Ofsted Preparation Pack

The Ofsted Preparation Pack bundles a complete set of ready-to-use documents for the renewed inspection framework in force from 7 September 2026 into one digital download — built by practising school leaders and based on the State-funded Schools Inspection Toolkit v2.0 (June 2026) and the School Inspection Operating Guide for Inspectors.What's inside: School Leaders' Pack: School Inspection — a practical guide covering what's changed under the renewed framework, an action plan of what to do before September 2026, a communications framework for governors, staff, parents and pupils, and a staff meeting agenda September 2026 Inspection Readiness Checklist — a whole-school self-evaluation checklist across all 8 graded evaluation areas (curriculum and teaching, achievement, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and wellbeing, leadership and management, governance, inclusion and safeguarding) What Maintained Schools Must or Should Publish Online — a full statutory website compliance checklist covering admissions, uniform, exam results, curriculum, pupil premium, governance and more Pre-Ofsted Preparation Quick Task List — a step-by-step task list covering organising, collating evidence by domain, safeguarding checks, aligning messages, setting up the inspection timetable and briefing key stakeholders Ofsted: Documents Schools Must Provide — a comprehensive checklist of the documents schools must have ready for 8am on the first day of inspection Preparing for Ofsted's Pre-Inspection Planning Call — a guide to the three-part planning call, with discussion points and supporting documents needed for each stage Delivered as editable Word files. Adapt the wording to your own school, trust or local authority context before use — this pack reflects official guidance current as of June 2026, so check GOV.UK and Ofsted regularly for updates.