The Ofsted Documents Schools Must Provide: Checklist 2026/27 lists the documents schools must make available to inspectors by 8am on the first day of inspection. This 2026/27 edition is checked against Ofsted's inspection information and operating guide for inspections from September 2026, and KCSIE 2026.
What's inside
- Ofsted's current list, grouped into strategic documents, behaviour and attendance, operational information and safeguarding
- The new item from August 2026: DBS and other safeguarding check records for volunteers in regulated activity
- Columns to record where each document is kept and when it was checked
- Ofsted's list of what schools do not need to provide
- Notes on the planning call, self-evaluation and what Ofsted does not expect
- Links to every source
Useful for headteachers, SLT, office teams, DSLs and governors.
Format: editable Word document and a PDF, 5 pages. This is a HeadteacherChat resource, not an official Ofsted publication.
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