Page 6 - Preparing for an Ofsted Inspection

There are two handbooks for inspectors; one for Section 5
inspections and one for Section 8 inspections.

Section 5 - Two day inspection Section 8 – Now also a two day

o Full inspection of schools judged inspection, unless the school has
as requires improvement at their fewer than 150 pupils
most recent inspection
o Inspections of schools judged to
o Schools that were judged be good at their most recent
outstanding for overall section 5 inspection
effectiveness at their most
recent section 5 inspection but o Outstanding schools that are not
not prescribed as exempt exempt from section 5
schools. These are special
schools, pupil referral units and o Monitoring inspections of schools
maintained nursery schools judged as requires improvement;
having serious weaknesses or
o A Section 8 inspection of a requiring special measures
Good school may become a
Section 5 inspection if the HMI o Any inspection that is undertaken
believes the school may no in other circumstances where the
longer be Good. inspection has no specific
designation, known as ‘section 8
no formal designation inspection.’

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