School inspections are changing

Closes 26 Nov 2025

Contents

You don’t need to answer every question in this consultation - just respond to the ones you wish to.

Use the links in the table below to navigate to each section. After answering the questions on a page, click ‘Continue’ to return and choose another.

You can also click ‘save and come back later’ at the bottom of any page to return without losing your progress. Just make sure to submit your response before the consultation closes, or it won’t be saved.

Some questions on the ‘About you’ page are mandatory. Once those are completed, you can submit your response.

Page Response
Section 1: People involved in inspection
0 of 7 questions answered
Section 2: Inspection frequency and selection
0 of 3 questions answered
Section 3: Use of grades in inspection
0 of 6 questions answered
Section 4: Notification of inspection
0 of 1 questions answered
Section 5: Pre-inspection
0 of 3 questions answered
Section 6: Design and content of a school inspection framework
0 of 3 questions answered
Section 7: Reporting on the outcome of inspections
0 of 4 questions answered
Section 8: Inspecting nursery classes
0 of 1 questions answered
Section 9: Inspection follow-up
0 of 1 questions answered
Section 10: About you (Required)
0 of 8 questions answered