What information will the inspector require at the start of the inspection (once the pre-inspection call has taken place)?

During the pre-inspection call with the school, the reporting inspector will request that the school upload the following information to the inspection virtual team room:

• details of the aims, characteristics and context of the school
  
  
• confirmation of the name of all proprietors of the school
  
  
• teaching timetables that teachers use and have available
  
  
• a list of staff of the school
  
  
• details of any relevant staff absence
  
  
• the number of pupils with special educational needs and or disabilities (SEND) and the nature of their needs and the number of pupils with a EHC plan
  
  
• the number of pupils who may speak English as an additional language and their level of English acquisition
  
  
• the regulatory audit tracker (if available)

Other information that is likely to be required during the onsite inspection includes:

• plans of the school premises
  
  
• curriculum plans and schemes of work
  
  
• the school’s analysis of the progress and attainment of pupils
  
  
• current self-evaluation and school development planning information (if available). There is no requirement for school leaders to present this information in a prescribed format
  
  
• any reports from external evaluation of the school
  
  
• the school’s records of behaviour incidents and records of suspensions or exclusions
  
  
• records and analysis of bullying and discriminatory behaviour
  
  
• the school’s record of complaints
  
  
• safeguarding information including the single central register, a list of referrals to the designated person for safeguarding and to local authority or other services and records of child-on-child sexual harassment and sexual violence