Inspectors

Care home placed in special measures following inspection report

Care home which "enhances residents' well being" praised by inspection

Balmoral Court Care Home in Newcastle.

Care home continues to 'require improvement' after inspection

Fostering service where 'children enjoy long-term stability' praised

Carville Primary School has a new Ofsted rating.

School which was previously rated inadequate gets new Ofsted rating

St Thomas More Catholic School

Gateshead school praised by Ofsted following 'urgent' inspection

Tyne Grange Care Home

Newcastle care home labelled 'outstanding' following recent inspection

A total of 56 restaurants are in the 2026 selection for MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi.

Ad Feature The fourth edition of the Michelin Guide Abu Dhabi has been launched

Fostering North East on West Road

Foster home where 'children experience long-term arrangements' praised

Gateshead Dental Care on Jackson Street

NHS dentist with 'excellent service' prised by health inspectors

Heworth Grange School and Mary Astell Academy have been targeted as part of a Government programme to raise attainment.

2 'stuck' Tyneside schools targeted by Government for improvement

Balliol Primary School in Longbenton

School remains in special measures after follow-up Ofsted visit

Ivy Road Primary School

School labelled 'inadequate' told it cannot appoint young teachers

This Kenton Lane Dentist was awarded top marks by the CQC

Newcastle dentist patients are "always happy" to use praised by report

High Hopes Day Nursery

Nursery where staff go 'above and beyond' receives new Ofsted rating

North Tyneside Learning Disability Service in North Shields

North Tyneside disability service gets glowing review from CQC

A Newcastle childminder has been given huge praise as part of a new Ofsted inspection.

Childminder given huge praise as part of Ofsted outstanding report

Crawcrook Medical Centre, in Ryton, Gateshead.

Medical centre 'requires improvement' after legal regulations breach

School sees turnaround from 'requires improvement' to outstanding

St Columba's Catholic Primary School retains Good rating in glowing Ofsted inspection

Inspectors Highlight ‘High Expectations’ and Strong Curriculum at St Columba’s

The winners were announced at Dubai’s fourth MICHELIN Guide Ceremony, held at Address Sky View

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Staff and care leavers celebrating their outstanding Ofsted rating.

I view them as extended family- care leavers react to Ofsted judgement

Northumbria Police headquarters.

Northumbria good at preventing crime but some improvements needed

St Stephen's Catholic Primary pupils celebrate positive Ofsted

Pupils thrive at Longbenton school

Teachers at Washington have a secure subject knowledge and structure lessons well, says Ofsted

Washington Academy continues to improve, say Ofsted inspectors

Parents would notice a few key differences if the changes go ahead as currently pitched

What the proposed Ofsted changes could mean for parents

'Outstanding' and 'good' grades will disappear under the proposed new traffic light system

The 9 new criteria Ofsted may judge schools on, and the 5 new 'grades'

Kibblesworth Team

Gateshead neurological rehabilitation service retains “Good” Ofsted rating in la...

Mrs Tracey Burgess, Head of Venerable Bede, front, with, from left, senior prefects Tilly and Alex, Mr David Johnson, Head of RE, and senior prefects Sam and Poppy

Sunderland secondary school transforms lives, says report

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Sunderland primary school goes top of the class

Celebrating Ofsted success at Benedict Biscop CE Academy are Sarah Armstrong, top right, Headteacher; Gordon Petrie, Chair of Governors; Gemma Clark, Deputy Headteacher and pupils Myla and Avery (front) and Reuben and Megan.

Sunderland primary school scores ultimate inspection accolade

Ofsted checks safeguarding, to make sure schools have good policies in place to protect vulnerable young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How Ofsted checks safeguarding in schools

Newcastle hospitals show 'improvements' after damning CQC report

Ofsted inspectors can give schools four different ratings (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about Ofsted school inspections

Alex was severely underweight when she was found abandoned in the Gateshead home.

Gateshead man banned from owning animals for 10 years

The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been told to make improvements by the CQC. Photo: Google Maps.

Newcastle's NHS Trust told to make improvements following inspection

Every new five star hygiene rating given to Newcastle businesses in October

Every new five star hygiene rating given to Newcastle businesses

Sue Hedley School also picked up an “outstanding” rating from the Office for Standards in Education

The 6 ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rated schools in Newcastle

These sites were awarded five star hygiene ratings in June

Every new food hygiene rating given across Newcastle in June 2023

UK theme parks and fairgrounds face major health and safety checks after high speed incidents - list of rides

Breaking Extra safety checks on 100 fairground and theme park rides across UK

Newcastle care home placed into special measures

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Breaking Headteacher blocks Ofsted inspection after death of fellow head
A primary school headteacher said she would refuse entry to Ofsted inspectors if they came into her school to take a stand against the inspection process.

A much greater proportion of parents are happy with the school now

North Shields school in ‘special measures’ gets ‘good’ Ofsted report

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