# UK Ofsted Inspections Scraper | School & Nursery Ratings (`parseforge/uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper`) Actor

Export Ofsted inspection reports for UK schools, nurseries and childcare: provider, URN, address, inspection date, overall rating and report link. Filter by postcode, URN or keyword. CSV, Excel, JSON or XML for education research and parent guidance.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $19.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

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```bash
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```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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```bash

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# README

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## 🇬🇧 UK Ofsted Inspections Scraper

> 🚀 **Export Ofsted inspection report metadata for schools, nurseries, childminders and colleges in seconds. Search by postcode, URN, or keyword.**

> 🕒 **Last updated:** 2026-05-25 · **📊 7 fields** per record · **120,000+ providers** · **England**

The UK Ofsted Inspections Scraper queries reports.ofsted.gov.uk and returns provider metadata: URN, name, category, address, latest report, rating, and a link to the published inspection PDF.

| 🎯 Target Audience | 💡 Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| Parents, education researchers, MAT operators, recruiters, journalists | School choice research, MAT performance benchmarking, recruitment, education journalism |

### 📋 What the Ofsted Scraper does

- Queries the official Ofsted data source
- Filters results with the input options below
- Returns clean, structured records
- Exports to CSV, Excel, JSON, XML in one click

> 💡 **Why it matters:** consolidate a multi-step manual export into one button.

### 🎬 Full Demo

_🚧 Coming soon_

### ⚙️ Input

```json
{ "searchQuery": "oxford", "maxItems": 10 }
````

```json
{ "searchQuery": "OX2", "maxPages": 3, "maxItems": 50 }
```

> ⚠️ **Good to Know:** the source data is published and updated by the upstream provider on their own schedule.

### 📊 Output

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🆔 undefined | string |  |
| 🏫 undefined | string |  |
| 🔗 undefined | string |  |
| 🏷️ undefined | string |  |
| 📍 undefined | string |  |
| ⭐ undefined | string |  |
| 📅 undefined | string |  |
| 🕒 scrapedAt | string | ISO timestamp |

```json
{
  "urn": "141208",
  "providerName": "LVS Oxford",
  "category": "Independent School",
  "rating": "Good",
  "latestReport": "11 June 2018"
}
```

### ✨ Why choose this Actor

- 🆓 Free tier with 10-item preview
- ⚡ Direct API or HTML parsing, no waiting
- 🔍 Filters built in
- 📦 CSV, Excel, JSON, XML exports
- 🤝 No login or key required (uses public data)

### 📈 How it compares to alternatives

| Feature | This Actor | Manual Download | Custom Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filters | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ |
| Export formats | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Setup time | seconds | hours | days |
| Schedule | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ |

### 🚀 How to use

1. [Create a free Apify account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)
2. Open the Ofsted Scraper
3. Configure filters and maxItems
4. Click Start
5. Download CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

### 💼 Business use cases

#### Market research

Benchmark patterns across geographies and time.

#### Due diligence

Use authoritative public records as primary evidence.

#### Compliance and risk

Track regulatory and risk indicators on a schedule.

#### Reporting and analytics

Feed dashboards and BI pipelines with fresh data.

### 🔌 Automating Ofsted Scraper

Connect to Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, Google Drive, S3, BigQuery to receive scheduled updates.

### 🌟 Beyond business use cases

#### Research

Academic and policy research.

#### Personal

Local interest dashboards.

#### Non-profit

Advocacy and transparency projects.

#### Experimentation

Public-data visualizations.

### 🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or Copilot to help design pipelines around this dataset.

### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: Source?** A: reports.ofsted.gov.uk public search.

**Q: API key?** A: No.

**Q: Coverage?** A: England (Ofsted-regulated providers).

**Q: Categories?** A: Schools, childminders, nurseries, FE colleges, children's homes.

**Q: Search by postcode?** A: Yes.

**Q: Search by URN?** A: Yes.

**Q: Includes ratings?** A: Yes, where Ofsted has published one.

**Q: Formats?** A: CSV, Excel, JSON, XML.

**Q: Schedule?** A: Yes.

**Q: Official?** A: No, independent tool.

### 🔌 Integrate with any app

Make, Zapier, n8n, Pipedream, Slack, Discord, Airbyte, Fivetran, GitHub, Google Drive, S3, BigQuery, Snowflake, Webhooks.

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

| Actor | Description |
|---|---|
| UK Government Tenders | Contracts Finder notices |
| UK Land Registry | Price paid records |
| European TED Tenders | EU procurement |
| Austin Crime Data | APD incidents |

> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge).

**🆘 Need Help?** [Open our contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA)

> **⚠️ Disclaimer:** independent tool, not affiliated with Ofsted. Only publicly available data is collected.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Postcode, URN, or keyword (e.g. provider name, town).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Free: 10. Paid: 1,000,000.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Pages of results to traverse.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "oxford",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQuery": "oxford",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "maxPages": 1
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQuery": "oxford",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "maxPages": 1,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQuery": "oxford",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 1
}' |
apify call parseforge/uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "UK Ofsted Inspections Scraper | School & Nursery Ratings",
        "description": "Export Ofsted inspection reports for UK schools, nurseries and childcare: provider, URN, address, inspection date, overall rating and report link. Filter by postcode, URN or keyword. CSV, Excel, JSON or XML for education research and parent guidance.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "OrAc5tn0tBLkCWB5S"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/parseforge~uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/parseforge~uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                                }
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                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/parseforge~uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-uk-ofsted-inspections-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "searchQuery": {
                        "title": "Search Query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Postcode, URN, or keyword (e.g. provider name, town)."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Free: 10. Paid: 1,000,000."
                    },
                    "maxPages": {
                        "title": "Max Pages",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Pages of results to traverse."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
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                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            },
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                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            },
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                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
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                            "usage": {
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}
```