Ofsted has been asked by government to inspect all schools and
further education (FE) providers by summer 2025, to give a
quicker assessment of how well education is recovering from the
pandemic. Without this acceleration, funded through the
Government’s Spending Review, it would have taken a further year
for all schools and college inspections to be completed.
This will mean parents and learners will get up-to-date assurance
about the quality of education that their children or they are
receiving. Schools, colleges and other FE providers will receive
timely information to inform their improvement plans.
Beginning with last term’s inspections, all schools and FE
providers will be inspected at least once by summer 2025.
All college inspections from September 2022 up to September 2025
will be full, graded inspections; these are expected to be
enhanced to take account of local skills needs. Schools will
continue to receive either graded or ungraded inspections
depending on their circumstances, as they do now.
Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector said:
“Schools and colleges have worked tirelessly to teach and support
children and learners, at a time when their education has been
seriously disrupted.”
“Children only get one chance at school. Everyone working in
education must do everything they can to give this generation the
best possible chance to fulfil its potential. Ofsted will play
its part - by giving parents and learners up to date information,
and by helping schools and colleges shape their plans. I’m
pleased that we will now be able to reach all schools, colleges
and apprenticeship providers by summer 2025.”
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Notes to editors
- The total extra funding for education inspections over the
next 3 financial years, over and above Ofsted’s current spend is
£23.85 million.
