Ealing Area SEND Inspection
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited our area in September 2025, as part of an inspection. They looked at arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
This Local Area SEND inspection evaluates services jointly delivered by education, health, and social care. Inspectors from Ofsted and the CQC assess how effectively the Local Area meets its statutory responsibilities for children and young people aged 0–25 with SEND.
The outcome of the inspection has now been released. A copy of the report is available here.
The report is a public document and is also available on the OFSTED website here.
We’d like to hear your thoughts on the report please send an email to sendinspectionfeedback@epcf.org.uk. Let us know what you think they got right, what they didn’t and any suggestions you may have
Full details of the Area SEND inspections: framework and handbook are available on the government website here
Further background information documents are here:
Area SEND Inspection Reference Guide
Ealing_Inspection of local authority childrens services_Apr24
The deadline for survey submissions has now passed. For reference, the surveys are linked below.
Letter from Ofsted_ Information for parents and carers