Ofsted report & Parent View
An Ofsted report provides an independent evaluation of a school’s performance following an inspection by Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills). These reports help parents understand how well a school is doing and identify areas for improvement.
Under the new Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF), inspections no longer give a single overall grade such as Outstanding or Good. Instead, schools receive a detailed report card covering several key areas:
- Leadership and Governance
- Curriculum and Teaching
- Achievement
- Attendance and Behaviour
- Personal Development and Wellbeing
- Inclusion
- Early Years
Safeguarding is judged separately as Met or Not Met.
Each area is graded on a five-point scale:
- Exceptional
- Strong Standard
- Expected Standard
- Needs Attention
- Urgent Improvement
Latest Ofsted report
Understanding a school inspection report:
How well inspectors think the school is doing and what it could do to make things even be
How well pupils are doing, both in their education and their overall well-being and personal development.
What parents and carers think about the school.
How up to date the school buildings are, including any boarding school living accommodation.
How any problems or complaints are dealt with.
How the school complies with rules and regulations.
Parent View:
Ofsted Parent View is an online survey where parents can share their opinions about their child’s school. It helps Ofsted understand what parents think about key aspects like:
- The quality of teaching and learning
- How well the school supports children’s needs
- Whether children feel safe and happy
- Behaviour and bullying management
- Leadership and communication
Ofsted uses this feedback during inspections to get a wider picture of the school. Parents can fill it out at any time on the Ofsted website.
Please click the ‘Parent View’ link below to access the website and leave your comments.
‘There is a very strong focus on checking on how well different groups of pupils are learning, so that any falling behind can be immediately helped to make better progress’…
‘The harmonious relationships among all groups, from a wide variety of backgrounds, are a strength of the school’…
‘Leaders leave no stone unturned to ensure that the very diverse school population is treated equally and that there is a relentless focus on driving up pupil performance’…
‘The range of enrichment activities the school provides is excellent and contributes a great deal to pupils’ learning’…
‘Children make a good start in the early years because of good teaching’…
‘Pupils contribute significantly to the successes of the school through their outstanding behaviour and readiness to learn’…
‘Staff morale is high, team spirit is very strong, and all are committed to continued improvement. This helps to explain why the school is continuing to improve’…
‘Pupils feel very safe in school because of the school’s rigorous approach to keeping them safe’…
‘Teaching and learning are consistently good. As a result most pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics from often significantly below-average starting points’…
‘The excellent relationships between teachers and their pupils ensure lessons are purposeful and enjoyable’…
‘The highly successful promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the heart of the school’s work’…
‘Parents are overwhelmingly supportive, commenting very positively on the school’s many strong features’…