Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Extend DfE and Ofsted oversight to private schools
Closed
37 signatures
What the petition asks
Private schools should be subject to the same oversight as state schools. Currently Ofsted only directly oversees, and the DfE only considers complaints about, state schools. Non-governmental bodies oversee private schools. We believe all schools should be directly overseen by the DfE and Ofsted.
Current arrangements for oversight of private schools are inadequate, and mean that private schools are not held to account in the same way as state schools, and that students and parents do not have the same options to seek redress through Ofsted or the Department for Education.
Timeline
| 19 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Sep 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
37
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
19 Mar 2021
Closed
19 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.