Department for Education. ISI undertakes two different types of routine inspection: regulatory compliance only; and inspection of educational quality with focused compliance. Both inspections report against ‘the Standards’, which incorporate statutory and departmental guidance relating to safeguarding. All reports are published on the ISI website. The standards are split into eight main parts and cover all aspects of school life: Quality of education provided Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils Welfare, health and safety of pupils Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors Premises of and accommodation at schools Provision of information Manner in which complaints are handled Quality of leadership in and management of schools Where there is cause for concern the Department for Education may make an unannounced Additional Inspection, and a Monitoring Visit to report on previous findings. In 2018/19, ISI found 14.3 per cent (77 out of 537 inspections) of schools to be non-compliant with ‘the Standards’. Of the unmet standards reported by ISI to the Department for Education, 95 per cent related to standards of welfare, health and safety (which encompasses safeguarding). Inspection Framework 2023 ISI is planning to introduce a new inspection framework at the start of the next inspection cycle in September 2023. The inspectorate is currently consulting on its proposals until 16 September 2022. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic Routine inspections were suspended between March 2020 and September 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and replaced by a limited number of remote reviews. During the suspension, the Department for Education retained the right to commission Material Change Visits, Additional Inspections and Progress Monitoring Visits. See also List of independent schools in the United Kingdom Independent schools in other parts of the United Kingdom are inspected by the relevant national inspectorate: Northern Ireland: Education and Training Inspectorate Wales: Estyn Scotland: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education References External links Independent Schools Council Educational Oversight Education in England Private and independent school organisations in the United Kingdom Private companies limited by guarantee of England