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Ofsted report cards: 10 important facts for school leaders
Ofsted report cards replaced single-word grades in England from November 2025. How the scale, evaluation areas, timings and concern rules work.
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England
Ofsted pilots independent review of school inspection complaints
The Independent Complaints Review can see unredacted inspection evidence and recommend a fresh inspection. It covers state-funded schools inspected in 2026-27; FE is excluded.
Progression to higher education in England falls to 63.4%, DfE data show
Of 399,817 level 3 students who left 16 to 19 study in 2022/23, 58.4% sustained a degree within two years.
DfE sets 2027-28 schools funding rules with new SEND inclusion factor
England's schools formula keeps its factors for 2027 to 2028, rolls in a 2026 pay grant and trims funding as teachers' pension costs fall…
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