What Is A Section 5 Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted can only change judgements under a section 5 full inspection.

What is a section 5 ofsted inspection. Currently on routine section 5 inspections it is often the case that inspectors give schools the opportunity to amend any administrative errors in the single central record in order to ensure it meets requirements. This gives the school time to consolidate its strong practice. Save for later share with colleagues.

A section 5 inspection will then take place within 1 to 2 years. Ds s school has just had one and got a very good report. Reading the ofsted handbook with your weakest area in mind will give you an indication of what the inspection will look like.

This article is available to members only you can view this article by signing up for a free trial or becoming a member. Section 8 inspections are intense. The modern rules section 5 of the education act 2005 means that inspections are much quicker and at shorter notice so teachers don t have time to do a tidy up but are also not subjected to pre inspection stress.

Find out what happens before during and after a section 5 ofsted inspection under the 2019 framework and know what s expected of you at each step. In this act the regular two day inspection is described in section 5 and other inspection in section 8 in england. Where a section 5 looks at everything a section 8 will focus on your biggest weakness.

This means that some schools have until the end of the inspection to make adjustments. The regular two day inspection is described in section 5 of the education act 2005 and other inspection in section 8 in england. Sometimes inspectors will inspect a good school under section 8 in the first instance but determine that more evidence needs to be collected and that the school should be considered against the criteria for a full inspection.

We will consider requests from schools for early inspections. School inspection is currently set out in legislation through the education act 2005.