Since 2014, school-based early years provision has been given a separate rating by Ofsted as part of school inspections under the common inspection framework. This judgment feeds into the overall rating of the school's effectiveness.
Not all schools with early years have a separate early years rating yet. However, Ofsted estimates about 94 per cent of school-based early years provision is either "good" or "outstanding". This compares with 95 per cent of private and voluntary nurseries or pre-schools.
Ofsted estimates 19 per cent to be outstanding and 75 per cent good. Meanwhile about six per cent "requires improvement" and less than one per cent are "inadequate".
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