School inspections: Frequently asked questions

Since we published the renewed inspection framework on 9 September 2025, we’ve put on lots of online and face-to-face engagement with schools to answer your questions. We’re publishing the most frequently asked questions below, so you can see all the answers in one place.
We’ll regularly update this as we continue to inspect with our renewed approach, so do bookmark it and check back in future.
If you want to watch any of our webinars, you can find them on our YouTube playlist.
Click here for full content Please bookmark or save this page. It will be continuously updated as we gather more information and receive further questions following upcoming school inspections.