Department of the government of the United Kingdom
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Agency overview
Formed
1992
Type
Non-ministerial government department
Jurisdiction
England
Employees
1,275
Annual budget
£168 million (2013–14) & £130 million (2018–2019)[1]
Agency executives
Christine Ryan, Chair
Sir Martyn Oliver, His Majesty's Chief Inspector
Parent department
Department for Education
Website
gov.uk/ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament. Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and childcare services in England do so to a high standard for children and students. 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 training, and regulates early years childcare facilities and children's social care services.[2]
The chief inspector ("HMCI") is appointed by an Order in Council and thus becomes an office holder under the Crown. Sir Martyn Oliver has been HMCI since 2024[update]; since August 2020[update] the chair of Ofsted has been Christine Ryan: her predecessors include Julius Weinberg and David Hoare.[3]
Ofsted publish reports on the quality of education and management at a particular school and organisation on a regular basis. His Majesty's Inspectors (HMI) rank schools based on information gathered in inspections which they undertake. An Ofsted section 5 inspection is called a 'full report' and administered under section 5 of the 2005 Education Act, while a monitoring visit is conducted under the authority given by section 8 of the 2005 Education Act and can also be called an Ofsted section 8 inspection.
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August 2020[update] the chair of Ofsted has been Christine Ryan: her predecessors include Julius Weinberg and David Hoare. Ofsted publish reports on the quality...
(Ofsted) to identify the educational establishments they are responsible for monitoring. Initially this requirement applied to schools until Ofsted's brief...
the next Ofsted chief inspector" (Press release). gov.uk. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024. Adams, Richard (2 January 2024). "Ofsted bows to pressure...
Stoke-on-Trent "OFSTED Report of September 2008". Ofsted. September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2010.[permanent dead link] "OFSTED Report of October 2005". Ofsted. October...
specialist status and was awarded the Sportsmark by the Sports Council. Ofsted rated the school "Good" in 2015, paying special attention to the above average...
(Ofsted) rated the school as Grade 3 (satisfactory) for overall effectiveness. In June 2010 a report by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)...
been the vision which has animated Ofsted for many years, and it continues to do so today". Since Gilbert left Ofsted, she is a visiting professor at the...
Ofsted rating". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 May 2018. Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov...
2021 inspection, the school was downgraded two ratings by Ofsted to "requires improvement". Ofsted had inspected the school following media reports of political...
troublesome students. While it is not unlawful, Ofsted considers the practice unacceptable." The Ofsted report mentions "‘Leaders have good intentions...
College: Ofsted 'inadequate' rating over secret party". BBC News. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022. "Ampleforth College Media Response to Ofsted Report...
One of his first acts in the role of chief inspector was to announce that Ofsted inspectors would receive training around mental health, following the findings...
News, 20 October 2013 "Ofsted tells college it must improve". Tavistock Today. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2016. Ofsted Reports on Tavistock...
window frames and ceilings". Dartmouth was rated by Ofsted as inadequate. Amanda Spielman, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, said Dartmouth received the rating...
national average." In the 2007 Ofsted Report, Tiffin was rated outstanding (grade 1) in every area. In the 2013 Ofsted Report, pupils' exam results overall...
get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2023. "Ofsted - Esher Sixth Form College". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2023. "Visit from former...
Conversion and Predecessor Schools". Ofsted. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2024. Ofsted 2022b, pp. 1, 5 Ofsted 2023b, p. 5 "The Former Quarrington...
schools". Ofsted investigated in 21 schools in Birmingham in March 2014. The Education Funding Authority conducted a parallel investigation. Ofsted subsequently...
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