28/11/2025
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Notice of OfSted Inspection for SEND
Notification has been received from Ofsted that they are to conduct an Area SEND Inspection in Blackburn with Darwen and their inspection team will arrive on 4th December 2025 to the 12th December 2025.
The purpose of the inspection is to provide an independent, external evaluation of the effectiveness of the local areas partnership’s arrangements for children and young people with SEND and where appropriate, recommend what the local partnership should do to improve the arrangements.
Please find below links to Ofsted’s and CQC’s SEND surveys. Your views are important to the inspection as they will help inspectors understand your experience of SEND arrangements in your area.
There are 3 different survey versions, one for children and young people, one for parents/carers and one for practitioners, please follow the link below:
https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/p/AreaSend/10414223
The online surveys will close at 9am on the 02 December 2025. Emailed surveys will close at 3pm on 01 December 2025