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The Role of Ofsted
The Role of Ofsted
When Ofsted inspect your school, they will inspect the school’s safeguarding arrangements.
Inspectors will triangulate the evidence given to them, corroborating it with the views of all stakeholders.
If the evidence cannot be corroborated, the arrangements will be deemed ineffective which, in turn, will likely lead to an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted grading. Safeguarding is not graded separately, instead it will affect the judgement for leadership and management.
This is subject to review in Autumn 2025 in line with the Big Listen recommendations.
Some examples of the evidence Ofsted inspectors will ask for includes:
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The single central record
Referrals made to the local authority, after being referred to the DSL by staff, with details and an explanation of the outcome
A list of pupils who are open to children’s services and have multi-agency involvement
Pupil behaviour data, likely with a particular focus on bullying and discriminatory behaviour
Ofsted will want to know how the governing board/trust is carrying out its monitoring role to ensure the school’s safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Ofsted will want to know how the governing board/trust is carrying out its monitoring role to ensure the school’s safeguarding arrangements are effective.
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