- Attendance: what Ofsted is looking for
Ofsted will consider your attendance data when grading specific areas. Understand what evidence inspectors will want to look at, and what they want to see for 'outstanding' and 'good' judgements.
- 'Cultural capital': expanding narrow definitions
Prepare your pupils for life in modern Britain by providing 'cultural capital' that celebrates all cultures, and reflects your community and the country's diversity.
- 'Cultural capital': what Ofsted is looking for
Ofsted will consider ‘cultural capital’ when assessing your quality of education, but what does this actually mean? Read on to find out how inspectors will evaluate it in your school.
- Health and safety: how to show Ofsted you're fulfilling your duties
Ofsted doesn't have set criteria for evaluating health and safety, but inspectors will report on any failure to comply with statutory requirements. Be clear on your obligations and how to meet them, so you can feel prepared for inspectors' questions.
- How Ofsted inspects 'behaviour and attitudes'
Learn how Ofsted inspects 'behaviour and attitudes' in a graded inspection under the Ofsted inspection framework. This judgement covers behaviour, attendance, exclusion and attitudes to learning.
- How Ofsted inspects early years education in schools
Learn how Ofsted inspects your Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provision for pupils aged 2 and over. Understand what inspectors are looking for, find details of the EYFS grade descriptors and see examples of 'outstanding' EYFS provision.
- How Ofsted inspects governance
Get to grips with how governance is inspected under the Ofsted framework, and the role of governors on inspection day.
- How Ofsted inspects 'leadership and management'
Understand which parts of school leadership and management will be judged under the Ofsted inspection framework. See what evidence you can provide and read a summary of the grade descriptors.
- How Ofsted inspects 'personal development'
Learn how 'personal development' is inspected under the Ofsted framework, including how SMSC development is considered. Download our list of questions inspectors might ask, including ones about British values.
- How Ofsted inspects safeguarding
Understand what Ofsted expects to see in your safeguarding arrangements, and what evidence inspectors will collect during an inspection. Download our list of questions Ofsted might ask about child protection, including how you handle sexual harassment and abuse in your school.
- How Ofsted inspects sixth forms
Understand how Ofsted will inspect sixth form provision in schools under the September 2024 School Inspection Handbook.
- How Ofsted inspects your curriculum
Ofsted's 'quality of education' measure puts your curriculum in the spotlight. Understand how inspectors will judge your intent, implementation and impact, and the evidence they'll consider.
- How Ofsted inspects your provision for 'disadvantaged pupils'
Learn how Ofsted defines 'disadvantaged pupils' and considers how well your provision supports these pupils.
- How Ofsted will assess RSE
Relationships and sex education (RSE) won't be inspected on its own – instead, Ofsted will look at how you're meeting statutory requirements for RSE, and consider this within your 'personal development' and 'leadership and management' judgements.
- Ofsted changes for the 2024/25 academic year: summary
Be clear on the changes Ofsted has made to its inspection handbook for September 2024, so you can keep on top of what's new.
- Ofsted 'summary evaluations' of trusts: explainer
Summary evaluations are Ofsted's approach to gathering findings about a trust. Find out what happens at each stage of the process, what Ofsted will expect of you and your leadership team and what it's likely to consider.
- Questions Ofsted might ask you based on your subject
Get a handle on what Ofsted could ask you and your colleagues about a subject during a graded inspection 'deep dive'. See what inspectors could ask about art, computing, English, geography, history, maths, modern foreign languages, PE, PSHE, and science.
- School policies: what Ofsted is looking for
Ofsted inspectors won't grade your policies, but they'll want to know how you're implementing them. Find out what inspectors would want to see from your school.