How to clerk an Ofsted feedback meeting

Is your school due an inspection? Be clear on how to clerk an Ofsted feedback meeting so you can capture everything the inspector says. Find out what you should do before, during and after the meeting.

Last reviewed on 15 October 2025See updates
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Contents
  1. Your headteacher will decide who clerks this meeting
  2. Before the meeting
  3. During the meeting
  4. After the meeting

Your headteacher will decide who clerks this meeting

Before the meeting

If you've been asked to clerk the meeting:

Make sure you know the details

Find out:

Who can attend the feedback meeting? In maintained schools: The headteacher of the school In a federation, the executive headteacher