Based on its own criteria, the schools’ inspectorate Ofsted should have declared itself a cause for concern this week. How ...

Smith's Wood Academy in north Solihull was handed an inadequate rating in 2023, with fighting and bullying occurring regularly. After a full Ofsted inspection ... what's on, sign up to our ...

Two years earlier, Ofsted gave the unit the lowest rating of inadequate after finding ... the home requires time to become fully embedded. Sign up to receive daily news updates and breaking ...

The sister of a headteacher who took her own life has said Ofsted's new school inspection proposals are a rehash of the same ...

St Albans Girls' School has retained its glowing rating following a November ... with netball or learning sign language in the inspiring ‘sign choir'," Ofsted said. "Pupils care for others ...

For some it may have been a warning sign, for Louise Withers it presented her with a ... Withers was joined by students this week at they celebrated the ‘good’ Ofsted rating recently awarded to the ...

Proposals for a new schools grading system has been unveiled by Ofsted after controversial one-word judgements were scrapped ...

Many parents and carers rely on Ofsted ratings to help them choose a school or nursery for their child. Previously, schools or organisations were inspected every four years - or within 30 months, ...

Ofsted has provided a first look at what its new school report cards will look like after scrapping its old one or two-word judgements. They are due to be introduced in the 2025 autumn term, with ...

A new ratings system for schools has been 'rushed ... is aimed at making inspections by education watchdog Ofsted 'fairer' to teachers in the wake of the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry.

New Ofsted ratings will be “more demanding”, as 90 per cent of schools in England are currently rated “good” or “outstanding”, Bridget Phillipson has said. The Education Secretary said ...