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The Alternative Big Listen

1.In what role are you completing this survey (tick all that apply)?
2.Based on your most recent experience of being inspected by Ofsted how successful has Ofsted been in
Very successful
Successful
Unsuccessful
Don’t know
Making clear what attending the school is like for the pupil.
Giving a clear judgement on the quality of education at the school.
Giving a clear judgement on how well school leaders and staff have fostered positive behaviour and attitudes among children, including what they are doing to ensure good or improved attendance levels.
Giving a clear judgement on the quality of personal development for children.
Giving a clear judgement on the quality of leadership and management at a school, and how this impacts children or learners.
Making clear how effective the school is at keeping children safe and protected from harm.
Making clear what the school does to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Making clear how inspectors have considered pupils’ outcomes (such as educational performance and wider local context) and other data (such as attendance) and how these have affected the overall grade for the school.
Making clear how well the most disadvantaged pupils learn, achieve, and are supported in the school.
3.Which of the aspects above should be prioritised by Ofsted during inspections? Please provide details of changes you would like to see.
4.Based on your own and other colleagues’ experience of Ofsted school inspections
Yes
No
Don’t know
Are Inspections carried out in a way that is consistent from place to place?
Is the way inspections are carried out consistent across the same phases of education (such as primary or secondary) and offered by different types of schools?
Are Inspections long enough to allow inspectors to make accurate judgements?
Is the time between notifying a school about a forthcoming inspection and carrying out the inspection appropriate for school inspections?
Does Ofsted consider sufficiently the context of the school’s local area as part of their inspections, and in the judgements that they make?
Does Ofsted consider sufficiently the impact of other schools on the success or otherwise of the school being inspected?
5.Which of the aspects above should be prioritised by Ofsted during inspections? Please provide details of changes you would like to see.
6.Based on your own and other colleagues’ experience of Ofsted inspections how far do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Don’t know
Ofsted holds schools properly to account for the quality of education they provide.
Ofsted holds schools properly to account for keeping children safe.
A consequence of Ofsted’s inspection process is that schools exclude, suspend, ‘off-roll’ or place pupils off site.
An unintended consequence of Ofsted’s inspection process is that schools keep pupils in the classroom who may put other pupils at risk, may benefit from off-site provision or may require suspension or even exclusion.
The number of schools graded good and outstanding in England gives you a strong indication of the overall quality of the schools’ system.
Ofsted should be able to inspect groups that schools may be a part of, such as multi-academy trusts, local authorities, dioceses, or owners of large private independent school providers, in order to understand their overall impact on children and learners.
Ofsted should use one- and two-word judgements to characterise the overall effectiveness of schools.
There should be a moratorium on routine school inspections until a fundamental review has taken place
Overall Ofsted is fit for purpose.
7.Which of the aspects above should be prioritised by Ofsted during inspections? Please provide details of changes you would like to see.
8.Based on your most recent experience of being inspected by Ofsted how would you grade the quality of the published report:
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
It makes clear what attending the school is like for the pupil.
It provides a valuable and accurate view of the school for parents and others.
It provides a useful summary for professionals keen to improve the school.
The areas for improvement were well chosen and insightful.
9.Based on your recent inspection and report:
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Staff, governors and parents have a better understanding of what is needed for our school as a result of the inspection.
The inspection will help me to lead my colleagues in improving the school.
10.Based on your recent inspection and report:
Several
Some
Few
None
We have made changes in our school as a result of the inspection.
11.Please provide details of changes you would like to see in the format and content of Ofsted inspection reports.