Education Act 2005

Inspections and reports: all schools

13Duties of Chief Inspector where school causes or has caused concern

(1)If, on completion of a section 5 inspection of a school, the Chief Inspector is of the opinion—

(a)that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school, or

(b)that the school requires significant improvement,

he must comply with subsections (2) and (3).

(2)The Chief Inspector must—

(a)send a draft of the report of the inspection—

(i)in the case of a maintained school, to the governing body, and

(ii)in the case of any other school, to the proprietor of the school, and

(b)consider any comments on the draft that are made to him within the prescribed period by the governing body or proprietor, as the case may be.

(3)If, after complying with subsection (2), the Chief Inspector is of the opinion that the case falls within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1)—

(a)he must without delay give a notice in writing, stating that the case falls within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1)—

(i)to the Secretary of State,

(ii)in the case of a maintained school, to the local education authority, and

(iii)in the case of any other school, to the proprietor of the school, and

(b)he must state his opinion in the report of the inspection.

(4)If a report of a section 5 inspection is made in circumstances where—

(a)in the latest report of an inspection of the school, the Chief Inspector stated that in his opinion special measures were required to be taken in relation to the school, but

(b)the Chief Inspector is of the opinion that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school,

he must state his opinion in the report (whether or not he is required by subsection (3)(b) also to state the opinion that the school requires significant improvement).

(5)If a report of a section 5 inspection is made in circumstances where—

(a)in the latest report of an inspection of the school, the Chief Inspector stated that in his opinion the school required significant improvement, but

(b)the Chief Inspector is of the opinion that the school does not require significant improvement and that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school,

he must state his opinion in the report.