9 OFSTED Annual Report Findings
There were nine key findings from the latest OFSTED Annual Report that you might find relevant and important.
More schools ‘good’ or better, but fewer ‘outstanding’
More ‘outstanding’ schools keep grade after ‘wake-up call’
Fewer schools eligible for intervention
Schools’ ‘deeper’ curriculum thinking helped catch-up
Schools are ‘rising to the behaviour challenge’
Nearly a third of areas ‘failing’ on SEND
AP used as a ‘shadow SEND system’
Short inspections ‘restrict professional dialogue’
Improving picture for ITT
What does this all mean?
Overall, schools have seen an improvement when it comes to inspections - for example, 97% of schools that had "inadequate" ratings had improved. Nationally, 89% of schools are now rated as "good" or "outstanding".
Despite the government bringing more schools under their scope for intervention (if a school "requires improvement" twice in a row, the government must intervene), the number of schools actually under government guidance has dropped.
Behaviour is a common theme that comes up in discussions around education. Whilst 93% of primary schools were judged "good"...