Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They regulate and inspect to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.
Ofsted want to raise aspirations and contribute to the long term achievement of ambitious standards and better life chances for service users. Their educational, economic and social well-being will in turn promote England's national success.
To achieve this Ofsted will report fairly and truthfully; they will listen to service users and providers; and will communicate their findings with all who share their vision, from service providers to policy-makers. Ofsted do not report to government ministers but directly to Parliament. This independence means you can rely on them for impartial information.
The Education and Inspections Act, which established the new Ofsted, specifically requires that in everything we do we should:
Ofsted want to raise aspirations and contribute to the long term achievement of ambitious standards and better life chances for service users. Their educational, economic and social well-being will in turn promote England's national success.
To achieve this Ofsted will report fairly and truthfully; they will listen to service users and providers; and will communicate their findings with all who share their vision, from service providers to policy-makers. Ofsted do not report to government ministers but directly to Parliament. This independence means you can rely on them for impartial information.
The Education and Inspections Act, which established the new Ofsted, specifically requires that in everything we do we should:
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promote service improvement
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ensure services focus on the interests of their users
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see that services are efficient, effective and promote value for money.
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Ofsted carry out hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits each week, publishing findings within the Inspection reports area of their website (www.ofsted.gov.uk). Ofsted’s themed and subject-specific findings and recommendations on wider issues within the care, learning, and skills agenda, as well as statistical information, can be found in the Publications and research area. (www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and-research)
Click here to view our Ofsted Inspection Report