Ofsted has today (Monday 2 February) issued its annual children's
social care survey for the following social care providers:
- residential special schools
- further education colleges with residential provision
- children's homes (includes secure children's homes and
residential special schools registered as children's homes)
- fostering agencies (includes independent fostering agencies
and local authority fostering services)
- adoption agencies (includes voluntary adoption agencies and
regional adoption agencies)
- adoption support agencies
- residential family centres
- boarding schools
- supported accommodation
We highly value the responses we receive. They help to both
inform future inspections and build a national picture of
people's experiences with their respective providers. We
have a blog
post explaining how we use the responses.
The survey will close on 22 March 2026.
Social care providers
Ofsted has sent online survey links to all relevant registered
managers and responsible individuals or nominated persons.
Read our guidance for providers
for more information.
How to complete the survey
Ask your school, college, agency or centre for a link to the
survey. Alternatively, if you want to give your views, you can
call Ofsted on 0300 123 1231 or email socialcarepitsurvey@ofsted.gov.uk.
