Ofsted inspections of maintained schools and academies

Documents relating to Ofsted’s inspections of maintained schools and academies.

You can also read school inspection update newsletters for updates and guidance about our school inspection work.

Guidance for inspectors

1. Education inspection framework (EIF)
   • 2 September 2019
   • Guidance
2. Inspecting the curriculum
   • 14 May 2019
   • Guidance
3. Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills
   • 2 September 2019
   • Guidance
4. School inspection handbook
   • 2 September 2019
   • Guidance
5. Section 8 school inspection handbook
   • 2 September 2019
   • Guidance

Guidance for schools

1. Inspecting schools: guide for maintained and academy schools
   • 6 September 2019
   • Guidance
2. Risk assessment methodology for maintain schools and academies
   • 27 September 2019
   • Guidance
3. Deferring Ofsted inspections
   • 20 June 2016
   • Guidance

Other resources

1. School inspections: staff and pupil questionnaire text
   • 16 January 2018
   • Research and analysis
2. Early years provision in schools: apply for disqualification waiver
   • 23 October 2018
   • Form

Inspection dashboard

1. Using Ofsted’s inspection data summary report (IDSR): 16 to 19
   • 16 April 2019
   • Guidance
2. Using Ofsted’s IDSR: early years foundation stage profile to key stage 4
   • 6 September 2019
   • Guidance

Ofsted Parent View

1. Ofsted Parent View: toolkit for schools
   • 29 August 2019
   • Guidance
2. Ofsted Parent View: management information
   • 9 July 2019
   • Statistical data set

Published 2 December 2014
Last updated 27 September 2019 + show all updates

1. 27 September 2019 Added risk assessment methodology for schools.
2. 25 February 2016 Updated with safeguarding concerns guidance for inspectors.
3. 20 November 2015 Added Parent View information.
4. 11 September 2015 Links updated to documents for use from September 2015.
5. 2 December 2014 First published.

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