Ofsted Visit Analysis – Page 4

Waiting times since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit – all and south east authorities as at 18/05/2026

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

SE Rank	South East LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited	Ntl Rank 153	Next inspection window opens: based on Table 4.3 Minimum and current grade	Next inspection window opens: based on Table 4.3 Average and current grade	Next inspection window opens: based on Table 4.3 Maximum and current grade
1	Slough	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,211	13	01/09/2025	29/03/2026	03/08/2026
2	Wokingham	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,169	20	13/10/2025	10/05/2026	14/09/2026
3	West Sussex	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,162	22	20/10/2025	17/05/2026	21/09/2026
4	Portsmouth	ILACS2	Good	1,099	28	30/03/2026	28/09/2026	08/03/2026
5	Southampton	ILACS2	Good	1,078	29	20/04/2026	19/10/2026	29/03/2027
6	Medway	ILACS2	Good	1,036	36	01/06/2026	30/11/2026	10/05/2027
7	Isle of Wight	ILACS2	Good	931	44	14/09/2026	15/03/2027	23/08/2027
8	East Sussex	ILACS2	Good	889	53	26/10/2026	26/04/2027	04/10/2027
9	Oxfordshire	ILACS2	Good	826	55	28/12/2026	28/06/2027	06/12/2027
10	Brighton and Hove	ILACS2	Outstanding	798	60	18/01/2027	14/07/2027	11/10/2027
11	Reading	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	756	64	30/11/2026	27/06/2027	01/11/2027
12	Hampshire	ILACS2	Outstanding	707	77	19/04/2027	13/10/2027	10/01/2028
13	Windsor and Maidenhead	ILACS2	Good	588	89	23/08/2027	21/02/2028	31/07/2028
14	Milton Keynes	ILACS2	Good	567	93	13/09/2027	13/03/2028	21/08/2028
15	Buckinghamshire	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	476	106	06/09/2027	02/04/2028	07/08/2028
16	Surrey	ILACS2	Good	427	111	31/01/2028	29/07/2028	08/01/2029
17	West Berkshire	ILACS2	Good	245	132	31/07/2028	27/01/2029	09/07/2029
18	Kent	ILACS2	Good	196	138	18/09/2028	17/03/2029	27/08/2029
19	Bracknell Forest	ILACS2	Outstanding	161	142	16/10/2028	11/04/2029	09/07/2029

National Rank of 153	National LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited
1	Wolverhampton	ILACS1	Good	1,512
2	Nottingham	ILACS2	Inadequate	1,407
3	Somerset	ILACS1	Good	1,400
4=	West Northamptonshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,323
4=	North Northamptonshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,323
6	Dudley	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,295
7=	Trafford	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,274
7=	Bradford	ILACS2	Inadequate	1,274
9	Lancashire	ILACs1	Good	1,267
10=	South Tyneside	ILACs1	Inadequate	1,260
10=	Blackpool	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,260
12	Bristol	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,218
13=	Slough	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,211
13=	Rochdale	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,211
13=	Hertfordshire	ILACS2	Outstanding	1,211
16	East Riding of Yorkshire	ILACS2	Good	1,204
17	Bexley	ILACS2	Outstanding	1,197
18=	Brent	ILACS2	Good	1,183
18=	Birmingham	ILACS2	Good	1,183
20	Wokingham	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,169

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

Start Date	Local Authority	Wait between inspection type	Grade Before	Grade After	Position in waiting list when taken	Days waited
Mar 2026	North Lincolnshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	6	1,253
Mar 2026	Southwark	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	5	1,260
Mar 2026	Coventry	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2	1,358
Mar 2026	Wandsworth	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	10	1,211
Mar 2026	Kingston -upon-Hull	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Requires Improvement	Good	11	1,204
Feb 2026	Norfolk	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	10	1,204
Feb 2026	Darlington	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	8	1,218
Jan 2026	Luton	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Requires Improvement	Good	3	1,288
Jan 2026	Lambeth	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	12	1,176
Jan 2026	Torbay	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Good	Good	1	1,393
Jan 2026	Haringey	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	28	1,064
Dec 2025	Bracknell Forest	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	3	1,274
Dec 2025	Redcar and Cleveland	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	4	1,260
Nov 2025	Solihull	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Inadequate	Good	19	1,099
Nov 2025	Newham	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Good	Outstanding	8=	1,211
Nov 2025	Herefordshire	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Inadequate	Good	8=	1,211
Nov 2025	Rotherham	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	7	1,225
Nov 2025	Kent	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Good	3	1.274
Oct 2025	Sandwell	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	3	1,253
Oct 2025	Wigan	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	3	1,246

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	8	1,043	1,221	1,309
Good	25	1,050	1,232	1,393
Requires Improvement	15	952	1,162	1,288
Inadequate	6	1,092	1,220	1,379
All ILACS inspections	54	952	1,210	1,393
New authorities, no prior inspection	2	388	472	556
Grand total	56		1,183

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

National Rank	LA	Wait between inspection type	Grade before	Grade after	Days waited	Dates
1	Sefton	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,191	Feb 2016 – Feb 2022
2	Poole (now closed)	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,142	Oct 2011 – Sep 2017
3	Oxfordshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2,128	Apr 2018 – Feb 2024
4	Brighton and Hove	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,072	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
5=	Bury	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,072	Feb 2016 – Oct 2021
5=	Blackburn with Darwen	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,072	Jan 2012 – Sep 2017
7	Hartlepool	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,065	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
8	Sheffield	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,064	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
9	Derbyshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,057	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
10	Wolverhampton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,051	Jun 2011 – Jan 2017
11	Gateshead	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2,044	Apr 2019 – Dec 2024
12=	Southwark	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Good	2,030	Mar 2017 – Sep 2022
12=	Camden	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,030	Feb 2012 – Sep 2017
14	Richmond upon Thames	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,016	Mar 2012 – Sep 2017
15	Warwickshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,010	May 2017 – Nov 2021
16	Havering	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Inadequate	2,009	Jun 2018 – Dec 2023
17	Bracknell Forest	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,006	Oct 2011 – Apr 2017
18	Merton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,005	Jan 2012 – July 2017
19	Hillingdon	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	1,995	Apr 2018 – Oct 2023
20=	Waltham Forest	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2019 – Jul 2024
20=	Wirral	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2011 – Jul 2016

NB the database starts from the date of SLAC inspections which run between June 2009 and July 2012

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	Enablers	Outcomes
1	Multi-agency working is prioritised and effective	children, young people and families stay together and get the help they need
2	Leaders drive conditions for effective practice	children and young people are supported by their family network
3	The workforce is equipped and effective	children and young people are safe in and outside of their homes
4	–	children in care and care leavers have stable, loving homes

	Enablers
1	Co-production and relationships between children and young people, families and practitioners
2	Shared vision and evidence-informed priorities
3	Stable and knowledgeable leadership and governance
4	A focus on high-quality delivery of the essentials
5	A well-organised, skilled and supported workforce

Table 1: CSC National Framework Enablers and Outcomes

Table 2: What works in SEND Enablers