: Ofsted's enforcement policy Thursday, 29 February 2024
Press release: Ofsted confirms plans for inspecting supported accommodation Thursday, 29 February 2024
Research: Supported accommodation review: what matters most for children Thursday, 29 February 2024
Guidance: Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): supported accomm… Thursday, 29 February 2024
Consultation outcome: Proposals for inspecting supported accommodation Thursday, 29 February 2024
Consultation outcome: Children and young people’s consultation: Inspecting … Thursday, 29 February 2024
Nurseries and other daycare (childcare on non-domestic premises): registrat… Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Childminders and childcare providers: register with Ofsted Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Transparency data: Inspection outcomes of children's homes Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Guidance: Report changes to registered people in your nursery or other dayc… Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Guidance: Inspecting education, skills and work activities in prisons and y… Monday, 26 February 2024
Guidance: Become a childminder: pre-registration briefing Monday, 26 February 2024
Statistical data set: Ofsted Parent View: management information Friday, 23 February 2024
Press release: Personalised plans and trusting relationships the key to suc… Thursday, 22 February 2024
Research: Independent review of careers guidance in specialist settings Thursday, 22 February 2024
Guidance: Inspecting initial teacher education: leaflet for providers Wednesday, 21 February 2024