This folder has statistics on the inspection of children's homes in 
England. Each six monthly release comprises key findings, charts and tables in Word 
format, charts and tables in Excel format, and the underlying data in 
comma separated values (.csv) and Excel format.

The timetable for future releases of official statistics about children's homes inspections and outcomes is in the Schedule for the release of official 
statistics.

The following field names and descriptors provide a guide on the data within the csv and Excel files containing the underlying data. 
4a shows inspection outcomes for all types of children's homes.
For more information on how Ofsted regulates and inspects children’s social care,
please go to the Ofsted website:

https://www.gov.uk/being-inspected-as-a-provider-of-childrens-social-care
 

Field name 			Description

Unique reference number		A unique number to distinguish between each 
				individual provider

Provider type			How the provider is classified

Date of inspection		The date of the inspection. If the duration 
				of an inspection is more than one day, this is 
				the first date of the inspection

Inspection type			The type of inspection that has occurred. 
				Includes full inspections and interim inspections.

Inspection judgements		1 = Outstanding
				2 = Good/improved effectiveness 
				3 = Adequate/Sustained effectiveness
				4 = Inadequate/Declined in effectiveness
				5 = Not judged							


For their security, we list children's homes, secure children's homes and residential special schools registered as children's homes by their Unique Reference Number (URN). We do not publish their names to safeguard the welfare of children and protect their privacy.

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