Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to reform Ofsted.

Ofsted inspections provide vital assurance to parents and the wider community that pupils are receiving a high standard of education and are being kept safe.

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, is committed to continuing Ofsted’s work to refine the inspection approach, and responding where concerns arise. For example, Ofsted is currently reviewing its approach to complaints handling and the way it inspects and reports on safeguarding in schools.

The Department always keeps the overall inspection system under review, and will continue to do so, engaging with Ofsted and with the sector.