Ofsted

'Bradford Council is currently paying for 196 children to stay in privately-run homes, at an average cost of almost £312,000 per child per year.' PIC: Dr Simon Ross Valentine

It is the job of the state to keep our children safe - GP Taylor

Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe

Call for cap on children's homes fees as owners make 'huge amounts of money'

Mark Wilson is CEO of Wellspring Academy Trust.

Why long-term thinking is needed in education - Mark Wilson

Amanda Spielman is Ofsted's chief inspector. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Parents need to know that school is a package deal - Amanda Spielman

Sharon Woolhouse. Picture: Lincoln Roth

Registering our first children’s home took more than a year: Sharon Woolhouse

Celebrations at Park Lane Community Primary School, Halifax, after Outstanding Ofsted report. Headteacher Gugsy Ahmed with Staff and students.

Outstanding Ofsted for 'exceptional' Halifax school

Skelton Newby Hall Church of England School

Rural primary school closures in Yorkshire 'only likely to get worse'

Save the date: Wetherby school’s open evening. Submitted picture.

Ad Feature Save the date: Wetherby school’s open evening

Wavell junior and infant schools mainly serve children from Catterick Garrison

Two primary schools in Yorkshire set to merge despite loss of £128,000 funding

Wavell Community Junior School, which is set to be merged with an infant school to drive up standards

Yorkshire primary school could close and merge with military families’ schools

Woodfield Community Primary School

Primary which closed down could be reopened as specialist autism school

The Victorian atrium now used as a cafe

This guest house in central York is the best bar none after a two year makeover

Research conducted for the Local Government Associations finds that council-maintained schools in England are outperforming academies in their Ofsted ratings. (Getty Images)

Council-maintained schools in England outperforming academies

Sir Martyn Oliver of Outwood Grange Academy Trust has been reported to be the next chief inspector of Ofsted.

'Severe concerns' about Yorkshire academy boss lined up for top Ofsted job

Headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life while waiting for an Ofsted report. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Ofsted’s new report upgrades school to good after headteacher’s death

In a glowing inspection report, Ofsted said that Ash Grove Primary Academy was now Good in all areas, with pupils “proud of their school, polite and well mannered.”

Yorkshire primary school transformed in five years from inadequate to thriving

Hayley’s Little Munchkins in Scarborough

Preschool hits out at Ofsted for inspection that ‘reduced staff to tears’

'It becomes increasingly difficult to comprehend the intransigence of Ofsted concerning their continuing use of one-word classifications for schools'. PIC: Frank Reid

Ofsted’s insistence on one-word classifications is wrong - YP Letters

Living up to its motto 'Labor Vincit' meaning 'hard work prevails' Dalkeith High School in Midlothian saw pupils surpass their virtual comparator by three percent, with 38 per cent achieving five Highers or more in 2022.

Ofsted's changes to school inspection system after headteacher's death

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted changes being considered after death of headteacher

Lynette Cassidy is leaving The Crossley Heath School in Halifax

'Outstanding' Halifax grammar school is looking for a new headteacher
One of Halifax’s grammar schools needs a new head.

Michael Socha in The Gallows Pole. Picture: BBC.

The Gallows Pole and Springwatch: TV highlights this week

'Children in England are better at reading than anywhere else in Europe or the United States, according to the largest global comparison of literacy levels'. PIC: PA Photo/Thinkstockphotos.

Encouraging children to read shouldn’t be seen as optional - Jayne Dowle

People attend a vigil for Ruth Perry outside the offices of Ofsted in Victoria, central London, after she took her own life while waiting for a negative Ofsted inspection report. PIC: PA

Ofsted needs to adopt a points based system for inspections - YP Letters

Reasons to celebrate - Teachers, staff and pupils at Ripley Endowed Church of England Primary School which has been rated 'good' by Ofsted inspectors.

Village school gets good Ofsted just a year after being rated inadequate

Yorkshire school with more than 1,500 pupils slammed as 'inadequate' by inspectors

Yorkshire school with more than 1,500 pupils slammed as 'inadequate'

Ofsted has been under scrutiny after Ruth Perry, a head teacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, took her own life in January while awaiting its report

‘Brutal’ Ofsted inspections must change, says head teachers’ union

Ofsted highlights concerns with North Yorkshire's further education service

Parents from King Edward VII school in Sheffield are reportedly planning a protest over the suggestion it could join Brigantia Learning Trust following a compulsory academisation order from the Department of Education.

King Edward VII parents plan protest over school joining academy trust

'The current system lacks nuance and makes improving performance more difficult for schools'. PIC: Tony Johnson

Ofsted's one word ratings system is not fit for purpose - The YP says

Picture of pupils walking to school. (Pic credit: David Jones / PA Images)

Best and worst Yorkshire primary schools according to Ofsted ratings

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

NASUWT votes in favour of abolishing Ofsted after teacher’s death
NASUWT has become the second teaching union to call for an immediate freeze on Ofsted inspections following headteacher Ruth Perry’s death.

'What inspectors should do is identify a failing and help the school with others to rectify that failing'.

Ofsted inspections should drive continuous improvement - Yorkshire Post Letters

People attend a vigil for Ruth Perry outside the offices of Ofsted in Victoria, central London, after she took her own life while waiting for a negative Ofsted inspection report. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Ofsted inspection process is barbaric - YP Letters

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) hand in a petition which has been signed by 45,000 people to the Department for Education in Westminster. PIC: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Why it’s easier for Ofsted to play tough than other regulators - David Behrens

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted defends school inspections despite backlash

A photograph of Ruth Perry attached to the fence outside John Rankin Schools in Newbury, Berkshire, where headteacher Flora Cooper is planning to refuse entry to Ofsted inspectors following the death of Ms Perry, who was head at nearby Caversham Primary School in Reading. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Ofsted’s inconsistencies pile unnecessary pressure on staff - Stephen Naylor

People attend a vigil for Ruth Perry outside the offices of Ofsted in Victoria, central London, after she took her own life while waiting for a negative Ofsted inspection report. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Headteacher Ruth Perry’s death should be a wake up call for Ofsted - The YP says

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Headteacher blocks Ofsted inspection after death of fellow head

Caversham Primary School in Reading

Primary headteacher took own life after Ofsted downgrade

A pupil raises their hand during a lesson. (Pic credit: Matthew Horwood / Getty Images)

Yorkshire's best academy schools according to experts

Askwith outstanding school: 'Remarkable' village primary school with just 103 pupils given outstanding Ofsted rating

'Remarkable' village primary school with 103 pupils given outstanding Ofsted

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Aerial shot of Bradford city centre. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

‘Widespread and serious failures’ at Yorkshire council's children's services

Schoolchildren during a lesson in a classroom. PIC: Tony Johnson

Ofsted must take some responsibility for stress on teachers - YP Letters

Ecclesall Pre School, in Ringinglow Road, has announced its imminent closure, and will shut its doors for the last time on February 10.

Shock as nursery announces closure after 54 years

QPD Forces Preparation College Doncaster

Sexual abuse allegations at military training college in Yorkshire investigated

Six women arrested in connection with ‘suspicious’ death at UK nursery

A letter sent to parents of Eskdale School pupils on Wednesday revealed governors are proposing to close the site and instead send students to Caedmon College

Whitby secondary school pupils told it could close after summer holidays

Outwood Academy Bydales, Marske

Yorkshire school seeking 'exceptional leader' to take over principal role

Ofsted inspectors have claimed the safeguarding arrangements at Rida Boys High School, on Chapel Street in Savile Town, Dewsbury, are ‘not effective’ - but leaders have insisted they ‘have taken the necessary steps’ to resolve the ‘small issue.’

Yorkshire faith school reassures parents after 'inadequate' Ofsted grading

The small village school was built in the 1850s for the children of Newby Hall estate workers

Yorkshire estate village primary school faces closure as pupil numbers fall to 9

St Aidan's C of E High in Harrogate was rated Inadequate in 2021 during its first inspection since 2012 - but has since been upgraded to Good following another Ofsted visit this year

The 31 Yorkshire schools that lost their Outstanding ratings from Ofsted

Tributes to retiring director who transformed failing child social care services from inadequate to outstanding

Tributes to retiring director who transformed failing child social care services

Closure of Woodfield Community Primary School confirmed

Devastation as 56-year history of Yorkshire school ends with imminent closure

The fate of Harrogate’s Woodfield Community Primary School is to be confirmed next week after a recommendation was made to close the school at the end of the year.

Fate of Yorkshire Primary School to be confirmed next week

Prime Minister Liz Truss must go for the economic disaster that she has caused. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Why Liz Truss must resign as Prime Minister and resign now - GP Taylor

Eckington School was rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted. The Department for Education has now issued a 'termination warning notice' to the trust which runs it, LEAP Multi-Academy Trust

Yorkshire school with serious bullying concerns handed 'termination warning'

Hovingham village is in the Howardian Hills

Rural North Yorkshire primary school with no pupils set for closure

Bradford Council has become increasingly reliant on the owners of privately-run care homes to take in children over the last five years and seen the cost rise by 196 per cent.

Council concerned about soaring cost of places at private children's homes