What happens at the end of an inspection?

There is a feedback meeting at the conclusion of the onsite inspection.

The reporting inspector and team inspectors will attend the feedback meeting at the conclusion of the onsite inspection.

The reporting inspector will invite the headteacher, the proprietors and/or those responsible for governance and members of the senior leadership team to the feedback meeting.

At the start of the meeting, the reporting inspector will explain:

• that all judgements are provisional until the publication of the report and therefore should remain confidential to the school, the governors and proprietor and the school’s association
  
  
• that the exact wording of the report may differ from the oral feedback
  
  
• the quality assurance process, including the factual accuracy stage
  
  
• the process and indicative timelines for quality assurance and publication
  
  
• the processes following inspections where one or more of the Standards are judged to be unmet
  
  
• that all further communication must be to the ISI office and not to inspectors.
  
  

The reporting inspector will:

• provide clear feedback to the school, summarising the strengths and relative weaknesses of the school
  
  
• follow the structure of the ISI Framework and explain in enough detail for leaders and the proprietors reasonably to understand how judgements have been reached
  
  
• make clear to the school leaders the extent to which the school meets the Standards
  
  
• make clear to the school whether there are significant strengths
  
  
• where the Standards are met, indicate the recommended next steps (to be discussed with the headteacher)
  
  
• where any Standards are not met, state areas for action and may also indicate recommended next steps
  
  
• where Standards are not met, indicate whether there are serious and/or multiple failings in the school’s provision
  
  
• invite questions or comments from school leaders and the proprietors.