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SIAMS inspections: what you need to know

Get ready for your next SIAMS inspection under the current framework and check you're clear on the relationship between these inspections and those conducted by Ofsted.

Last reviewed on 14 November 2025See updates
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Contents
  1. Check if you're likely to be inspected in 2025/26
  2. Inspectors will judge your school by asking 3 key questions
  3. Link with Ofsted inspections
  4. Complete a SIAMS self-evaluation 

Check if you're likely to be inspected in 2025/26

You can see a list of schools that are likely to be inspected under the statutory inspection of Anglican and Methodist schools (SIAMS) this academic year on the National Society for Education website (under 'List of inspections for the year').

Note: the list of schools to be inspected is ‘expected’ rather than ‘guaranteed’ as there may be unannounced changes due to extraordinary circumstances.

Current inspection timings

Normally you'd have a SIAMS inspection every 5 years from the date of your previous inspection.

However, due to COVID-19, inspections were suspended. This means your inspection will be carried out:

This applies until all schools have received their first SIAMS inspection in the ‘post-COVID’ suspension years. However, there will be some inspections that fall outside