Dear parent or carer

We are writing to you because we would like to know what you think about the school. We are keen to find out what it is typically like to be a pupil at the school and how well, from your experience, the school supports your child to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Inspectors will gather any personal information necessary to assist them in inspecting a school. Our privacy policy sets out what personal information we collect, what we do with it, how long we keep it and individuals’ rights under data protection legislation. The contact details for Ofsted’s Data Protection Officer can also be found in our privacy notice.

You may have seen in the news that the way Ofsted reports the findings of our inspections is changing. Our new-look report cards have been designed with you in mind and will give you a clearer picture of what is working well and where there are areas for improvement.

The inspection will no longer result in a one-word judgement, such as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’. Instead, the report card that we publish will show colour-coded grades for a number of different areas – so you can see how we have graded the areas that matter most to you. These are new grades and should not be compared to what you might have seen on earlier inspection reports.