Durham

This page has:

  • letters from focused school inspections
  • reports from reviews of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
  • reports from inspections of Durham school improvement arrangements
  • reporting from children and family services inspections
  • report letters from the local area SEND inspections.

Local area SEND inspection report letters

Report letter from the inspection of local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Local area SEND report letters for inspections conducted before January 2017 are available on GOV.UK

These are joint inspections conducted with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). They focus on the provision of special educational needs for children and young people within the local area.

There are currently no reports for this section.

School improvement

Letter to directors of children's services following focused school inspections in local authority areas

These school inspections, complemented by telephone surveys, give us a clearer picture of the education provided for children and young people and the support and challenge provided by the local authority.

There are currently no reports for this section.

Inspection of local authority school improvement arrangements

These inspections are carried out where a concern has been identified and focus on evaluating the effectiveness of the local authority's arrangements for school improvement.

There are currently no reports for this section.

Children's services: current inspection programmes

Inspection of local authority services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers and review of the Local Safeguarding Children Board

This is a single inspection which focuses on the experiences and progress of children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers. It looks at the effectiveness of local authority services and arrangements to help these children, including local authority adoption and fostering services.

Latest assessment/report Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Single inspection of LA children's services and review of the LSCB as pdf22 Feb 201616 May 2016

Monitoring visits to local authority services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers

These visits take place every three months in local authorities that were judged inadequate at their last inspection. They look at the progress the local authority is making in improving their services since the last inspection.

There are currently no reports for this section.

Children's services: recent inspection programmes

In November 2013 we began our current single inspection programme: this looks at all local authority social care services in one inspection. This section has inspection reports prior to the introduction of the single inspection.

Local authority adoption agency and local authority fostering services inspection reports

For inspections of local authority adoption and fostering that happened before November 2013, reports are available via the links below.

Local authority arrangements for the protection of children (2012–2013)

These unannounced inspections focused on the local authority's child protection services, and their leadership of partners in their work to help and protect children and young people from harm.

There are no reports as this local authority was not inspected as part of this programme.

Safeguarding and services for looked after children (2009–2012)

These inspections focused on evaluating outcomes for looked after children and safeguarding outcomes for all children and young people.

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Safeguarding and looked after children inspection as pdf28 Nov 201125 Jan 2012

Unannounced inspection of contact, referral and assessment (2009–2012)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Unannounced inspection as pdf20119 Mar 2011
pdf Unannounced inspection as pdf201021 May 2010

Children's services: historical inspection programmes

This section has reports from older inspections and assessments.

Children's services assessment (2009–2011)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Annual assessment of children's services as pdf20118 Nov 2011
pdf Annual assessment of children's services as pdf20109 Dec 2010
pdf Annual assessment of children's services as pdf20099 Dec 2009

Children's services: Ofsted LA performance profile (2009–2011)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Local authority performance profile as pdf20118 Nov 2011
pdf Local authority performance profile as pdf20109 Dec 2010
pdf Local authority performance profile as pdf20099 Dec 2009

Annual Performance Assessment (APA) (2005–2008)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Annual Performance Assessment as pdf200817 Dec 2008
pdf Annual Performance Assessment as pdf200710 Dec 2007
pdf Annual Performance Assessment as pdf200631 Oct 2006
pdf Annual Performance Assessment as pdf20051 Aug 2005

Annual Performance Assessment (APA) toolkit (2005–2008)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Annual Performance Assessment Toolkit as pdf200821 Jan 2009
pdf Annual Performance Assessment Toolkit as pdf20078 Jan 2008

Joint Area Review (JAR) (2005–2008)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Joint Area Review - Main report as pdf200720 Dec 2007

Early years statistical profile (2006–2008)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf20081 Dec 2008
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf200811 Aug 2008
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf200814 May 2008
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf200715 Feb 2008
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf200714 Nov 2007
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf200716 Aug 2007
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf20071 Jun 2007
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf200631 May 2007
pdf Early years statistical profile as pdf200615 Nov 2006

Local authority inspection (2002–2004)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Local Authority Inspection as pdf200318 Sep 2003
pdf Local Authority Inspection as pdf199916 Sep 2002

Comprehensive Performance Assessment (2002–2004)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Comprehensive Performance Assessment as pdf200416 Dec 2004
pdf Comprehensive Performance Assessment as pdf200318 Dec 2003
pdf Comprehensive Performance Assessment as pdf200212 Dec 2002

Enhanced Youth Inspection (EYI)

Inspection
date		 Publication
date
pdf Enhanced Youth Inspection as pdf200720 Dec 2007

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