Ofsted is nearly two thousand inspections off the pace of its target to inspect all schools by 2025, new figures suggest.
Data submitted to the Parliamentary education committee shows Ofsted carried out 4,814 inspections between April last year and August this year.
The watchdog got a £23 million funding boost in last year’s spending review to inspect all schools between April 2021 and July 2025.
Latest figures show there are 21,602 state schools. Reaching the target would equate to completing an average of 424 inspections a month over the four-year period.
Based on this method, Ofsted should have completed 6,784 inspections by August to keep up with the pace. It is 1,970 inspections (29 per cent) off course.
