HMI
Alex Thorp
Active in published reports from Jun 2021 to Jul 2024.
Inspections
66
As lead
36
55% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 57 · Other 9
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE34 graded by Alex
Alex
National
| Outstanding | 9% | 10% | -2 |
| Good | 74% | 66% | +8 |
| Requires improvement | 12% | 19% | -8 |
| Inadequate | 6% | 5% | +1 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 43 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Alex Thorp's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 29% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −5
- Length
- +7%
- Next steps
- 4.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 97%Teaching & assessment 97%Reading & phonics 91%Behaviour 70%SEND & inclusion 64%Staff development 55%Parents & families 52%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes43
Early years35
Leadership and management43
Personal development43
Quality of education43
All inspections (66)
- Outstanding
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School22 May 2024 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Sharon Cowey, Alex Thorp, Amy FidlerGood
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor25 Apr 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Kirklees· mixed tone· Kathryn McDonald, Alex Thorp, Andrew Knight +1Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Sycamore House School29 Feb 2024 ·Other independent special school· East Riding of Yorkshire· positive tone· Alison Stephenson, Alex ThorpGood
- Trinity Academy Newcastle10 Nov 2023 ·Academy special converter· Newcastle upon Tyne· mixed tone· Alex Thorp, Jill Bowe, Moira BanksRequires improvement
- Ivy Lane School5 Oct 2023 ·Other independent special school· Wakefield· very positive tone· Stephanie Innes-Taylor, Alex ThorpGood
- Inspection
- Bradford College30 Mar 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Bradford· positive tone· Alex Thorp, Alison Stephenson, Eleanor Belfield +3Report
- Frederick Holmes School22 Feb 2023 ·Academy special converter· Kingston upon Hull, City of· very positive tone· Alex Thorp, Stephanie Innes-TaylorGood
- Outstanding
- Cambridge Park Academy3 Feb 2023 ·Academy special converter· North East Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Alex Thorp, Angela Spencer-Brooke, David PennyGood
- Good
- Ash Trees Academy14 Dec 2022 ·Academy special sponsor led· Stockton-on-Tees· positive tone· Alex Thorp, Angela Spencer-BrookeInspection
- Outstanding
- Pannal Primary School30 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Nicola Shipman, Alex Thorp, Lynn GeorgeGood
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School23 Nov 2022 ·Community school· Wakefield· very positive tone· Alex Thorp, Carl Sugden, Gill Holland +1Good
- Swinton Queen Primary School19 Oct 2022 ·Academy converter· Rotherham· mostly positive tone· Alex Thorp, Gill Holland, Ruth BeckettGood
- Spennithorne Church of England VA Infant School6 Oct 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Tim Scargill-Knight, Alex Thorp, Malcolm KirtleyGood
- Middleham Church of England Aided School6 Oct 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Tim Scargill-Knight, Alex Thorp, Malcolm KirtleyGood
- Milton School28 Sept 2022 ·Academy special converter· Rotherham· critical tone· David Mills, Alex Thorp, Belita Scott +1Inadequate
- Inspection
- Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane22 Sept 2022 ·Academy converter· Wakefield· very positive tone· Liam Colclough, Alex Thorp, Lynda FlorenceGood
- Good
- Inspection
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- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Newburn Manor Nursery School9 Jun 2022 ·Local authority nursery school· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Alex Thorp, Chris PearceGood
- Good
- Etherley Lane Nursery School18 May 2022 ·Local authority nursery school· County Durham· mostly positive tone· Alex Thorp, Amy KeithInadequate
- East Boldon Junior School5 May 2022 ·Community school· South Tyneside· positive tone· Alex Thorp, Deborah Ashcroft, Natalie FountainGood
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Beighton Nursery Infant School9 Mar 2022 ·Community school· Sheffield· mixed tone· Alison Stephenson, Alex Thorp, Michele CostelloRequires improvement
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School16 Feb 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· County Durham· positive tone· Alex Thorp, Deborah Ashcroft, Kate WilliamsonGood
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Gildersome Primary School14 Jan 2022 ·Community school· Leeds· mostly positive tone· Eleanor Belfield, Alex Thorp, Angela Spencer-Brooke +1Good
- Croxby Primary School12 Jan 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· East Riding of Yorkshire· positive tone· Alison Stephenson, Alex Thorp, Tim Scargill-KnightGood
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy20 Oct 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Alison Aitchison, Alex Thorp, David Hodgkiss +2Outstanding
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Bowesfield Primary School6 Oct 2021 ·Community school· Stockton-on-Tees· mostly positive tone· Alex Thorp, Alexa O’Gara, Andrew JamesRequires improvement
- Maltby Lilly Hall Academy29 Sept 2021 ·Academy converter· Rotherham· positive tone· Marcus Newby, Alex Thorp, Richard KnowlesGood
- Letter
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Strand Primary Academy17 Jun 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· North East Lincolnshire· positive tone· Jo Sharpe, Alex Thorp, Andrew CummingsGood
- Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy10 Jun 2021 ·Academy converter· North Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Chris Pearce, Alex Thorp, Carl Sugden +1Requires improvement
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