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Ofsted has opened a consultation on changes to its inspection model. The deadline for responses is
28 April 2025 and outcomes will be published in the summer. Ofsted intends for these changes to come into effect in November 2025, and will pause inspections in the autumn term until then, according to this Tes article.
Read the proposed changes below and respond to the consultation on Ofsted's website.
Report cards to replace the current judgement areas and grades
Following an inspection, schools would receive a grade on a 5-point scale for different evaluation areas. Each evaluation area would also have a short summary of the inspectors' findings.
New evaluation areas
All schools, including independent schools
There would be no overall effectiveness grade, as is the