Ofsted Visit Analysis – Page 3

All the data on these pages have been produced by SESLIP analysis of information published at Ofsted’s report pages, which involves manual data transfer and is therefore subject to errors and omissions. If you spot anything that looks wrong, please contact Richard Tyndall.

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Waiting times since any inspection – all authorities and south east authorities, and type of last visit

Table 3.1: Number days since the start of last Ofsted visit with a published report of any type at 04/08/2025

SELA NameDays waitedNational rank of 153*
1West Berkshire6712
2Kent55910
3Oxfordshire53911
4Brighton and Hove51114
5Slough46124
6Hampshire42033
7West Sussex37643
8Windsor and Maidenhead30158
9Milton Keynes28066
10Isle of Wight27268
11East Sussex25976
12Wokingham23689
13Buckinghamshire18998
14Bracknell Forest182102
15Portsmouth160109
16Reading147114
17Surrey140117
18Medway97130
19Southampton77142
*Does not include SW/EM/NW closed authorities, does include SW/EM/NW new authorities
National rank of 153*LA NameDays waited
1Warwickshire860
2West Berkshire671
3Manchester665
4=Staffordshire637
4=Salford637
6Wandsworth620
7Merton609
8Southwark600
9=North Lincolnshire559
9=Kent559
11Oxfordshire539
12Leeds518
13Hammersmith and Fulham511
14Brighton and Hove511
15=Hartlepool504
15=Coventry 504
17Rutland476
18=Northumberland469
18=Leicestershire469
*Does not include SW/EM/NW closed authorities, does include SW/EM/NW new authorities

Table 3.2 Analysis of latest visits to each authority by type of visit at 04/08/2025

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Type of visitNo.
ILACS Long Inspection24
ILACS Short Inspection38
First Focus visit2
Second Focus visit13
Third Focus visit18
Fourth Focus visit7
Fifth Focus visit3
Area SEND20
JTAI14
Inadequate – monitoring visit14
Total
153*
*Does not include SW/EM/NW closed authorities, does include SW/EM/NW new authorities

All the data on these pages have been produced by SESLIP analysis of information published at Ofsted’s report pages, which involves manual data transfer and is therefore subject to errors and omissions. If you spot anything that looks wrong, please contact Richard Tyndall 07880-787007