Ofsted: latest updates

Stay up to date with all things Ofsted.

Updated

on 23 July 2024See updates

School types: All•School phases: All•Ref: 33027

Contents

23 July 2024: new inspection handbooks to be published in September
8 May 2024: ungraded inspections will not receive 'deep dives' from September 2024
26 April 2024: schools with RAAC in some of their buildings can defer inspections this term
24 April 2024: Ofsted outlines its approach to artificial intelligence (AI)
7 February 2024: having RAAC in your buildings is sufficient grounds to defer an inspection
19 January 2024: Ofsted inspection handbook updated for 2024
5 January 2024: Ofsted inspections to begin from 22 January
2 January 2024: Ofsted delays start of spring term inspections
Older updates: what you may have missed from 2023

This news comes alongside details about the previously announced changes to ungraded inspections, including that:

Ofsted will replace deep dives with a focus on groups of subjects (e.g. 'core' subjects and 'vocational' subjects)
Headteachers and senior leaders will play a larger role in ungraded inspections to help reduce the burden on subject leads

See this blog post from Ofsted for more information.

Other elements of inspection, including the framework and inspection methodology, are not changing.

We'll update our Ofsted-related articles to reflect the new handbooks once they are published.

See this press release for