Our Ofsted inspection report, which provides a comprehensive evaluation of the school’s standards, leadership, and overall provision about our school’s performance and achievements can be accessed via the documet at the bottom of the page. Please familiarise yourself with the new ofsted Framework that was introduced at the end of 2025.
New Ofsted framework - a guide for parents and carers
Ofsted introduced a new inspection framework in November 2025, bringing significant changes to how inspection outcomes are shared with families.
Under this new system, schools no longer receive a single overall grade. Instead, they are given a detailed Report Card, which sets out how they are performing across several key areas of school life.
The new approach aims to provide families with a clearer, more informative picture of a school’s strengths and the areas it is continuing to develop.
Report Cards
The report cards will give a detailed overview of how the school is performing in each of the following areas.
- Attendance and behaviour
- Achievement
- Curriculum and teaching
- Inclusion
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Leadership and Governance
- Early Years (where applicable)
- Sixth Form (where applicable)
New Ofsted grading system
The main change is that Ofsted no longer give one overall judgement, such as ‘good’, ‘outstanding’ or ‘requires improvement’.
Instead, the report cards show colour-coded grades for different areas – the aspects of education that matter most to you, like ‘attendance and behaviour’, ‘achievement’, ‘personal development and well-being’, and ‘inclusion’ (meaning how well the school or other provider meets the needs of all children).
Ofsted grade these areas on a new scale:
- ‘exceptional’
- ‘strong standard’
- ‘expected standard’
- ‘needs attention’
- ‘urgent improvement’
Ofsted also tell you whether safeguarding responsibilities are ‘met’ or ‘not met’.
It’s important to understand that the new grades can’t be compared to the old ones: this is a different approach to inspection and a new way of reporting to you.
Schools may receive a range of grades across the different areas inspected.
Inspectors now look for clear evidence that the full standard has been met before awarding a grade. In the past, a school might receive a grade if most of the criteria were met. Under the new approach, a school may be very close to the next standard but still need to strengthen one or two aspects of its work before that grade is awarded.