Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. We report directly to Parliament and we are independent and impartial. We inspect and regulate services which care for children and young people, and those providing education and skills for learners of all ages.
Every week, we carry out hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits throughout England, and publish the results on our website.
The aim of all this work is to promote improvement and value for money in the services we inspect and regulate, so that children and young people, parents and carers, adult learners and employers benefit.
Whistleblower hotline
There may be times when council employees and those working with young children will want to report to us concerns about practices and procedures for the safeguarding of children and young people.
You can contact our hotline in three ways.
Call us on 0300 123 3155 (Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 6.00pm).
Email us at whistleblowing@ofsted.gov.uk.
Write to us at:
WBHL
Ofsted
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester M1 2WD
Before you contact our hotline we suggest that you first read your employer's whistleblowing policy and then raise your concerns with your employer.
Address:
Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester, M1 2WD