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.

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York
2025/2026 2 notifications
2 serious harm
Abbeyfields the Dales Ltd and…