Deferral policy for inspections of independent day, boarding and residential special schools

26 Sep 2011 Ofsted

Ref: 090037

This document was updated in September 2011. Its previous title was Deferral policy for s162A inspections of independent schools.

This document sets out Ofsted’s policy for determining that an inspection of an independent school should not go ahead on the planned dates. It applies to: inspections of schools’ education provision; inspections of boarding or residential provision in schools; and integrated inspections of education and boarding or residential provision.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that decisions about the deferral, cancellation and rescheduling of inspections are taken consistently throughout the country. The policy does not apply to decisions to reschedule the start date of an inspection within five working days.

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