Select Committee · Education Committee
The work of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Status: Open
Opened: 9 Jun 2026
Inquiry scope
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. Its role is to inspect and report on educational institutions, including schools, nurseries, and childminders, aiming to provide information for parents, promote improvement, and hold schools accountable. As a non-ministerial government department, Ofsted is accountable to parliament and subject to annual scrutiny by the Education Select Committee. The Committee will hear from His Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI) who is statutorily responsible for Ofsted’s inspection and regulatory work. He is responsible to both the Ofsted Board and to Parliament for the organisation, staffing and management of Ofsted, and for ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 23 Jun 2026 |
The work of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Lee Owston HMI · Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted),
Sir Martyn Oliver · Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted),
Yvette Stanley · Ofsted
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| 14 Oct 2025 |
The work of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Dame Christine Gilbert · Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted),
Sir Martyn Oliver · Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)
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| 7 Jan 2025 |
The work of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Lee Owston · Ofsted,
Sir Martyn Oliver · Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted),
Yvette Stanley · Ofsted
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Sir Martyn Oliver · His Majesty’s Chief Inspector | Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) | 3 |
| Yvette Stanley · National Director for Regulation and Social Care | Ofsted | 2 |
| Dame Christine Gilbert · Chair | Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) | 1 |
| Lee Owston · National Director for Education | Ofsted | 1 |
| Lee Owston HMI · National Director, Education | Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 1 Sep 2026 | To committee | Letter from Sir Martyn Oliver, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, on Annual scrutiny session dated 24.07.26 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | To committee | Letter from Ofsted Coalition on Education Committee Ofsted accountability session dated 19.06.26 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | To committee | Letter from Julia Waters on Education Committee Ofsted accountability session dated 17.06.26 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | To committee | Letter from His Majesty’s Chief Inspector on Findings from pilots of reforms to education inspections, dated 19.12.25 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | To committee | Letter from Secretary of State on School accountability reform – school profiles, improvement and intervention, 03.02.25 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | To committee | Letter from NASUWT The Teachers Union on Inspection of Caversham Primary School, 25.01.25 |
| 7 Jan 2025 | To committee | Letter from His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Ofsted, on Annual Report 2023/24, dated 05.12.24 |