Understanding Ofsted report cards and grades
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This page explains Ofsted report cards for your child's education or childcare, including a video and guidance on what's changed from the old system.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
This page explains Ofsted report cards for your child's education or childcare, including a video and guidance on what's changed from the old system. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- How we've improved reporting our inspection findings
- New Ofsted grading system
- What the new Ofsted grades tell you
- Using Ofsted report cards to make decisions
Source and licence
Ofsted
AttributionOfsted, ‘Understanding Ofsted report cards and grades’ (updated 5 February 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