Ofsted, failing schools and intervention

Produced in partnership with Katie Michelon of Browne Jacobson and Nicholas Hancox of Nicholas Hancox Solicitors
Practice notes

Ofsted, failing schools and intervention

Produced in partnership with Katie Michelon of Browne Jacobson and Nicholas Hancox of Nicholas Hancox Solicitors

Practice notes
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Ofsted

Ofsted is a non-departmental, government-funded organisation, operating in England and managed by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (HMCI). Most of Ofsted’s powers and duties are set out in Part 1 of the Education Act 2005 (EA 2005), and the general functions and duties of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector are detailed in sections 116–119 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (EIA 2006). These functions may be delegated in accordance with the law set out in EIA 2006, Sch 12.

Ofsted inspectors (HMIs) report to a Senior HMI.

This Practice Note concentrates on the position in England. The education and training inspectorate for Wales is called Estyn. For further information on Estyn in Wales, see: Practice Note: Regulation and inspection by Estyn.

In addition to the inspection of schools, the education, Children's services and several other activities of every local authority in England are inspected by Ofsted. The inspection reports are sent to the local authority in question and to the Department for

Katie Michelon
Katie Michelon

Partner, Browne Jacobson


Katie is a Partner in the education team at Browne Jacobson. She advises schools and academies on a wide range of education law issues including safeguarding, exclusions, admissions, governance and parental complaints. She leads the firm's practice on school intervention and inspection, delivering strategic advice to schools and academies who may be vulnerable to formal intervention measures from their local authority or the Secretary of State and supporting schools with challenging Ofsted inspections. Katie has also advised schools and academy trusts across the country on academy conversions under the Academies Act 2010. She now focuses largely on group and specialist projects, working with a number of multi-academy trusts on their expansion, including academy merger and re-brokerage projects. Katie also regularly delivers training and webinars to school leaders on education law matters.

Nicholas Hancox
Nicholas Hancox

Nicholas qualified in 1977. He specialises in Education Law, Local Government Law and Highways Law and has been authoring and editing for LexisNexis since 2000.

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School definition
What does School mean?

An educational institution providing primary and/or secondary education.

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