The Education (Investigation of Parents’ Complaints) (England) Regulations 2007
Section 160 of the Education and Inspection Act 2006 amended the Education Act 2005 (inserting sections 11A to 11C), providing a procedure for Ofsted to investigate parents’ complaints about a school. The schools about which a complaint can be considered are by section 11A(5) those listed in section 5(2) of the Education Act 2005, that is—community, foundation and voluntary schools,community and foundation special schools,maintained nursery schools,Academies,city technology colleges,city colleges for the technology of the arts, andnon-maintained special schools (special schools approved under section 342 of the Education Act 1996).