Ofsted Serious Incident Notifications
Annual statistics on serious incident notifications to Ofsted by local authority — covering child deaths, serious harm, and deaths of looked-after children.
151
LA Records
605
Notifications (2025)
92
Child Deaths (2025)
Top 10 LAs by Notifications (2025)
Key Insights
In 2025, local authorities notified Ofsted of 605 serious incidents including 92 child deaths and 513 cases of serious harm.
All local authorities must notify Ofsted of any serious incident involving a child in their area, including deaths and life-threatening injuries.
Showing 151 records
Barking and Dagenham
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Barking and Dagenham Council
Barnet
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Barnet Council
Barnsley
2025/2026
3 notifications
1 child death
2 serious harm
Barnsley Council
Bath and North East Somerset
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Bath and North East Somerset …
Bedford
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Bedford Borough Council
Bexley
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Bexley Council
Birmingham
2025/2026
20 notifications
4 child deaths
16 serious harm
Birmingham City Council
Blackburn with Darwen
2025/2026
3 notifications
1 child death
2 serious harm
Blackburn with Darwen Council
Blackpool
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Blackpool Council
Bolton
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Bolton Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Bournemouth, Christchurch and…
Bradford
2025/2026
10 notifications
2 child deaths
8 serious harm
Bradford Council
Brent
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Brent Council
Brighton and Hove
2025/2026
4 notifications
4 serious harm
Brighton and Hove City Council
Bristol, City of
2025/2026
8 notifications
2 child deaths
6 serious harm
Bromley
2025/2026
3 notifications
1 child death
2 serious harm
Bromley Council
Buckinghamshire
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Buckinghamshire Council
Bury
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Bury Council
Calderdale
2025/2026
3 notifications
1 child death
2 serious harm
Calderdale Council
Cambridgeshire
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Cambridgeshire and Peterborou…
Camden
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Camden Council
Central Bedfordshire
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Central Bedfordshire Council
Cheshire East
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Cheshire East Council
Cheshire West and Chester
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Cheshire West and Chester Cou…
City of London
2025/2026
0 notifications
City of London
Cornwall
2025/2026
6 notifications
1 child death
5 serious harm
Alcohol Action Team Cornwall …
Coventry
2025/2026
6 notifications
1 child death
5 serious harm
Coventry City Council
Croydon
2025/2026
6 notifications
1 child death
5 serious harm
Croydon Council
Cumberland
2025/2026
3 notifications
1 child death
2 serious harm
Cumberland Council
Darlington
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Darlington Borough Council
Derby
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Derby City Council
Derbyshire
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Derbyshire County Council
Devon
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Devon County Council
Doncaster
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Doncaster Council
Dorset
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Dorset Council
Dudley
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Dudley Council
Durham
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Durham County Council
Ealing
2025/2026
4 notifications
4 serious harm
Ealing Council
East Riding of Yorkshire
2025/2026
3 notifications
1 child death
2 serious harm
East Riding of Yorkshire Coun…
East Sussex
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
East Sussex County Council
Enfield
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Enfield Council
Essex
2025/2026
9 notifications
2 child deaths
7 serious harm
Essex County Council
Gateshead
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Gateshead Council
Gloucestershire
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Gloucestershire County Council
Greenwich
2025/2026
4 notifications
4 serious harm
Greenwich Council
Hackney
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Hackney Council
Halton
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Halton Council
Hammersmith and Fulham
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Hammersmith and Fulham Council
Hampshire
2025/2026
7 notifications
1 child death
6 serious harm
East Hampshire District Counc…
Haringey
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Haringey Council