to inspect under this section every school in England to which this section applies, at such intervals as may be prescribed, and

when the inspection has been completed, to make a report of the inspection in writing.

community, foundation and voluntary schools,

community and foundation special schools,

maintained nursery schools,

Academy schools,

alternative provision Academies,

city technology colleges,

city colleges for the technology of the arts, and

special schools which are not community or foundation special schools but are for the time being approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (approval of special schools).

which is a closing school (as defined by subsection (4)), and

in respect of which the Chief Inspector has decided, having regard to the date on which the closure is to take effect, that no useful purpose would be served by the school being inspected under this section.

any community, foundation or voluntary school, community or foundation special school or maintained nursery school in respect of which proposals to discontinue the school have been approved, adopted or determined under any enactment,

a foundation or voluntary school in respect of which the governing body have given notice of discontinuance under section 30 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31),

a community, foundation or voluntary or community or foundation special school in respect of which the Secretary of State has given a direction to discontinue the school under F7section 17 or 68 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 ,

an Academy in respect of which notice of termination of Academy arrangements has been given, or

a special school which is not a community or foundation special school but is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 and which the proprietor has decided to close.

the achievement of pupils at the school;

the quality of teaching in the school;

the quality of the leadership in and management of the school;

the behaviour and safety of pupils at the school.

the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils at the school;

denominational education, or

the content of collective worship which falls to be inspected under section 48.

the registered parents of registered pupils at the school, and

such other persons as may be prescribed,

in relation to a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community or foundation special school or a maintained nursery school, the school's governing body or, if the school does not have a delegated budget, the F13local authority, and

in relation to a school falling within any of paragraphs (d) to (g) of section 5(2), the proprietor of the school.

a right of entry to the premises of the school,

a right of entry to any premises of the provider used in connection with the provision by him of that education,

a right to inspect, and take copies of, any records kept by the school, and any other documents containing information relating to the school, which he considers relevant to the discharge of his functions, and

that the Chief Inspector is of the opinion that it is not necessary for the school to be inspected under section 5 for at least a year after the date on which the statement is made,

setting out the Chief Inspector's reasons for forming that opinion, and

containing such other information (if any) as the Chief Inspector considers appropriate.

for the purpose of determining whether it is or may be appropriate to have regard to the matters raised by the complaint in carrying out any of his functions in relation to schools in England, and

it is made in writing to the Chief Inspector, and

it is made by a person who satisfies prescribed conditions.

such information held by them as may be specified or described in the Chief Inspector's request, and

such other information held by them as they consider may be relevant to the investigation.

such information held by them as may be specified or described in the Chief Inspector's request, and

such other information held by them as they consider may be relevant to the investigation.

on being so notified, the governing body or (as the case may be) the F13local authority must co-operate with the Chief Inspector in the making of arrangements for the meeting.

allow the meeting to be held on the premises of the school,

fix a date for the meeting which is consistent with any request made by the Chief Inspector for that purpose, and

a representative of the governing body of the school, and

if the school is a maintained school, a representative of the F13local authority who maintain the school.

requests information as mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) of that section, or

gives notice in pursuance of subsection (4)(a) of that section that he considers it appropriate to hold a meeting for registered parents of registered pupils at the school to which the complaint relates.

the governing body of the school (unless the school falls within paragraph (b)), or

if the school is a maintained school which does not have a delegated budget, the F13local authority who maintain the school.

that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school, or

that the school requires significant improvement,

consider any comments on the draft that are made to him within the prescribed period by the governing body or proprietor, as the case may be.

he must state his opinion in the report of the inspection.

in the latest report of an inspection of the school, the Chief Inspector stated that in his opinion special measures were required to be taken in relation to the school, but

the Chief Inspector is of the opinion that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school,

in the latest report of an inspection of the school, the Chief Inspector stated that in his opinion the school required significant improvement, but

the Chief Inspector is of the opinion that the school does not require significant improvement and that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school,

to the head teacher of the school,

to whichever of the F13local authority and the governing body are not the appropriate authority,

in the case of a school having foundation governors, to the person who appoints them and (if different) to the appropriate appointing authority, and

in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to such other persons (if any) as may be prescribed.

make a copy of any report sent to the authority under subsection (1) available for inspection by members of the public at such times and at such place as may be reasonable,

provide a copy of the report, free of charge or in prescribed cases on payment of such fee as they think fit (not exceeding the cost of supply), to any person who asks for one, and

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the report within such period following receipt of the report by the authority as may be prescribed.

to the head teacher of the school,

to whichever of the F13local authority and the governing body are not the appropriate authority, and

in the case of a school having foundation governors, to the person who appoints them and (if different) to the appropriate appointing authority.

make a copy of any statement sent to the authority under subsection (1) available for inspection by members of the public at such times and at such places as may be reasonable,

provide one copy of the statement free of charge to any person who asks for one, and

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the statement within such period following receipt of the statement by the authority as may be prescribed.

that in his opinion special measures were required to be taken in relation to the school, or

that in his opinion the school required significant improvement.

consider what action to take in the light of the report,

consider what arrangements to make for the purpose of informing registered parents of the proposed action, ascertaining their views on the proposed action and taking account of those views,

consider whether those arrangements are to include the appointment of a specified person for that purpose,

the F13local authority have prepared a statement under subsection (2) in relation to a school,

it appears to the Secretary of State, on the basis of a report of an interim inspection of the school by the Chief Inspector, that the case has become urgent, and

no subsequent inspection of the school has been made under section 5.

consider the action to be taken in the light of the report of the interim inspection and the arrangements to be made for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(b),

send a copy of the statement to the Secretary of State and to the persons mentioned in subsection (2)(e)(i) to (iii).

such period as may be prescribed, or

make any report sent to him under subsection (1) available for inspection by members of the public at such times and at such place as may be reasonable,

provide a copy of the report, free of charge or in prescribed cases on payment of such fee as he thinks fit (not exceeding the cost of supply) to any person who asks for one, and

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the report within such period following receipt of the report by the proprietor as may be prescribed.

make any statement sent to the proprietor under subsection (1) available for inspection by members of the public at such times and at such place as may be reasonable,

provide one copy of the statement free of charge to any person who asks for one, and

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the statement within such period following receipt of the statement by the proprietor as may be prescribed.

that he is of the opinion that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school, or

that he is of the opinion that the school requires significant improvement,

consider what action to take in the light of the report,

consider what arrangements to make for the purpose of informing registered parents of the proposed action, ascertaining their views on the proposed action and taking account of those views,

consider whether those arrangements are to include the appointment of a specified person for that purpose, and

the proprietor of a school has prepared a statement under subsection (1A) in relation to the school,

it appears to the Secretary of State, on the basis of a report of an interim inspection of the school by the Chief Inspector, that the case has become urgent, and

no subsequent inspection of the school has been made under section 5.

consider the action to be taken in the light of the report of the interim inspection and the arrangements to be made for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1A)(b), and

such period as may be prescribed, or

must not be appointed for a term of more than five years,

may at any time resign by giving written notice to the Assembly, and

may be removed from office by Her Majesty on the ground of incapacity or misconduct.

the quality of the education provided by schools in Wales,

how far that education meets the needs of the range of pupils at those schools,

the educational standards achieved in those schools,

the quality of the leadership in and management of those schools, including whether the financial resources made available to those schools are managed efficiently,

the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils at those schools, and

the contribution made by those schools to the well-being of those pupils.

actions taken at maintained schools to promote healthy eating and drinking.

give advice to the Assembly on such matters as may be specified in the Assembly's request, and

inspect and report on such school, or class of school, in Wales as may be so specified.

establishing and maintaining the register mentioned in section 25(1);

giving guidance to inspectors registered in that register, and such other persons as he considers appropriate, in connection with inspections of schools in Wales under section 28 and the making of reports of such inspections;

keeping under review the system of inspecting schools under that section and, in particular, the standard of such inspections and of the reports made by registered inspectors;

keeping under review the extent to which any requirement imposed by or under this Part, or any other enactment, on any registered inspector, F13local authority, proprietor of a school or governing body in relation to inspections of schools in Wales is complied with;

promoting efficiency in the conduct and reporting of inspections of schools in Wales by encouraging competition in the provision of services by registered inspectors.

must make an annual report to the Assembly,

may make such other reports to the Assembly, with respect to matters which fall within the scope of his functions, as he considers appropriate, and

may arrange for any report made by him under this section to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate.

establish a panel for the purpose of providing advice to the Assembly on matters relating to the functions that are at any time exercisable by the Chief Inspector under this Part or any other enactment, and

make provision as to the functions of the panel.

make provision about the appointment of members of the panel,

make provision for remuneration and allowances to be paid to members of the panel,

require the panel and the Chief Inspector to co-operate with each other,

require the panel to make reports to the Assembly.

a right of entry to the premises of the school, and

a right to inspect, and take copies of, any records kept by the school, and any other documents containing information relating to the school, which he requires for those purposes.

a right of entry to any premises of the provider used in connection with the provision by him of that education, and

in the exercise of his functions in relation to the inspection of a school for the purposes of section 20(2)(b), or

in the exercise of any right under subsection (1) or (2) for the purposes of the exercise of any other function.

a right of entry to the premises of the school,

a right of entry to any premises of the provider used in connection with the provision by him of that education,

a right to inspect, and take copies of, any records kept by the school, and any other documents containing information relating to the school, which he considers relevant to the discharge of his functions, and

he is a member of the Inspectorate, or

he is registered as an inspector in a register kept by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of this Chapter.

is a fit and proper person for discharging the functions of a registered inspector, and

will be capable of conducting inspections under this Chapter competently and effectively,

must be made in such manner, and be accompanied by such particulars, as the Chief Inspector may direct, and

must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

register the applicant,

refuse to register him, or

register him subject to such conditions as the Chief Inspector considers it appropriate to impose.

the extent to which the Chief Inspector proposes to exercise his discretion under subsection (1) of section 28 to secure that inspections under that section are conducted by members of the Inspectorate rather than registered inspectors, and

the extent to which there is a need for registered inspectors in Wales.

he is no longer a fit and proper person for discharging the functions of a registered inspector under this Chapter;

he is no longer capable of conducting inspections under this Chapter competently and effectively;

there has been a significant failure on his part to comply with any condition imposed under section 25(4)(c) and subject to which his registration has effect;

he has, without reasonable explanation, produced a report of an inspection which is, in whole or in part, seriously misleading.

that he is authorised by subsection (2) to remove the name of an inspector from the register, or

that it would otherwise be in the public interest to act under this subsection,

the refusal of the Chief Inspector to renew his registration under section 25,

the imposition or variation of any condition subject to which he is registered under that section, or

the removal of his name from the register under section 26,

the tribunal is satisfied that the decision was based on one of those grounds,

the disposal of any appeal against the decision which is duly made under this section, or

the period within which an appeal may be made has expired without an appeal having been made.

is satisfied that the circumstances of the case justify the decision in question taking effect immediately, or earlier than would otherwise be the case, and

notifies the person concerned to that effect.

confirm, reverse or vary the decision appealed against, or

remit the case to the Chief Inspector with directions as to the action to be taken by him.

community, foundation and voluntary schools,

community F48... special schools,

maintained nursery schools, and

special schools which are not community or foundation special schools but are for the time being approved by the Assembly under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (approval of special schools).

which is a closing school (as defined by subsection (4)), and

in respect of which the Chief Inspector has decided, having regard to the date on which the closure is to take effect, that no useful purpose would be served by the school being inspected under this section.

any community, foundation or voluntary school, community F49... special school or maintained nursery school in respect of which proposals to discontinue the school have been approved, adopted F50, confirmed or determined under any enactment,

a foundation or voluntary school in respect of which the governing body have given notice of discontinuance under F51section 80 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013,

a community, foundation or voluntary or community F52... special school in respect of which the Assembly has given a direction to discontinue the school under F53section 16(2) or 81(1) of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, or

a special school which is not a community F54... special school but is for the time being approved by the Assembly under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) and which the proprietor has decided to close.

the quality of the education provided in the school,

how far the education provided in the school meets the needs of the range of pupils at the school,

the educational standards achieved in the school,

the quality of the leadership in and management of the school, including whether the financial resources made available to the school are managed effectively,

the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the pupils at the school, and

the contribution made by the school to the well-being of those pupils.

denominational education,

education which is brought within the remit of the Chief Inspector by Part 4 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), or

the content of collective worship which falls to be inspected under section 50.

any report by a member of the Inspectorate of an inspection carried out by him under any provision of this Chapter (whether the report is required by any such provision or is otherwise made in pursuance of his functions under that provision), or

any report of an inspection under section 28 made by a registered inspector,

section 21(1)(c), or

subsection (1),

section 25(3)(b), or

paragraph 4(3) or 5(2) of Schedule 4,

(in the case of an inspection of a maintained school) sections 38 to 40, and

(in the case of an inspection of a school other than a maintained school), sections 41 and 42.

that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school, or

that the school requires significant improvement,

the Chief Inspector informs the inspector that he disagrees with the inspector's opinion, but

the inspector remains of the opinion that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school or that the school requires significant improvement,

state his opinion, and

state whether the Chief Inspector agrees or disagrees with his opinion.

he is of the opinion that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school, but

he is of the opinion that the school does not require significant improvement and that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school, but

prepare in writing a report of the inspection and a summary of the report, and

state his opinion in the report.

he is of the opinion that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school, but

he is of the opinion that the school does not require significant improvement and that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school, but

he is of the opinion that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school, but

he is of the opinion that the school does not require significant improvement and that special measures are not required to be taken in relation to the school, but

the inspector,

the F13local authority in the case of a maintained school, and

the governing body.

the inspector,

the proprietor of the school, and

the Assembly.

a report of an inspection of a maintained school is made by a member of the Inspectorate, and

he is required by section 35 to state in the report that he is of the opinion that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school or that the school requires significant improvement,

to the Chief Inspector (unless the report was made by a member of the Inspectorate),

to the head teacher of the school,

to whichever of the F13local authority and the governing body are not the appropriate authority,

in the case of a school having foundation governors, to the person who appoints them and (if different) to the appropriate appointing authority, and

in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to such other persons (if any) as may be prescribed.

make a copy of any report and summary sent to the authority under subsection (1) or (2) available for inspection by members of the public at such times and at such place as may be reasonable,

provide a copy of the report and summary, free of charge or in prescribed cases on payment of such fee as they think fit (not exceeding the cost of supply), to any person who asks for one, and

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the summary within such period following receipt of the report by the authority as may be prescribed.

the inspection was a section 28 inspection or was carried out by a member of the Inspectorate, and

the school provides full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age.

a report of a section 28 inspection of the school, or

a report of an inspection of the school by a member of the Inspectorate in which that person is required by section 35(1)(b) to state that he is of the opinion that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school or that the school requires significant improvement,

such period as may be prescribed, or

to the Chief Inspector,

to whichever of the governing body and the F13local authority are not the appropriate authority, and

in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to such other persons (if any) as may be prescribed.

that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school, or

that the school requires significant improvement.

the statement is prepared in response to a report of an inspection of the school in which the person who made the report states that in his opinion special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school or that the school requires significant improvement, and

either that person is a member of the Inspectorate or the report states that the Chief Inspector agrees with his opinion,

make any statement prepared by them under this section available for inspection by members of the public, at such times and at such place as may be reasonable,

provide a copy of the statement, free of charge or in prescribed cases on payment of such fee as they think fit (not exceeding the cost of supply), to any person who asks for one, and

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the statement as soon as is reasonably practicable.

provide a copy of the statement to every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school who asks for one.

either that person was a member of the Inspectorate or the report stated that the Chief Inspector agreed with his opinion, and

prepare a written statement of any action they propose to take in the light of the report, and the period within which they propose to take such action, or, if they do not propose to take any such action, of their reasons for not doing so, and

such period as may be prescribed, or

if the Assembly is of the opinion that the urgency of the case requires a shorter period, such shorter period as the Assembly may direct;

a report of an inspection of a school other than a maintained school is made by a member of the Inspectorate, and

he is required by section 35(1)(b) to state in the report that he is of the opinion that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school or that the school requires significant improvement,

make any report and summary sent to him under subsection (1) or (2) available for inspection by members of the public at such times and at such place as may be reasonable,

provide a copy of the report and summary, free of charge or in prescribed cases on payment of such fee as he thinks fit (not exceeding the cost of supply) to any person who asks for one, and

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the summary within such period following receipt of the report by the authority as may be prescribed.

a report of a section 28 inspection of the school, or

a report of an inspection of the school made by a member of the Inspectorate in which that person is required by section 35(1)(b) to state that he is of the opinion that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school or that the school requires significant improvement,

such period as may be prescribed, or

to the Chief Inspector,

to the Assembly, and

in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to such other persons (if any) as may be prescribed.

make any statement prepared by him under this section available for inspection by members of the public, at such times and at such place as may be reasonable,

provide a copy of the statement, free of charge or in prescribed cases on payment of such fee as he thinks fit (not exceeding the cost of supply) to any person who asks for one, and

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the statement as soon as is reasonably practicable.

provides a copy of the statement to every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school who asks for one.

provides full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age, and

provides full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils of compulsory school age.

the school is failing to give its pupils over compulsory school age an acceptable standard of education, or

in relation to its provision for pupils over compulsory school age, the school is performing significantly less well than it might in all the circumstances reasonably be expected to perform.

states an opinion that a school requires significant improvement in relation to its sixth form, and

is made by a member of the Inspectorate or states that the Chief Inspector agrees with the opinion.

to the Welsh Ministers, and

if the person making the report is a member of the Inspectorate, to the appropriate authority for the school.

section 38(2) (additional copies),

section 38(4) (publication by appropriate authority),

section 39 (action plan by appropriate authority), and

where the local authority receives a copy of a report about a school the governing body of which have a delegated budget, section 40(2) and (3) (measures by local authority).

a reference to a report and summary is to be taken as a reference to a report and, if there is one, its summary, and

a reference to a summary alone is to be taken, in a case where there is no summary, as a reference to the report.

special measures are required to be taken in relation to a sixth form school, or

that a sixth form school requires significant improvement.

provides full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age, and

does not provide full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils of compulsory school age.

any denominational education given to pupils, and

the content of the school's collective worship,

in the case of a voluntary controlled school, by the foundation governors after consultation with any person prescribed for the purposes of this subsection in relation to the religion or religious denomination that is specified in relation to the school under section 69(4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and

in any other case, by the governing body after consultation with any person so prescribed.

to report on the quality of the denominational education provided by the school for any pupils to whom denominational education is given by the school, and

to report on the content of the school's collective worship,

make any such report available for inspection by members of the public, at such times and at such a place as may be reasonable,

provide a copy of the report, free of charge or in prescribed cases on payment of such fee as they think fit (not exceeding the cost of supply) to any other person who asks for one.

any denominational education given to pupils, and

the content of the school's collective worship,

in the case of a voluntary controlled school, by the foundation governors after consultation with any person prescribed for the purposes of this subsection in relation to the religion or religious denomination that is specified in relation to the school under section F6668A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), and

in any other case, by the governing body after consultation with any person so prescribed.

to report on the quality of the denominational education provided by the school for any pupils to whom denominational education is given by the school, and

to report on the content of the school's collective worship,

for the purpose of enabling them to exercise any F67education function of theirs, a F13local authority require information about any matter in connection with a school which is maintained by them, and

it is not reasonably practicable for them to obtain the information in any other manner,

make provision as to the making of tenders by F68local authorities in Wales (as required by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4),

make provision with respect to the accounts to be kept by F68local authorities in connection with any school inspection services provided by them, and

make such incidental and supplemental provision with respect to school inspection services provided by F68local authorities as the Assembly considers appropriate.

give advice to the Assembly on such matters relating to the provision of relevant services in Wales in pursuance of such arrangements or directions as may be specified in the Assembly's request, or

inspect any service provider under this section.

give advice to the Assembly relating to the provision of relevant services in Wales in pursuance of such arrangements or directions, or

inspect any service provider under this section.

in pursuance of arrangements made by the Assembly under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50), or

with the assistance of a grant or loan made under section 12(1) of the Industrial Development Act 1982 (c. 52).

give advice to the Assembly on such matters relating to the provision of education, training or advisory services falling within subsection (1) by relevant providers, or

inspect any relevant provider under this section.

give advice to the Assembly relating to the provision of education, training or advisory services falling within subsection (1) by relevant providers, or

inspect any relevant provider under this section.

any of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Education and Training in Wales, or

any additional inspector authorised under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2;

a right of entry to any premises where the relevant services, or as the case requires the education, training or advisory services falling within section 56(1), are provided, and

a right to inspect, and take copies of, any records or other documents kept by the person being inspected, which he requires for the purposes of the inspection.

the inspector conducting the inspection, or

any person assisting him by virtue of subsection (2),

prepare a written report on the inspection within a prescribed period,

publish the report in the prescribed manner or, if none is prescribed, in such manner as the Chief Inspector considers appropriate.

prescribe the matters to be dealt with in the statement,

prescribe the period within which it must be prepared, and

require the person who prepared it to send copies of the statement to prescribed persons and to publish it in the prescribed manner.