Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.

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Ofsted is responsible for inspecting a range of educational institutions, including state schools and some independent schools. It also inspects childcare, adoption and fostering agencies and initial teacher …

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and...

Early years inspection toolkit This toolkit sets out the areas that will be evaluated and graded on inspections of registered early years and childcare provision under sections 49, 60 and 77(2)(b) of …

4 days ago · Ofsted is concerned a school "may have been intimidated into cancelling a visit" from a Bristol MP.

3 days ago · Ofsted has launched a snap inspection of Bristol Brunel academy, the secondary school criticised for cancelling a visit by a local MP who is vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel.

3 days ago · Find Ofsted registered nurseries, childcare and schools near you. View grades for early years, primary, secondary and special schools in England.

4 days ago · A practical guide to the new Ofsted framework, introduced in Nov 2025. Learn how the new report card and grading will affect early years settings in 2026.

3 days ago · Ofsted inspectors have launched an emergency inspection of a Bristol school over fears it was ‘intimidated’ into cancelling a visit from a Jewish MP.