The new Ofsted framework is designed to be fairer – but it is more detailed, more demanding and harder to evidence.

Ofsted Evidence is the inspection readiness system that helps schools organise and analyse their data, track strengths and gaps over time and present evidence confidently across every domain.

Schools no longer receive a single overall judgement that balances strengths and weaknesses.

Instead, inspections now require domain-by-domain clarity, with inspectors triangulating tightly across:

• curriculum and teaching
• achievement
• attendance and behaviour
• personal development and wellbeing
• leadership and governance
• inclusion
• safeguarding

This means inspection preparation is no longer about writing a static SEF. It is about maintaining a live, accessible evidence base.

The Ofsted toolkit includes almost 400 bullet-point evidence prompts that inspectors can legitimately explore.

Inspections may now feel harder because:

• expectations are more precise
• evidence must align across domains
• there is less room for “best fit” judgement
• inspectors look for a perfect fit against expected standards

Schools are left asking:

• Are we ready?
• Where are our weak areas?
• Do we have the right evidence available immediately?

Ofsted Evidence is a dynamic, data-driven Ofsted evidence management platform designed to help schools:

• stay inspection ready all year round
• identify gaps early
• focus on what matters most to inspectors
• reduce workload and last minute panic

It replaces static documentation with a clear, structured evidence tracker.

Ofsted Evidence combines:

Weighted toolkit coverage

Not every bullet carries equal importance. We weight responses according to what inspectors prioritise the most.

Structured stakeholder surveys

A comprehensive set of surveys across the school community:

• teachers (3 mini surveys)
• governors (3 mini surveys)
• pupils (KS1 and KS2)
• parents (1 survey)

Assessment data included

Progress and attainment evidence sits alongside stakeholders’ evidence.

Automatic reporting

Results are calculated instantly, including free-text answers, producing one clear inspection summary.

Ofsted Evidence provides:

• domain-by-domain strengths and weaknesses
• evidence categorised into the five Ofsted bands
• safeguarding treated correctly as met / not met
• inclusion and attendance elevated as core priorities

Parents and governors gain clarity. Leaders gain control. Inspectors see consistency.

Inspectors want more than data – they want credible context.

Ofsted Evidence helps schools demonstrate:

“This is what stakeholders told us.

This is what we listened to.

This is what we have done so far.

This is what we are doing next.”

Stakeholder insight supports:

• Improvement planning
• Pupil experience discussions
• Inspection narrative coherence

Inspection readiness across the year

An inspection readiness tool, not a last-minute scramble

Schools can build evidence in manageable cycles, for example:

• Term 1: staff and governors
• Term 2: parents
• Term 3: pupil voice and attainment evidence

This creates:

• Continuous readiness
• Reduced inspection stress
• Stronger improvement culture

Deeper insight when you need it

Ofsted evidence reporting tools for leaders

Schools can:

• Compare domain scores to national averages
• Identify dissatisfied stakeholder groups
• Drill down into question-level distributions
• Target improvement with precision

This is evidence management built for leadership action.

The framework may be fairer – but the evidence burden is heavier.

Ofsted Evidence helps schools stay confident, complaint and inspection ready.

From £750 for Primary Schools

From £1850 for Secondary Schools