Those old skeletons...

Following my post from 08.03.25, I got in touch with Ofsted to ask them to clarify a couple of points.

The first line of enquiry was: "I was surprised at the judgement given in the report published in February as well as at the delay in its publication. Why did it take so long to be published - is this normal?"


I received an email from Ofsted today. They explained that: "In response to your enquiry, reports are usually published on the Ofsted website within 38 days of inspection. In some cases this may vary as it depends when the Inspector publishes the report."


To be clear, the report was published a full 79 days after the inspection. Obviously, the question remains: why did it take the inspector so long to publish the report?


Secondly, I told Ofsted that I was also puzzled by the mention of the school having faced several challenges. I asked them what these unspecified challenges to add more clarity to the report.

 

They very politely responded that they could not "help (me) further as (they) are not able to discuss an inspection with third parties further than the information made available in the report."


I maintain that saying there have been difficulties without stating what they are is utterly useless and vague: a prospective parent at the school would surely find this odd. But there you go, it seems as if the mystery will remain unsolved. I guess this will remain the case along with the many other unanswered questions that have arisen over the past few years.

 

Are the skeletons to forever remain in the closet? I know I've said it before, but I have gone as far as I can go with this. I left the school a long time ago and have spent far too much time on this. 

Again, thank you for reading and take care. xxx


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