Estyn inspects the following:

• nursery schools and settings that are maintained by, or receive funding from, local authorities;
• primary schools;
• secondary schools;
• special schools;
• pupil referral units;
• independent schools;
• further education;
• independent specialist colleges;
• adult community learning;
• local authority education services for children and young people;
• regional consortia for school improvement;
• teacher education and training;
• Welsh for adults;
• work-based learning; and
• learning in the justice sector.

Inspection reports are published on the Estyn website.

Strategic objectives edit

Estyn's strategic objectives are:

• Provide public accountability to service users on the quality and standards of education and training provision in Wales;
• Inform the development of national policy by the Welsh Government; and
• Build capacity in the delivery of education and training in Wales.

Estyn works in collaboration with the Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales (CSSIW), Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) and Wales Audit Office (WAO) to implement the Welsh Government's policy statement on Inspection, Audit and Regulation. In partnership with Ofsted, Estyn has responsibility for inspecting learners in England who are funded by the Welsh Government and who attend independent special schools, work-based learning courses, and provision for young people in youth offending teams. Estyn inspects, through joint working with HMI Probation and HMI Prisons, the education of offenders in secure estate and prisons in Wales.

• Education in Wales