School and ELC
Session 2026/27 is a transition year for HMIE. Inspection activity for schools and early learning and childcare (ELC) settings will be carried out using revised approaches and quality indicators while workcontinues on the development and testing of a new inspection framework.
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Early learning and childcare inspections
HMIe aims to promote improvement in early learning and childcare settings and successful innovation that enhances children's experiences.
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Primary school inspections
Our inspectors focus on the quality of children's learning and achievement. We have a particular interest in how the school is developing children's skills and understanding in literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing.
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Secondary school inspections
Our inspectors focus on the quality of children's learning and achievement, with a particular interest in how the school is developing children's skills and understanding in literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing.
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All-through school inspections
Information about all-through school inspections.
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Special school inspections
Information on the inspection of residential special schools.
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Mainstream independent and grant-aided school inspections
Information about the inspection of independent schools.
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Arrangements for inspecting independent special schools and grant-aided schools
Inspections aim to promote improvement in special schools and successful innovation that enhances learners' experiences as well as providing assurance to stakeholders.
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Arrangements for inspecting Gaelic Education
Inspections focus on the quality of children's and young people’s learning and achievement through the medium of Gaelic.
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Health and Nutrition inspections
Find out about the inspection of health and nutrition in Education Scotland's school inspection programme.
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Inspection of progress in improving learning, raising attainment and closing the poverty-related gap
Information about the arrangements for inspecting local authority progress in improving learning, raising attainment and closing the poverty-related gap.