Written questions

Academies: Inspections

Commons · Question 104918 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 20 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how frequently academy trusts will be inspected; and whether inspection frequency will vary according to previous performance.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 20 Jan 2026

The government has tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to bring in multi-academy trust inspections. Multi-academy trust inspections will raise standards and enable sharing of best trust-level practice, as well as incentivising...