Report
The Annual Report 2018-2019
Read our latest findings and analysis on the performance of education and training in Wales. The Chief Inspector looks at trends over the last three years.
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The Chief Inspector's view
PISA 2018 findings
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Key themes
Key themes in education reform
Discover how Wales is addressing some of the most important areas of learning.
Developing the curriculum
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Developing skills
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A high-quality education profession
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Supporting schools to improve teaching and learning
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Inspirational leaders
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Case studies
Infographics
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School in Wales as learning organisations
Inspirational Leaders
Excellence, equity and wellbeing
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Infographics
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Pupil voice (2016-2019)
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Have someone to talk to (2016-2019)
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School deals well with bullying (2016-2019)
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Features of a whole-school approach to pupils’ health and wellbeing
Excellence, Equity and Wellbeing
Supporting a self-improving system
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Infographics
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Numbers of teachers and pupils in each Wales regional consortium, January 2019
Supporting A Self-Improving System
Post-16 education and training
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Numbers in Post-16 provision in Wales
Post-16 Education and Training
Sectors
Sector summaries
Choose your sector and read about standards, teaching and learning, leadership and more. Read the case studies to support improvement.
Non-school settings for children under five
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Case studies
Primary schools
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Secondary schools
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Maintained all-age schools
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Maintained special schools
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Case studies
Independent special schools
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Independent mainstream schools
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Independent specialist colleges
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Pupil referral units
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Local government education services
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Further education colleges
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Work-based learning
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Adult community learning
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Case studies
Initial teacher education
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Welsh for Adults
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Careers
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Learning in the justice sector
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Look at individual or groups of schools and other providers
View performance across a whole sector
View performance across one or more local authority.
Discover our inspection questionnaires data.
Find out which providers achieved ‘excellent’ in the majority of their inspection judgements.
Our latest Statistical First Release
Access reports from previous years.