Focused inspection of The Education Fellowship

Ofsted today (Tuesday 13 October) publishes the outcome letter of the focused inspection of The Education Fellowship.

The inspections are part of a concerted programme of action by Ofsted to establish the effectiveness of a multi-academy trust in supporting and challenging academy schools within individual chains.

Five academies were inspected as part of the focused inspection between 2 and 5 June 2015. Two of these were full inspections and 3 were monitoring inspections. The academies were all due for an inspection by the end of this academic year.

Along with the inspections, telephone discussions were held with the principals of 7 other academies. A follow-up visit to The Education Fellowship was also conducted where inspectors spoke to senior and operational staff, principals, governors, strategic partners and other stakeholders. Inspectors also scrutinised a range of relevant documentation.

The letter sent to The Education Fellowship has been published online.