Contact us
Before contacting us, you may find the answer you are looking for in our current list of frequently asked questions.
Email us
Telephone us
These helplines are available from 8.00am to 8.00pm, Monday to Friday.
| 0300 123 4234 | - about education or adult skills |
| 0300 123 4666 | - if you want to make a complaint or have a concern about any service Ofsted inspects or regulates (8.00am to 6.00pm) |
| 0300 123 1231 | - about children’s services or any other aspect of our work |
| 18001 | - prefix for Typetalk |
| 60085 | - for text messages * |
| 0161 618 8524 | - for textphone/Minicom users |
| 0300 123 3155 | - is the number for our whistleblowers hotline currently being piloted. However before you call please read about the service on the whistleblowers page |
* Please note that in instances where we are unable to send a full reply by text message - for example, if the reply will be very long - we will send a text message offering to telephone you to discuss your query
Write to us
Piccadilly GateStore Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
