Official Statistics Release
Policy area:
Children’s homes inspections and outcomes
Theme:
Education, children’s services and skills
Published on:
25 March 2014
Coverage:
England
Period covered:
1 October to 31 December 2013
Status:
PROVISIONAL
Issued by:
Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and
Skills (Ofsted)
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6SE
Statistician:
Adam King
Statistician’s telephone number:
0300 013 0020
Public enquiries:
[email protected]
Press enquiries:
[email protected]
Link to official statistics release
web page:
www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/official-statistics-childrenssocial-care-inspections-and-outcomes
Publication medium:
Ofsted website
Publication frequency:
Quarterly
Next publication date:
26 June 2014
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Key Points

Of the 545 children’s homes inspections in the period 1 October to 31 December 2013, 89
(16%) were judged outstanding for their Overall effectiveness; 327 (60%) were good, 106
(19%) were adequate and 23 (4%) were inadequate.

540 children’s homes were inspected, which equates to 26% of the 2,067 children’s homes
active at 30 September 2013; this accounted for 25% (or approximately 2,960 places) of the
total national children’s homes capacity in the period. (Table 1)

Between 1 April 2013 and 31 December 2013, 69% of homes received a good or better
Overall effectiveness judgement; this was a slight decrease from the same period of the
previous year (72%). In the same period, 6% of homes received an inadequate Overall
effectiveness judgement which was a slight increase from the same period of the previous
year (5%).
2
Introduction
This official statistics release reports on children’s homes inspections that occurred between 1
October 2013 and 31 December 2013 under the Care Standards Act 2000. These statistics are
based on provisional data and are subject to change.
Key findings
Inspections and outcomes of children’s homes full inspections
 Provisional statistics indicate there were 545 full inspections of 540 children’s homes during
1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013; five homes that were initially judged inadequate were
inspected again in the period. This equates to inspections of 26% of the 2,067 children’s
homes active at 30 September 2013. The 540 children’s homes inspected accounted for
25% (or approximately 2,960 places) of the total national children’s homes capacity in the
period.1 (Table 1)
 Of the 545 inspections, 89 (16%) were outstanding for their Overall effectiveness; 327
(60%) were good, 106 (19%) were adequate and 23 (4%) were inadequate. (Table 2)

Between 1 April 2013 and 31 December 2013, 69% of homes received a good or better
Overall effectiveness judgement; this was a slight decrease from the same period of the
previous year (72%). In the period 1 April 2013 – 31 December 2013, 6% of homes
received an inadequate Overall effectiveness judgement which was a slight increase from
the same period of the previous year (5%). Ofsted use a proportionate risk approach when
scheduling children’s homes inspections, which makes a comparison between the same
periods of 2012 and 2013 the best comparator. However, it should be noted that there were
105 fewer inspections for this period than in the same period in 2012.2 (See Figure 1 below
and Chart 2)
Figure 13
Total number of inspections = 1,936
Total number of inspections: = 1,831
1
The data on the number of children’s homes and places can be found in the children’s social care providers and places statistical first release at the following
link: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/official-statistics-childrens-social-care-providers-and-places
2 See paragraph 5 in the following document ‘Conducting inspections of children’s homes’ which can be found at
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/conducting-inspections-of-childrens-homes-for-inspections-1-april-2012.
3 Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
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 When comparing the Overall effectiveness inspection judgement of the 1,520 homes who
received a full inspection since 1 April 2013 to their previous full inspection grade from 201213; 56 (95%) of the 59 previously judged inadequate improved, and 202 (55%) of the 365
previously graded adequate improved whilst nine (2%) declined. Conversely 117 (53%) of
the 221 previously graded outstanding declined in grade, 181 (21%) of the 875 previously
graded good declined, and 84 (10%) improved. An additional 227 homes were inspected in
the period which had not received a full inspection in 2012-13.4 (See Figure 2 below)
Figure 2
 In the same period, there were 13 homes that were judged inadequate for Overall
effectiveness that had been judged good or better at their previous full inspection. Three of
these declined from outstanding.
 There were 18 homes that improved from inadequate at their previous full inspection to
good.
Regional Data
The regions with the highest percentage of homes judged good or better since 1 April 2013
were Yorkshire and The Humber and the North East (both 75%), North West (74%), and
the South East (73%). The regions with the lowest percentage of homes judged good or
better were the South West (61%), East of England (62%), East Midlands (63%) and West
Midlands (64%). The national proportion of good or better homes was 69%. (Map 1)
 Of the 1,096 homes judged good or better in 2012-13 and re-inspected since then, 209
(19%) are now rated adequate or lower. The areas of the country where this decline is

4
These homes are new homes, homes which have re-registered following a change of ownership, or homes that only received interim inspections in years
during which they were not operational.
4
most prominent are the East of England, East Midlands and the South West with
comparative declines of 28%, 28% and 26% respectively. The lowest proportions of decline
were found in the North East (13%) and Yorkshire and The Humber (14%). With regards to
specific local authorities, Leicester City saw 67% (four out of six) homes that were judged
good or better decline to adequate or lower. Conversely, in Barnsley and Gloucestershire no
homes declined on re-inspection (11 homes were re-inspected in each).5 [See Figure 3
below]
Figure 3
 Of 424 homes judged adequate or lower in 2012-13 and re-inspected since then, 220 (52%)
are now judged good or better. The North East and Yorkshire and The Humber showed the
most marked improvement with 59% increasing from adequate or lower to good or better.
The lowest areas of improvement were in the South West and West Midlands where only
42% of homes located in each area improved. With regards to specific local authorities, in St
Helens 100% (out of 12 homes) and in Leeds 90% (nine out of 10 homes) of homes had
improved from adequate or lower to good or better. Conversely, areas where fewer homes
had improved from adequate or lower included Sandwell with 13% (one out of eight
homes), and Somerset with 9% (one out of 11 homes).6 [See Figure 4 below]
5
6
Includes homes that are private and voluntary-run but within the local authority boundary.
Ibid.
5
Figure 4
Sector data
 In the period 1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013, a smaller proportion of private-run
homes (73%) received a good or better Overall effectiveness judgement than local authority
or voluntary-run homes (82% and 86% respectively). Private-run homes had a slightly
higher proportion of homes judged inadequate (5%), than local authority and voluntary-run
homes (3% and 0% respectively). Local authority and voluntary-run homes received a
higher proportion of outstanding judgements (21% and 19% respectively) than private-run
homes (14%). [Charts 3 and 4]
 Between 1 April 2013 and 31 December 2013, a smaller proportion of private-run homes
than local authority or voluntary-run homes received a good or better Overall effectiveness
judgement (67%, compared to 71% and 73% respectively).7
 In the period 1 April 2013 to 31 December 2013, local authority-run homes received a higher
percentage (14%) of outstanding judgements than private and voluntary-run homes (10%
and 11% respectively).
 With regards to inadequate Overall effectiveness judgements inspected between 1 April
2013 and 31 December 2013, private-run homes had a slightly higher proportion of
inadequate homes than local authority-run homes (7% and 5% respectively). In contrast,
two voluntary-run homes received an inadequate inspection grade (1%).
7
All data for local authority-run homes include those run by health authorities. Please refer to the glossary for more details on the different types of providers.
6
 The sectorial picture, when grouped by regions, varies between the north and south of
England. Between 1 April 2013 and 31 December 2013, in the South West and South East
regions the proportion of homes receiving a good or better Overall effectiveness judgement
was nine percentage points higher among private and voluntary-run homes than local
authority-run homes. In contrast, across the northern and eastern regions, the proportion
of local authority-run homes homes receiving good or better grades is higher than private
and voluntary-run homes. The proportion of homes receiving a good or better judgment in
the West Midlands is the same across local authority-run homes and private and voluntary.
In London, local authority-run homes have a much higher proportion of good or better
judgements than private and voluntary-run homes (81% and 59% respectively).
Interim inspections
 Between 1 October 2013 and 31 December 2013, there were 198 interim inspections. Of
these 198, 81 (41%) made good progress and 52 (26%) made satisfactory progress.
However, 46 (23%) made inadequate progress. Nineteen (10%) did not receive an
inspection outcome as children were not accommodated in the children’s home at the time
of inspection. (Table 3d)
Impact of revisions on key findings of previous release
 Final data covering the period 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013 have been released and
can be found on the Ofsted website: www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/official-statisticschildrens-social-care-inspections-and-outcomes.

The revision of statistics relating to the 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013 quarter from
‘provisional’ to ‘final’ status includes outcomes relating to a further 200 inspections. These
consist of an additional 179 full inspections and 21 interim inspection of children’s homes,
which took place in this period and have been published since 31 July 2013.

Of the additional 179 full inspections, 106 children’s homes received good or better Overall
effectiveness judgement and 73 received adequate or lower. These additional inspections
only slightly changed the grade profile presented in the previous provisional data.
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Methodology
The data in the release are from inspections undertaken between 1 October 2013 and 31
December 2013.
Statistics relating to inspections in the most recent quarter are provisional and include inspections
in the period where the inspection report was published within one month of the end of the
quarter. If an inspection report is published later than one month, and less than four months, after
the end of the quarter in which the inspection took place, that inspection will be included in the
final release of the statistics.
Inspections and outcomes of provider settings that are not currently active are included in this
statistical release and are reflected in the underlying data within the comma separated values (csv)
and Excel files as ‘resigned’.
Revisions are published in line with Ofsted’s revisions policy for official statistics. For more
information about the policy, please visit the Ofsted website or access the policy via the following
link: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/statistical-notice-ofsted-revisions-policy-for-officialstatistics.
For more information on how Ofsted regulates and inspects children’s social care, please go to the
Ofsted website: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/children-and-families-services. In its inspection of social
care services, Ofsted must take account of national minimum standards published by government.
This release includes sector data. Sector data are the ownership type for each home (local
authority, private, voluntary and health authority). Ofsted’s data are disaggregated into separate
private and voluntary categories in the tables.
The revised inspection framework for children’s homes which began on 1 April 2012 includes a
change of name of one of the grades. The judgement ‘adequate’ has replaced the previous
judgement of ‘satisfactory’. Where previously a home could receive outstanding, good, satisfactory
or inadequate grades, they can now receive outstanding, good, adequate or inadequate.
Additional information
All the tables and charts shown in this release, along with additional analysis at regional and local
authority level, are available in Excel format on the Ofsted website in the same location as this
document. Underlying data are also available in Excel and csv formats.
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List of Charts
Chart 1: Overall effectiveness of children’s homes inspected between 1 April 2007 and 31
December 2013, by financial year (provisional)……………………………………………………………………….11
Chart 2: Overall effectiveness of children’s homes inspected between 1 April 2007 and 31
December 2013, by quarter (provisional).………………………………………………………………………………12
Chart 3: Overall effectiveness of local authority run children's homes inspected between 1 April
2011 and 31 December 2013, by quarter (provisional)…………………………………………………………….13
Chart 4: Overall effectiveness of private and voluntary run children's homes inspected between 1
April 2011 and 31 December 2013, by quarter (provisional)....…………..……………………………………13
Chart 5: Progress judgement of all children's homes at interim inspection between 1 April 2011 and
31 December 2013, by quarter (provisional)..…..……………………………………………………………………14
List of Tables
Table 1: Number of children’s homes inspections carried out between 1 October 2013 and 31
December 2013, by inspection type (provisional)……………………………………………………………………15
Table 2: Overall effectiveness of children’s homes at full inspections between 1 October 2013 and
31 December 2013 (provisional)…………………………………………………………………………………………..16
Table 3a: Full inspection outcomes of children's homes (excluding secure children’s homes and
residential special schools caring for pupils for more than 295 days per year) inspected between 1
October 2013 and 31 December 2013 (provisional)………………………………………………………………..17
Table 3b: Full inspection outcomes of secure children’s homes inspected between 1 October 2013
and 31 December 2013 (provisional)….….……………………………………………………………………..........18
Table 3c: Full inspection outcomes of residential special schools caring for pupils for more than 295
days per year inspected between 1 October 2013 and 31 December 2013 (provisional)…………….19
Table 3d: Interim inspection outcomes of all children’s homes inspected between 1 October 2013
and 31 December 2013 provisional)………………………………………………………………………………………20
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List of Maps
Map 1: Children’s homes receiving a good or better Overall effectiveness judgement at full
inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)……………………………………………………………..21
Map 2: Children’s homes receiving an adequate or lower Overall effectiveness judgement at full
inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)……………………………………………………………..22
Map 3: Local authority-run children’s homes receiving a good or better Overall effectiveness
judgement at full inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)……………………………………23
Map 4: Private and voluntary-run children’s homes receiving a good or better Overall effectiveness
judgement at full inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)……………………………………23
Map 5: Local authority-run children’s homes receiving an adequate or lower Overall effectiveness
judgement at full inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)……………………………………24
Map 6: Private and voluntary-run children’s homes receiving an adequate or lower Overall
effectiveness judgement at full inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)………………..24
Glossary………………….....…………………………………………….………………………………………………………25
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Chart 1: Overall effectiveness of all children's homes inspected between 1 April 2007
and 31 December 2013, by financial year (provisional)1 2
Percentage of children's homes inspections
1 April 2013 - 31 December 2013 (1831)
11
1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013 (2000)
57
25
16
56
Introduction of the new framework for the inspection of children's homes
1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012 (1990)
26
6
24
54
5
17
2
Introduction of the revised framework for the inspection of children's homes
1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011 (4181)
1 April 2009 - 31 March 2010 (3755)
17
56
11
1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009 (3706)
8
1 April 2007 - 31 March 2008 (3752)
8
24
55
27
51
32
53
Outstanding
29
Good
Satisfactory/Adequate
4
7
9
10
Inadequate
Source: Ofsted Inspections
1. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
2. Inspections since the inspection framework change on 1 April 2011 include only full inspections, inspections prior to 1 April 2011 include both interim and
full inspections.
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Chart 2: Overall effectiveness of all children's homes inspected between 1 April 2007
and 31 December 2013, by quarter (provisional)1 2
Percentage of children's homes inspections
1 October 2013 - 31 December 2013 (545)
16
1 July 2013 - 30 September 2013 (668)
1 April 2013 - 30 June 2013(618)
1 January 2013 - 31 March 2013(64)
19
55
7
23
1 January 2012 - 31 March 2012 (109)
6
30
8
57
17
8
8
30
58
1 July 2012 - 30 September 2012 (716)
18
59
13
53
8
8
53
25
1 April 2011 - 30 June 2011 (456)
13
56
1 January 2011 - 31 March 2011 (1600)
17
18
1 July 2010 - 30 September 2010 (821)
55
55
27
1 January 2010 - 31 March 2010 (1294)
12
56
26
1 October 2009 - 31 December 2009 (1108)
11
1 July 2008 - 30 September 2008 (906)
1 April 2008 - 30 June 2008 (732)
56
54
9
6
7
30
52
8
6
6
28
10
31
50
6
6
26
54
7
3
22
12
1 January 2009 - 31 March 2009 (1186)
3
22
1 April 2010 - 30 June 2010 (629)
11
3
25
57
8
2
23
55
17
1
17
18
56
Introduction of the new framework for the inspection of children's homes
1 October 2010 - 31 December 2010 (1131)
1 October 2008 - 31 December 2008 (1170)
5
26
33
1 July 2011 - 30 September 2011 (644)
1 April 2009 - 30 June 2009 (746)
3
20
52
32
Introduction of the revised framework for the inspection of children's homes
1 October 2011 - 31 December 2011 (781)
1 July 2009 - 30 September 2009 (891)
4
26
57
5
1 October 2012 - 31 December 2012(583)
1 April 2012 - 30 June 2012 (637)
60
11
8
34
9
50
33
9
52
31
11
1 January 2008 - 31 March 2008 (1199)
9
55
29
8
1 October 2007 - 31 December 2007 (1039)
8
56
27
9
1 July 2007 - 30 September 2007 (904)
1 April 2007 - 30 June 2007 (844)
8
54
6
47
Outstanding
28
11
35
Good
Satisfactory/Adequate
12
Inadequate
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
2. Inspections since the inspection framework change on 1 April 2011 include only full inspections, inspections prior to 1 April 2011 include both interim and
full inspections.
12
Chart 3: Overall effectiveness of local authority run children's homes inspected between
1 April 2011 and 31 December 2013, by quarter (provisional)1 2
Percentage of children's homes inspections
1 October 2013 - 31 December 2013 (146)
21
1 July 2013 - 30 September 2013 (179)
1 April 2013 - 30 June 2013 (153)
13
16
54
7
40
5
40
23
1 July 2012 - 30 September 2012 (229)
6
31
20
1 October 2012 - 31 December 2012 (163)
0
61
18
13
59
7
3
27
57
1 January 2013 - 31 March 2013 (5)
1 April 2012 - 30 June 2012 (146)
61
2
19
51
4
35
8
Introduction of the revised framework for the inspection of children's homes
1 January 2012 - 31 March 2012 (28)
25
1 October 2011 - 31 December 2011 (221)
46
25
36
1 July 2011 - 30 September 2011 (195)
52
25
1 April 2011 - 30 June 2011 (108)
4
11
57
19
16
51
Outstanding
3
27
Good
Satisfactory/Adequate
0
3
Inadequate
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
2. Local authority data include a small number of homes run by health authorities.
Chart 4: Overall effectiveness of private and voluntary run children's homes inspected
between 1 April 2011 and 31 December 2013, by quarter (provisional)1
Percentage of children's homes inspections
1 October 2013 - 31 December 2013 (399)
15
1 July 2013 - 30 September 2013 (489)
10
1 April 2013 - 30 June 2013 (465)
1 January 2013 - 31 March 2013 (59)
21
55
7
3
8
30
59
6
29
22
1 July 2012 - 30 September 2012 (487)
8
55
16
20
58
9
5
26
57
1 October 2012 - 31 December 2012 (420)
1 April 2012 - 30 June 2012 (491)
60
3
20
52
5
31
8
Introduction of the revised framework for the inspection of children's homes
1 January 2012 - 31 March 2012 (81)
9
56
1 October 2011 - 31 December 2011 (560)
32
1 July 2011 - 30 September 2011 (449)
1 April 2011 - 30 June 2011 (348)
26
10
53
26
14
55
18
18
58
Outstanding
1. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
Good
Satisfactory/Adequate
21
2
1
3
Inadequate
Source: Ofsted inspection
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Chart 5: Progress judgement of all children's homes at interim inspection between 1
April 2011 and 31 December 2013, by quarter (provisional)1 2 3
Percentage of children's homes inspections
1 October 2013 - 31 December 2013 (198)
1 July 2013 - 30 September 2013 (76)
41
26
28
1 April 2013 - 30 June 2013 (40)
22
48
5
63
1 October 2012 - 31 December 2012 (410)
18
27
56
1 July 2012 - 30 September 2012 (111)
10
22
30
1 January 2013 - 31 March 2013 (1375)
1 April 2012 - 30 June 2012 (47)
23
28
8
29
29
9
37
26
21
3
6
14
62
6
6
Introduction of the revised framework for the inspection of children's homes
1 January 2012 - 31 March 2012 (1727)
62
1 October 2011 - 31 December 2011 (194)
1 July 2011 - 30 September 2011 (26)
1 April 2011 - 30 June 2011 (13)
27
59
31
23
Good Progress
10
28
31
38
Satisfactory Progress
6
8
31
8
31
Inadequate Progress
2
7
Not Judged
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
2. At an interim inspection, progress is judged based on requirements and recommendations made following the last full inspection.
3. Homes are not judged if there are no children being cared for when they are inspected.
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Table 1: Number of children's homes inspections carried out between 1 October – 31 December 2013, by inspection
type (provisional)¹ ²
Provider type
All
Children's homes
Total number of inspections
Local
Private
authority
Full Inspection
Local
Private
authority
Voluntary
All
545
517
146
143
Interim Inspection
Local
Private
authority
Voluntary
All
Voluntary
357
341
42
33
198
181
46
41
132
125
20
15
743
192
489
62
Children's homes
698
184
466
48
Secure children's homes
Residential special schools2
7
6
0
1
3
3
0
0
4
3
0
1
38
2
23
13
25
0
16
9
13
2
7
4
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. The 'all' figures include all homes, of all ownership type, in the local authority area. Local authority run homes data include a small number of homes run by health authorities.
2. Residential special schools that care for pupils for more than 295 days per year must register as children’s homes.
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Table 2: Overall effectiveness of children's homes at full inspections between 1 October – 31 December 2013
(provisional)¹ ²
Overall effectiveness
Provider Type
Children's homes
Children's homes
Secure children's homes
Residential special schools2
Total
number of
inspections
Outstanding
Good
Adequate
Local
Private Voluntary
authority
Inadequate
All
Local
authority
Private
Voluntary
All
545
89
30
51
8
327
89
210
28
106
23
77
6
23
4
19
0
517
84
30
49
5
312
87
203
22
99
22
71
6
22
4
18
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
5
0
2
3
13
0
7
6
6
0
6
0
1
0
1
0
All
Local
Private Voluntary
authority
All
Local
Private Voluntary
authority
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. The 'all' figures include all homes, of all ownership type, in the local authority area. Local authority run homes data include a small number of homes run by health authorities.
2. Residential special schools that care for pupils for more than 295 days per year must register as children’s homes.
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Table 3a: Full inspection outcomes of children's homes (excluding secure children's
homes and residential special schools caring for pupils for more than 295 days a year)
inspected between 1 October – 31 December 2013 (provisional)¹ ² ³
Total
number of
inspections
Number
Overall effectiveness
Outcomes for children and young people
Outstanding
Good
%
Number
517
7
84
517
131
Quality of Care
517
Safeguarding children and young people
517
Leadership and management
Adequate
%
Number
16
8
312
25
278
164
32
270
97
19
293
517
99
19
267
Overall effectiveness
143
7
30
Outcomes for children and young people
143
Quality of Care
143
Inadequate
%
Number
%
60
9
99
19
10
22
4
54
97
19
11
2
52
69
13
14
3
57
103
20
24
5
52
118
23
33
6
21
Local authority
8
87
61
9
22
15
10
4
3
41
29
78
55
23
16
1
1
57
40
72
50
13
9
1
1
Safeguarding children and young people
143
33
23
82
57
24
17
4
3
Leadership and management
143
33
23
76
53
30
21
4
3
Overall effectiveness
341
7
49
14
8
203
60
9
71
21
10
18
5
Outcomes for children and young people
341
79
23
181
53
71
21
10
3
Quality of Care
341
95
28
180
53
53
16
13
4
Safeguarding children and young people
341
56
16
193
57
72
21
20
6
Leadership and management
341
60
18
171
50
82
24
28
8
Overall effectiveness
33
7
5
15
8
22
67
9
6
18
10
0
0
Outcomes for children and young people
33
11
33
19
58
3
9
0
0
Quality of Care
33
12
36
18
55
3
9
0
0
Safeguarding children and young people
33
8
24
18
55
7
21
0
0
Leadership and management
33
6
18
20
61
6
18
1
3
Private
Voluntary
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. The 'all' figures include all homes, of all ownership type, in the local authority area. Local authority run homes data include a small number of homes run by
health authorities.
2. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
3. Residential special schools that care for pupils for more than 295 days per year must register as children’s homes and their inspection outcomes data can be
found in table 3c.
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Table 3b: Full inspection outcomes of secure children's homes inspected between 1
October – 31 December 2013 (provisional)1 2 3
Total
number of
inspections
Number
Overall effectiveness
Outcomes for children and young people
Outstanding
Good
%
Number
3
7
0
3
0
Quality of Care
3
Safeguarding children and young people
Adequate
%
Number
0
8
2
0
2
0
0
3
0
Leadership and management
3
Outcomes in education and related learning activities 4
Inadequate
%
Number
%
67
9
1
33
10
0
0
67
1
33
0
0
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
2
67
1
33
0
0
0
0
2
67
1
33
0
0
3
0
0
1
33
2
67
0
0
Overall effectiveness
3
7
0
7
0
9.00
1
9
33
10.00
0
10
0
Outcomes for children and young people
3
0
0
2
67
1
33
0
0
Quality of Care
3
0
0
3
100
0
0
0
0
Safeguarding children and young people
3
0
0
2
67
1
33
0
0
Leadership and management
3
0
0
2
67
1
33
0
0
3
0
0
1
33
2
67
0
0
7
8
10.00
0
10
0
9.00
0
9
Overall effectiveness
7
0
Outcomes for children and young people
0
0
0
0
0
Quality of Care
0
0
0
0
0
Safeguarding children and young people
0
0
0
0
0
Leadership and management
0
0
0
0
0
Outcomes in education and related learning activities 4
0
0
0
0
0
Overall effectiveness
0
7
0
Outcomes for children and young people
0
0
0
0
0
Quality of Care
0
0
0
0
0
Safeguarding children and young people
0
0
0
0
0
Leadership and management
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Outcomes in education and related learning activities
Outcomes in education and related learning activities
4
4
7
Local authority
8.00
8
2
67
Private
8.00
0
Voluntary
8.00
8
0
9.00
0
9
10.00
0
10
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. The 'all' figures include all homes, of all ownership type, in the local authority area. Local authority run homes data include a small number of homes run by
health authorities.
2. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
3. Percentages should be treated with caution, where the number of inspections is low.
4. This sub judgement is only applicable in secure children's homes inspections.
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Table 3c: Full inspection outcomes of residential special schools caring for pupils for
more than 295 days per year inspected between 1 October – 31 December 2013
(provisional)¹ ² ³
Total
number of
inspections
Outstanding
Number
%
Good
Number
7
Adequate
%
Number
8
%
Inadequate
Number
9
%
10
Overall effectiveness
25
5
20
13
52
6
24
1
4
Outcomes for children and young people
25
11
44
9
36
5
20
0
0
Quality of Care
25
10
40
9
36
6
24
0
0
Safeguarding children and young people
25
4
16
12
48
7
28
2
8
Leadership and management
25
6
24
13
52
5
20
1
4
Local authority
7
8
9
10
Overall effectiveness
0
0
0
0
0
Outcomes for children and young people
0
0
0
0
0
Quality of Care
0
0
0
0
0
Safeguarding children and young people
0
0
0
0
0
Leadership and management
0
0
0
0
0
Private
7
8
9
10
Overall effectiveness
16
2
13
7
44
6
38
1
6
Outcomes for children and young people
16
4
25
8
50
4
25
0
0
Quality of Care
16
4
25
6
38
6
38
0
0
Safeguarding children and young people
16
2
13
5
31
7
44
2
13
Leadership and management
16
2
13
8
50
5
31
1
6
Voluntary
7
8
9
10
Overall effectiveness
9
3
33
6
67
0
0
0
0
Outcomes for children and young people
9
7
78
1
11
1
11
0
0
Quality of Care
9
6
67
3
33
0
0
0
0
Safeguarding children and young people
9
2
22
7
78
0
0
0
0
Leadership and management
9
4
44
5
56
0
0
0
0
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. The 'all' figures include all homes, of all ownership type, in the local authority area. Local authority run homes data include a small number of homes run by
health authorities.
2. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
3. Residential special schools that care for pupils for more than 295 days per year must register as children’s homes.
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Table 3d: Interim inspection outcomes of all children's homes inspected between 1
October – 31 December 2013 (provisional)¹ ² ³
Total number
of inspections
Good progress
Satisfactory
progress
Inadequate
progress
Not judged4
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
198
81
41
52
26
46
23
19
10
181
71
39
50
28
41
23
19
10
Secure children's home
4
2
50
1
25
1
25
0
0
Residential special school5
13
8
62
1
8
4
31
0
0
Children's home
Children's home
Local authority
46
20
43
11
24
11
24
4
9
Children's home
41
19
46
10
24
8
20
4
10
Secure children's home
3
1
33
1
33
1
33
0
0
Residential special school5
2
0
0
0
0
2
100
0
0
Children's home
Private
Children's home
132
49
37
37
28
33
25
13
10
125
44
35
36
29
32
26
13
10
Secure children's home
0
0
Residential special school5
7
5
Children's home
0
71
1
0
14
0
1
14
0
0
Voluntary
Children's home
20
12
60
4
20
2
10
2
10
Children's home
15
8
53
4
27
1
7
2
13
Secure children's home
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Residential special school5
4
3
75
0
0
1
25
0
0
Source: Ofsted inspections
1. The 'all' figures include all homes, of all ownership type, in the local authority area. Local authority run homes data include a small number of homes run by
health authorities.
2. Percentages are rounded and may not add to exactly 100.
3. At an interim inspection, progress is judged based on requirements and recommendations made following the last full inspection.
4. Children’s homes not accommodating children at the time of their interim inspection received no judgement.
5. Residential special schools that care for pupils for more than 295 days per year must register as children’s homes.
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Map 1: Children's homes receiving a good or better overall effectiveness judgement at
full inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)
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Map 2: Children's homes receiving an adequate or lower overall effectiveness
judgement at full inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)
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Map 3: Local authority-run children's homes receiving a
good or better overall effectiveness judgement at full
inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)1
Map 4: Private and voluntary-run children's homes receiving a
good or better overall effectiveness judgement at full inspection,
by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)
1. Local authority data include a small number of homes run by health authorities.
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Map 5: Local authority-run children's homes receiving an
adequate or lower overall effectiveness judgement at full
inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)1
Map 6: Private and voluntary-run children's homes receiving an
adequate or lower overall effectiveness judgement at full
inspection, by region, since 1 April 2013 (provisional)
1. Local authority data include a small number of homes run by health authorities.
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Glossary
Children’s homes
A children’s home is defined in section 1 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and is an establishment
that provides care and accommodation wholly or mainly for children. Children’s homes vary in size
and nature. They fulfil a range of purposes designed to meet the different needs of those children
and young people who are assessed as needing a residential care placement. Some homes, for
example, provide short breaks which are needed to help support children and their family. Some
residential special schools are registered as children’s homes because boarders are resident for
more than 295 days per year.
Residential special schools
Residential special schools are defined in section 59 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act
2006. They vary in size and nature. The sector includes large non-maintained special schools
which make provision for very specific needs and take children as full boarders from all over the
country, to smaller more local providers catering for children with a range of different special needs
and disabilities who may be resident at the school only during the week. Some residential special
schools are registered as children’s homes because boarders are resident for more than 295 days
per year. There are also a small number of independent residential special schools who also tend
to cater for children with very specialist needs.
Sector
Sector refers to the type of provider that owns the children’s home.
Local Authority
These are public bodies responsible for the children’s home.
Private
These are for-profit organisations mostly with limited company status. These can also though be
individually owned children’s homes and run for profit.
Voluntary
These are mostly not-for-profit organisations, mainly with charitable status. These can also be
individually owned children’s homes and run on a not-for-profit basis.
Health Authority
These are NHS Trust-run.
Secure children’s homes
Secure children’s homes are defined by section 25 of the Children Act 1989. They accommodate
children and young people who are remanded or have been sentenced for committing a criminal
offence. They also accommodate children and young people who are placed there by a court
because their behaviour is deemed to present a significant and immediate threat to their safety or
the safety of others, unless they are placed in a secure environment. Ofsted inspections are
conducted in accordance with the Care Standards Act 2000 and judgements in reports are made in
relation to the outcomes for children set out in the Children Act 2004. The criteria are the same as
those used to inspect non-secure children’s homes.
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