Ofsted went through a period of change during 2023/24, with an update to its School Inspection Handbook in January 2024, and the latest update on 16 September 2024.
The inspection handbook was also updated in April 2024, but the changes were small clarifications only.
We’ve summarised the changes from those updates in this article, so you can be prepared for Ofsted in 2024/25.
Read about the key changes from September 2024 and in January 2024, and stay up to date with the latest updates from Ofsted in our other article.
Ofsted also has a summary of changes document.
Removal of overall effectiveness grades
Graded inspections will no longer result in schools being given an overall effectiveness grade.
Inspectors will continue to give grades (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate) for the 4 key areas of inspection:
They will also make provision judgements for Early Years Foundation
