Independent research

The impact of the Office for Students' quality assessments on the wider higher education sector

This evaluation, commissioned by the Office for Students and conducted by York Consulting LLP, explores the impact of the OfS’s public quality assessment activities on higher education providers that the OfS has not assessed directly. These activities include the publication of assessment reports, compliance judgements, the OfS’s Insight brief on the subject, and related communications.

Date:
19 November 2025
Published 19 November 2025

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