Ofsted

How will new Ofsted school ratings work?

The system is changing after the death of head Ruth Perry highlighted the pressure of inspections.

School to open as planned despite trust's troubles
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Wiltshire
Posted
22 January
Ofsted inspections resume after two-week pause
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Family & Education
Posted
22 January
TV star's children's home temporarily shut by Ofsted
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Manchester
Posted
20 January
Parents concerned by special education school report
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Oxford
Posted
19 January
Ofsted sorry for its role in Ruth Perry's suicide
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Family & Education
Posted
19 January
Number of child protection plans doubles - report
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
18 January
'No-one is in charge' - parent at failing school
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Northampton
Posted
18 January
Raac school 'needs to improve' as pupils ‘unsettled’
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Suffolk
Posted
16 January
Schools face uncertainty as trust pulls out
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Wiltshire
Posted
15 January
School rated outstanding for fourth time in a row
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
12 January
Council's children's services told to improve
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
12 January
Widespread failings at children's services - report
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Shropshire
Posted
12 January
Thomas Knyvett College downgraded by Ofsted
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Surrey
Posted
10 January
Council admits 'more to do' to improve secure unit
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Bristol
Posted
9 January
Labour pledges to tackle persistent school absence
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Family & Education
Posted
9 January
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Ruth Perry's sister 'reassured' by new Ofsted boss
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Family & Education
Posted
5 January
Ofsted boss promises minute's silence for head
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Berkshire
Posted
4 January
Outstanding school now requires improvement - Ofsted
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
4 January
Ofsted inspections require more empathy - new boss
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Family & Education
Posted
2 January
Ofsted must act following head's suicide - coroner
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Family & Education
Posted
19 December 2023
School celebrates Ofsted report
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Wolverhampton
Posted
18 December 2023
'Inadequate' child centre up for re-inspection
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Northampton
Posted
18 December 2023
Children's centre challenges 'inadequate' rating
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Northampton
Posted
17 December 2023
Head teachers 'pushed to edge of despair'
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Family & Education
Posted
15 December 2023