Please note: all inspections for the 2022/23 academic year will be carried out under the current framework (see the section below).
There will be a new SIAMS framework from September 2023
Your school will be awarded 1 of 2 judgements, not a grade: Judgement 1 (J1): 'through its vision and practice, the school is living up to its foundation as a Church school and is enabling pupils and adults to flourish' Judgement 2 (J2): 'the school’s vision and practice are not enabling it to fully live up to its foundation as a Church school. This is for the following reason/s...' There will be a sharper focus on your school’s theologically rooted Christian vision High-level inspection questions will replace lists of criteria The inspection will look for evidence of impact There will be 6 inspection questions all schools will be asked: How does the school’s theologically rooted Christian vision enable pupils