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Catholic schools in England and Wales undergo a Section 48 inspection of their religious character, conducted by inspectors appointed by the Catholic diocese rather than by Ofsted. This inspection examines the quality of Catholic life, Religious Education, and the overall effectiveness of the school as a Catholic institution. Maintaining a structured self-evaluation against the Catholic inspection framework throughout the year is essential for being inspection-ready and for driving continuous improvement in those areas. This module provides the full Catholic Schools Inspection framework structure so your senior team can evaluate, evidence, and update your Catholic SEF at any time — keeping it live rather than treating it as a document you produce in the weeks before an inspection.

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Key Features

  • Catholic inspection framework pre-loaded — all criteria and descriptors from the Catholic Schools Inspection framework are built into the module, giving you the correct structure from the outset.
  • Criteria-level evidence recording — against each individual criterion you can record your school’s evaluation and attach or link supporting evidence to substantiate your judgements, with the option to hyperlink to more detailed documentation.
  • Area summaries with four key details — for each area of the framework you complete a structured summary covering recent actions taken, the impact of those actions, strengths, and priorities for further development. These summaries give governors, diocesan advisers, and inspectors a clear single-page picture of each area.
  • Contextual and inspection history sections — provide context for your school and community, and document progress against priorities raised at your previous Section 48 inspection.
  • Governor- and inspector-ready output — area summaries are written at a level suitable for sharing with your full governing body, chaplaincy team, and Catholic inspectors without exposing the full criteria-level working detail.
This module is designed for Catholic-designated schools. If your school has a Church of England or Methodist designation, use the SIAMS SEF module instead, which is aligned to the SIAMS inspection framework.

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