Surveys

Ofsted carries out an annual programme of subject and thematic surveys alongside its core function of institutional and regulatory inspections.

The survey programme serves a range of purposes. Depending on the subject chosen, a survey provides an opportunity to focus on specific issues in greater detail than is possible during an institutional inspection. Alternatively, it may explore an aspect that falls outside the current inspection framework, or may sample provision in areas of our remit not currently subject to an inspection programme. In surveys we can examine relationships between institutions and between providers and other agencies. We can evaluate the impact on providers and learners of recent policy developments. In good practice surveys, we highlight the features of what works well to promote quality improvement.

Latest surveys

Education and care surveys

Social care surveys

Learning and skills surveys

Education and care

Report title	Reference number	Publication date
Leadership of more than one school	100234	22 September 2011
Safeguarding in schools: best practice	100240	2 September 2011
Supporting children with challenging behaviour through a nurture group approach	100230	12 July 2011
School Sport Partnerships	100237	24 June 2011
Alternative provision	100233	21 June 2011
Economics, business and enterprise education	100086	8 June 2011
Children in service families	100227	20 May 2011
School Governance: learning from the best	100238	18 May 2011
Excellence in English	100229	13 May 2011
Girls' career aspirations	090239	12 April 2011
The impact of the 'Assessing pupils' progress' initiative	100226	4 April 2011
Schools and parents	100044	1 April 2011
Meeting technological challenges?	100121	25 March 2011
History for all	090223	13 March 2011
Geography – Learning to make a world of difference	090224	4 February 2011
The impact of the Early Years Foundation Stage	100231	10 February 2011
Removing barriers to literacy	090237	21 January 2011
Modern languages: achievement and challenge 2007–2010	100042	11 January 2011
Successful science	100034	7 January 2011
London Challenge	100192	10 December 2010
Developing leadership: National Support Schools	090232	3 December 2010
Readingby six: how the best schools do it	100197	14 November 2010
Improving outcomes for children and young people through partnership in Children’s Trusts	090234	3 November 2010
The special educational needs and disability review	090221	14 September 2010
Finnish pupils' success in mathematics	100105	10 September 2010
Children missing from education	100041	17 August 2010
Personal, social, health and economic education in schools	090222	23 July 2010
Food in schools	090230	25 June 2010
Local authorities and home education	090267	17 June 2010
Transforming religious education	090215	6 June 2010
Guidance for students studying science	100045	21 May 2010

Social care

Report title	Reference number	Publication date
Good practice by Local Safeguarding Children Boards	110079	15 September 2011
Outstanding children’s homes	100228	2 March 2011
Outstanding local authority children’s services 2009	100040	13 August 2010
Admission and discharge from secure accommodation	090228	12 August 2010

Learning and skills

Report title	Reference number	Publication date
Improving science in colleges	110081	14 October 2011
Progression post-16 for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities	100232	23 August 2011
An evaluation of approaches to commissioning young people's services	110043	9 August 2011
Best practice in safeguarding in colleges	100239	11 April 2011
Tackling the challenge of low numeracy skills in young people and adults	100225	8 April 2011
Diplomas: the second year	090240	26 October 2010
Learning from the best: examples of best practice from providers of apprenticeships in underperforming vocational areas	090225	15 October 2010
Good practice in involving employers in work-related education and training	090227	5 October 2010
Supporting young people – an evaluation of recent reforms to youth support services in 11 local areas	090226	20 July 2010
Twelve outstanding providers of work-based learning	100112	14 July 2010
Transition through detention and custody	090115	27 May 2010