Ealing Area SEND Inspection

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited our area in September 2025, as part of an inspection. They looked at arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

This Local Area SEND inspection evaluates services jointly delivered by education, health, and social care. Inspectors from Ofsted and the CQC assess how effectively the Local Area meets its statutory responsibilities for children and young people aged 0–25 with SEND.

The outcome of the inspection has now been released. The report is a public document and is also available on the Ofsted website.

We'd like to hear your thoughts on the report — please send an email to info@epcf.org.uk. Let us know what you think they got right, what they didn't and any suggestions you may have.

Full details of the Area SEND inspections: framework and handbook are available on the government website.

Background information

Area SEND Inspection Reference Guide (document coming soon)
Ealing LAI 2019 report (document coming soon)
Ealing — Inspection of local authority children's services, April 2024 (document coming soon)

Surveys

The deadline for survey submissions has now passed. The surveys are listed here for reference.

Letter from Ofsted — Information for parents and carers (document coming soon)
Parent and carer survey-150147 (document coming soon)
Children and young people survey-150147 (document coming soon)