This is a survey study carried out in Adamawa State of Nigeria to determine the role performance of the inspectorate division of the ministry of education in inspecting secondary schools. Sixty (60) principals and 60 teachers which were proportionately stratified along five educational zones of Adamawa State, participated in the study. A close ended questionnaire was used to collect the relevant data for the study. The instrument sought information on role performance of the inspectorate division on types of inspection visits, feedback on inspection, inspection reports, curriculum innovations and impact of inspection in secondary schools. Data was analysed through Z-test and factorial analysis of variance. Results of the analysis of responses from the questionnaire include that, the role performance of the inspectorate division of the ministry of education on types of inspection visits and feedback on inspection is low. The role performance of theinspectorate division on inspection reports, curriculum innovations and impact of inspection is high. Finally, the result shows that the role performance of the inspectorate division on the five factors of performance is low. It was recommended among others that adequate and qualified human and material resources should be provided in the inspectorate division by the federal and state ministries of education to make the role performance of the division high in secondary schools.