Ofsted Inspector
Adrian O’Malley
Active in published reports from Sept 2022 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
9
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 9
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE6 graded by Adrian
Adrian
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 83% | 66% | +18 |
| Requires improvement | 17% | 19% | -3 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 6 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Adrian O’Malley's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 38% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 5.2
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 89%Reading & phonics 89%Behaviour 89%SEND & inclusion 67%Personal development 67%Safeguarding 56%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes6
Early years4
Leadership and management6
Personal development6
Quality of education6
All inspections (9)
- Holton Sleaford Independent School12 Jun 2025 ·Other independent special school· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Hazel Henson, Adrian O’MalleyGood
- Kershaw Wood27 Mar 2025 ·Other independent special school· Derbyshire· mostly positive tone· Dave Gilkerson, Adrian O’MalleyRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy29 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Derby· mostly positive tone· Lisa Harrison, Adrian O’Malley, Farhan AdamInspection
- Inspection
- Heighington Millfield Primary Academy7 Jun 2023 ·Academy converter· Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Aoife Galletly, Adrian O’Malley, Stuart EdmondsGood
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School8 Feb 2023 ·Academy converter· Leicester· very positive tone· Vic Wilkinson, Adrian O’Malley, Cleo Redmond +1Good
- Olympic Primary25 Jan 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· North Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Shaun Carter, Adrian O’Malley, Jamie NairnGood
- Thrapston Primary School22 Sept 2022 ·Foundation school· North Northamptonshire· positive tone· Kirsty Norbury, Adrian O’Malley, Liz MooreGood
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