Ofsted
Overview of the Ofsted IDSR
This guide is for primary and secondary schools, including those with a sixth form.
The IDSR is a web-based page for Ofsted inspectors to use when preparing for and during inspection. It is intended as a tool for inspectors, which summarises and analyses available data about that school to support the inspection. The IDSR is also designed to align with our school inspection handbook, to inform inspection conversations. It is not intended to be an exhaustive profile of the school or to, in itself, provide any judgement or assessment of a school.
The IDSR can contain sensitive information about schools and colleges. It is your responsibility to ensure that the IDSR is stored and shared appropriately. Please see our IDSR conditions of use and storage statement.
For phonics, key stage 1 and key stage 2 data, the standards have been kept consistent between 2022 and 2023 data; therefore, it is possible to compare data across these years. However, the IDSR will not directly compare data across years. For key stage 4 and 16 to 18, due to a different grading approach in 2022, it is not possible to make direct comparisons between 2022 and 2023. As with primary data, the IDSR does not make direct comparisons across years. Instead, the IDSR contains arrowsthat indicate whether the school value compared with the national value each year has changed. There are further details about how the arrows are calculated later in this document.
Anonymised IDSRs
These anonymised IDSRs are examples for a primary school and a secondary school with a sixth form:
IDSR reports are dynamically generated based on school data and can differ from school to school.
Access your schools Ofsted IDSR
As a web page through our website
You can access it directly through our new Ofsted IDSR service or from the Department for Education (DfE)s Analyse School Performance (ASP) service. You will need a DfE Sign-in account and associated permissions for the school(s). We recommend that users with more than 1 school use our direct link.
Ofsted cant give or take away access or add schools within DfE Sign-in. But the approver for your school/organisation will be able to help. To find out your approver, please login to your DfE Sign-in account and click on the Services tab. Then click on See approvers at an organisation.
Download and use offline
If you want to use the IDSR offline, you have several options.
Option 1 click the download this page button located at the top of the web page. This will download the HTML page automatically to your downloads folder. You do not need an internet connection to view and share it.
Option 2 click the print this page button. This will take you to the print configuration page where you can print as a hard copy document.
Option 3 click the print this page button. This will take you to the print configuration page where under printer you can select save as PDF. This will convert the page into a PDF which can then be saved and shared. (Please note that this is reliant on you having the correct up-to-date software. Older versions may not support this functionality.)
Ofsted IDSR 2023
As outlined in the school inspection handbook, inspectors will gather evidence of the impact of the quality of education from various sources. This includes nationally generated performance information about pupils progress and attainment. The IDSR can only provide a starting point, however. Inspectors want to see first-hand the quality of education as experienced by pupils and understand how well leaders know what it is like to be a pupil at the school.
The Ofsted IDSR has been designed to:
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reduce the time spent preparing for an inspection
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provide interpretation of the data for inspectors
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minimise the focus on small groups that distract the conversation away from meeting the needs of all pupils
Where applicable, the Ofsted IDSR contains:
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School characteristics based on 2023, 2022 and 2021 data
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Ethnicity based on 2023 data
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Prior attainment based on 2023 prior data
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SEND characteristics based on 2023 data
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Staffing based on 2022, 2021 and 2020 data
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Links to alternative provision and other providers based on 2023 data
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Absence based on 2022/23 (2 term) and 2021/22 data
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Suspensions and permanent exclusions based on 2021/22, 2020/21 and 2019/20 data
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Pupil movement based on movement between Jan 2022 and Jan 2023 census, Jan 2021 and Jan 2022 census
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Progress and attainment at key stages 1 and 2 based on 2023 data
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Subject entries at key stage 4 based on 2023, 2022 and 2021 data
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Progress and attainment at key stage 4 based on 2023, 2022 and 2019 data
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Destinations at key stage 4 based on 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19
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16 to 18 qualification types based on 2023, 2022 and 2019 data
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16 to 18 retention based on 2022 and 2019 data
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Subject entries at 16 to 18 based on 2023, 2022 and 2021 data
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Attainment at 16 to 18 based on 2023, 2022 and 2019 data
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Destinations 16 to 18 based on 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19
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Pupil groups data based on 2023 (primary), 2023 (secondary) and 2022/23 (2 term absence)
Reporting data issues
The data in the IDSR is largely provided by the Department for Education (DfE). If your query relates to issues with values displayed, such as Progress 8 score or cohort, have you checked if the IDSR matches data presented in the Analyse School Performance and Compare School and College Performance in England sites? If the IDSR data matches what has been published, then please contact DfE. If your query relates to bespoke calculations only used in the IDSR, for example percentile ranks, please email the IDSR team and we will aim to respond as soon as possible.
Predecessor or successor link
If applicable, the Ofsted IDSR service will provide a link to a predecessor or successor provider to view. Some providers with a predecessor will not have a link. This is because we decided not to include predec