Ofsted Visit Analysis – Page 4

Waiting times since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit – all and south east authorities as at 03/09/2025

Table 4.1: Number of days since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit with a published report

National Rank of 153	National LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited
1	Warwickshire	ILACS1	Good	1,381
2	West Berkshire	ILACS1	Good	1,269
3=	Torbay	ILACS1	Good	1,262
3=	Manchester	ILACS1	Good	1,262
5	Wolverhampton	ILACS1	Good	1,255
6=	Wigan	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,213
6=	Sandwell	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,213
6=	Kent	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,213
9	Bracknell Forest	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,178
10=	Redcar and Cleveland	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,171
10=	Coventry	ILACS1	Good	1,171
12	Rotherham	ILACS1	Good	1,164
13=	Nottingham	ILACS2	Inadequate	1,150
13=	Luton	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,150
15=	Somerset	ILACS1	Good	1,143
15=	Newham	ILACS2	Good	1,143
15=	Herefordshire	ILACS2	Inadequate	1,143
18	Southwark	ILACS1	Good	1,073
19=	West Northamptonshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,066
19=	North Northamptonshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,066

Table 4.2: Last 20 published reports: number of days waited, and position on the waiting list when picked, at the start of last Ofsted full inspection

Table 4.3: Wait in days between completed post-covid ILACS inspections (start-date to start-date)

Grade before inspection	No.	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Outstanding	5	1,043	1,193	1,309
Good	13	1,050	1,217	1,337
Requires Improvement	9	952	1,111	1,218
Inadequate	3	1,092	1,253	1,379
All ILACS inspections	30	952	1,187	1,379
New authorities, no prior inspection	2	388	472	556
Grand total	32		1,144

Table 4.4: All-time longest waits for a main inspection

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The dashboard has five pages and covers ILACS and SEND inspections, with all manner of filters and visualisations available.

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