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
Richmond upon Thames
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Richmond upon Thames Council
Rochdale
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Rochdale Borough Council
Rotherham
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Rotherham Borough Council
Rutland
2025/2026
0 notifications
Rutland County Council
Salford
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Salford City Council
Sandwell
2025/2026
6 notifications
1 child death
5 serious harm
Sandwell Borough Council
Sefton
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Sefton Council
Sheffield
2025/2026
9 notifications
2 child deaths
7 serious harm
Sheffield City Council
Shropshire
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Shropshire Council
Slough
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Slough Borough Council
Solihull
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Solihull Council
Somerset
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
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Southampton
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Southampton City Council
Southend-on-Sea
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Southend-on-Sea City Council
South Gloucestershire
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
South Gloucestershire Council
South Tyneside
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
South Tyneside Council
Southwark
2025/2026
4 notifications
4 serious harm
London Borough of Southwark
Staffordshire
2025/2026
6 notifications
1 child death
5 serious harm
East Staffordshire Borough Co…
St. Helens
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Stockport
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Stockport Borough Council
Stockton-on-Tees
2025/2026
3 notifications
1 child death
2 serious harm
Stockton-on-Tees Council
Stoke-on-Trent
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Suffolk
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Adult and Community Services …
Sunderland
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Sunderland City Council
Surrey
2025/2026
6 notifications
1 child death
5 serious harm
Surrey County Council
Sutton
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
London Borough of Sutton
Swindon
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Swindon Borough Council
Tameside
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Tameside Borough Council
Telford and Wrekin
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Telford and Wrekin Council
Thurrock
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Thurrock Council
Torbay
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Torbay Council
Tower Hamlets
2025/2026
4 notifications
4 serious harm
London Borough of Tower Hamle…
Trafford
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Trafford Borough Council
Wakefield
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Wakefield Council
Walsall
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Walsall Council
Waltham Forest
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Waltham Forest Council
Wandsworth
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
London Borough of Wandsworth
Warrington
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
Warrington Council
Warwickshire
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
North Warwickshire Borough Co…
West Berkshire
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
West Berkshire Council
Westminster
2025/2026
3 notifications
3 serious harm
City of Westminster Council a…
Westmorland and Furness
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Westmorland and Furness Counc…
West Sussex
2025/2026
6 notifications
1 child death
5 serious harm
West Sussex County Council
Wigan
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Wigan Council
Wiltshire
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Highway and Transport Wiltsh…
Windsor and Maidenhead
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Windsor and Maidenhead Council
Wirral
2025/2026
4 notifications
1 child death
3 serious harm
Wirral Council
Wokingham
2025/2026
2 notifications
2 serious harm
Wokingham Council
Wolverhampton
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
Wolverhampton City Council
Worcestershire
2025/2026
5 notifications
1 child death
4 serious harm
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