Ofsted Inspector
Alison Attfield
Active in published reports from Sept 2016 to May 2025.
Inspections
21
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 10 · Other 11
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE9 graded by Alison
Alison
National
| Outstanding | 22% | 10% | +12 |
| Good | 78% | 66% | +12 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 10 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Alison Attfield's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 51% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- +26%
- Next steps
- 3.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 100%Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Curriculum 95%Progress & outcomes 76%Safeguarding 57%Maths 57%Behaviour 48%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes10
Leadership and management10
Personal development10
Quality of education10
All inspections (21)
- Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College16 May 2025 ·Further education· Dorset· very positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alison Attfield, Chloe Rendall +10Good
- Chichester College Group14 Feb 2025 ·Further education· West Sussex· very positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Alex Warner, Alice Giles +24Good
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- Hartpury College1 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Cliff Shaw, Alison Attfield, Hannah Staddon +7Outstanding
- Christ The Redeemer College24 Nov 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Harrow· critical tone· Andrea Shepherd, Alison Attfield, Andrea McMahon +1Report
- Brit College12 Oct 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Tower Hamlets· mixed tone· Andrea Shepherd, Alison Attfield, Deborah Summers +6Report
- The Isle of Wight College29 Sept 2023 ·Further education· Isle of Wight· very positive tone· Daniel Beale, Alison Attfield, Ann Potterton +7Good
- League Football Education24 Feb 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Lancashire· positive tone· Suzanne Horner, Alastair Mollon, Alison Attfield +7Outstanding
- Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust1 Feb 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· positive tone· Nikki Sendell, Alison Attfield, Paul James +1Good
- City of Bristol College20 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alison Attfield, Darren James +12Good
- Dave Shurmer23 Jun 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Clifford Shaw, Alison Attfield, Katie FryGood
- Ignite Sport UK Limited24 Feb 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Emma Leavey, Alison AttfieldGood
- Good
- University of Gloucestershire24 Jun 2021 ·Initial Teacher Education· Gloucestershire· critical tone· Kathryn Rudd, Alison Attfield, Denise Olander +6Report
- Achievement Training Limited9 Jan 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· positive tone· Nick Crombie, Alison Attfield, Kathryn Rudd +1Report
- Cambian Lufton College27 Jun 2019 ·Special post 16 institution· Somerset· critical tone· Tracey Zimmerman, Alison Attfield, Anna Gravelle +2Report
- Plymouth City Council14 Jun 2019 ·Adult and Community Learning· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Helen Flint, Alison Attfield, Martin Bennett +2Report
- Priory College Swindon24 May 2019 ·Special post 16 institution· Swindon· mixed tone· Tracey Zimmerman, Alison Attfield, Clifford Shaw +2Report
- The Bournemouth and Poole College15 Mar 2019 ·Further education· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mixed tone· Andrea Dill-Russell, Alison Attfield, Amanda Washbrook +8Report
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