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Inspection process
 
Q How frequently are schools inspected?
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The Department for Education (DfE) determines how frequently schools are inspected.

The DfE directs ISI to conduct routine inspections of schools typically once every three years. However, the DfE may request that ISI bring forward the timing of a routine inspection.

The DfE may also request that ISI carry out non-routine inspections at any time and at short notice or with no notice.

ISI is formally approved by the Secretary of State for Education to inspect association independent schools in England. This approval is outlined in section 87A of the Children Act 1989 and section 106 of the Education and Skills Act 2008.
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