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Schools: For Schools
Main inspection documents for inspectors
The main inspection documents are available by clicking on the appropriate link below to be taken to a page where you will be able to download the document.
- The framework for school inspection
- The evaluation schedule for the inspection of maintained schools and academies
- Conducting school inspections
Inspection instruments
- Evidence form
- Evidence form – guidance on completing the EF
- Form 1 – schools causing concern form
- Pre-inspection briefing
- Section 5 report template
- Section 5 report template with boarding
- Section 5 report template, report writing guidance
Additional material
- Subsidiary guidance supporting the inspection of maintained schools and academies from January 2012
- Inspecting registered early years provision managed by the governing body
- Briefings and information for use during inspections of maintained schools and academies from January 2012
Further information
- Schools and inspection and Inspection matters back issues
- Schools and inspection digest
- Guide to Ofsted's house style
- Statutory guidance for schools causing concern - this is available from the schools causing concern page on the Department for Education website
- Maintained schools inspection documents archive – this page contains previously published school inspection guidance documents
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For main inspection documents for inspecting residential provision in maintained and non-maintained boarding and residential special schools (integrated and welfare-only inspections) see the Main inspection documents for inspection (independent boarding and residential special schools – integrated and welfare-only inspections) page.
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