Ofsted will be back (too?) soon So, the new Ofsted inspection framework is finally with us, almost exactly two months before it will be used in earnest for the first time. To sweeten that bitter pill, the announcement on Tuesday indicated that they will “prioritise schools that volunteer for inspection” in November. Which means that…
Underley Garden School, Kirkby Lonsdale, part of Options Autism from Outcomes First Group, is once again celebrating being recognised by Ofsted as Outstanding across all areas.1 The specialist setting provides education, therapy and care for autistic children and young people aged 5-19. The Inspectors reported that ‘the school is determined to enable pupils to thrive’…
Saxon Way Primary School is proudly celebrating another successful Ofsted inspection, maintaining its Good rating. The school, part of the Griffin Schools Trust – a family of 12 award-winning schools – was described by the inspectors as a place where ‘pupils were happy and excited to learn, where the Trust’s ‘three pillars of ‘proud traditions,…
‘Pupils are thriving…’ ’Behaviour in lessons is overwhelmingly positive…’ Ofsted The Lammas School, Leyton, East London, part of the Griffin Schools Trust – a family of 12 award-winning schools – is celebrating a successful Ofsted monitoring visit, with the inspector recognising significant progress made across key areas.1 As a result of the visit, the rapid…
Once Struggling, Now Soaring, Determined Leadership Delivers. Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Celebrates Strong Ofsted Report Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School is celebrating a highly positive outcome following its Ofsted inspection on 14 and 15 May 2025. The school received a ‘Good’ rating across all key areas: the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal…
Dr Rebecca Lawton, Director of Quality and Compliance, Outcomes First Group, questions whether pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are truly at the heart of Ofsted reforms? Tom Rees, Chair of the DfE Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion, has emphasised that changes to the Ofsted inspection framework, aim to put the focus on…
Helen Allison School supports autistic children and young people Principal Adam Wadey with children from Helen Allison School Wednesday 17 July 2024 – A National Autistic Society school in Kent is celebrating achieving a ‘Good’ rating from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), including ‘Outstanding’ ratings for two areas of inspection. Helen Allison School,…
— John Smeaton Academy had been a failing school for over a decade before change — Ten years ago, John Smeaton Academy was placed in Special Measures by Ofsted. And the Leeds secondary school was rated either Inadequate or Requires Improvement every time Ofsted inspectors visited after that. But today, following the first…
Standards continue to rise with 90% of schools now judged to be Good or Outstanding last year, up from 68% in 2010. The latest figures show the number of schools rated as Good or Outstanding has risen to 19,563 last year – up by almost a third from August 2010. Ofsted’s latest statistics reveal…
The latest figures show the number of schools rated as Good or Outstanding has risen to 19,380 last year. Last year Ofsted carried out 7,239 inspections, a substantial increase from 4,669 in 2021/22. Ofsted’s latest statistics reveal the success of Government reforms, including the introduction of phonics screening checks and multiplication tables check. More…
The Privy Council has confirmed today that they have approved Sir Martyn Oliver as the next HMCI for Ofsted He will take up the role on January 1st 2024 for a five-year term The Education Secretary today announced the appointment of Sir Martyn Oliver as the next His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education,…
East Hunsbury Primary School, part of Northampton Primary Academy Trust, continues to be a Good school – that is the verdict of Ofsted following a visit by their inspector in April, and publication of their report on the school last month. The 429-pupil school, which includes a 47-placed specialist unit for children with significant…
In response to the Ofsted findings of the prevalence of sexual harassment in our Schools and Colleges, Iryna Pona, Policy Manager at The Children’s Society, said: “These worrying findings lay bare how a culture of sexual harassment and abuse has become normalised not just in our schools, but wider society. “Ofsted’s recommendations are…
In her speech to the annual conference of the Confederation of School Trusts, Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools paid tribute to Trusts which she said have taken a wider leadership role through the pandemic, – supporting each other, their communities and the wider sector. But she also cautioned that it is Ofsted’s…
