Glossary: education inspection terminology
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A glossary of terms used across Ofsted's education inspection information and guidance.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
A glossary of terms used across Ofsted's education inspection information and guidance. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Glossary: for all education remits
- Babies
- Barriers to learning and/or wellbeing
- Children
- Disadvantaged
- Evaluation area
- Grading standards
- Grading indicators
- Inclusion base
- Inspection information page
- Known to social care
- Leaders
- Leaders who have an inclusion role
- Learners
- Operating guide
- Outcomes
Source and licence
Ofsted
AttributionOfsted, ‘Glossary: education inspection terminology’ (updated 1 July 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026