This folder has statistics on the inspection of initial teacher education providers in England. Each annual release comprises key findings, 
charts and tables in .pdf format, charts and tables in Excel format, and the underlying data in Excel and comma separated 
values (.csv) format.

The timetable for future releases of official statistics about initial teacher education inspections and outcomes is in the Schedule 
for the release of official statistics which can be found on the Ofsted website:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/schedule-for-release-of-official-statistics

The following field names and descriptors provide a guide on the data within the .csv file and Excel file containing the 
underlying data. 

From 1 September 2012 inspection events and their outcomes for initial teacher education are reported under a new framework in 
accordance to The Education Act 1994. Information regarding the new inspection framework can be found on the Ofsted website:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/initial-teacher-education-inspection-handbook

A full description of the judgements can be found in the Initial teacher education inspection handbook

from September 2012 on the Ofsted website.



Field name 			Description

URN				The unique reference number of the provider

UPIN				The unique provider ID number as used by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL)

UKPRN				The UK Provider Reference Number

Provider Name			Name of provider

Age phase partnership		The type of provision inspected which could either be primary, secondary, or further education (FE)

Local Authority			The local government area of the provider

Region				The highest tier of sub-national governmental entities in England

Inspection number		The Ofsted identification number of the inspection

Start date			The start date of the inspection

End date			The end date of the inspection. This date is used to make reference to the date of inspection throughout the release.


Inspection judgements		1 = Outstanding
				2 = Good 
				3 = Requires Improvement (previously satisfactory)
				4 = Inadequate
		           	9 = No outcome reported because the judgement refers to a different framework than the one under which it was inspected or no outcome recorded or not applicable.

If you have any further queries please email InspectionInsight@ofsted.gov.uk.