Additional Inspector
Alison Talbot
Active in published reports from Feb 2015 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
19
As lead
3
16% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Schools & FE 19
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE2 graded by Alison
Alison
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 50% | 66% | -16 |
| Requires improvement | 50% | 19% | +31 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 8 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Alison Talbot's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 23% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −7
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 5.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 12%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 95%Reading & phonics 89%Teaching & assessment 89%Behaviour 84%Progress & outcomes 68%Parents & families 63%Maths 58%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Attendance and behaviour2
Behaviour and attitudes5
Curriculum and teaching2
Early years11
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management11
Outcomes5
Personal development5
Personal development and wellbeing2
Personal development, behaviour and welfare5
Quality of education5
Teaching, learning and assessment5
All inspections (19)
- Brambleside Primary School9 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· North Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Donna Chambers, Alison Talbot, Sean Kelly +1lowestStrong
- Church Langton Church of England Primary School28 Apr 2026 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Donna Chambers, Alison Talbot, Kyna AdkinslowestExpected
- Great Doddington Primary30 Apr 2025 ·Community school· North Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Nyree Parker, Alison TalbotGood
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School25 Mar 2025 ·Local authority nursery school· Leicestershire· positive tone· Shaheen Hussain, Alison TalbotUngraded inspection
- Costock CofE Primary School9 Oct 2024 ·Voluntary controlled school· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Donna Moulds, Alison TalbotGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Buswells Lodge Primary School25 May 2022 ·Community school· Leicester· mixed tone· Helen Williams, Alison Talbot, Paul Lowther +1Requires improvement
- The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School5 May 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Damien Turrell, Alison TalbotInspection
- Cranford CofE Primary School6 Oct 2021 ·Academy converter· North Northamptonshire· positive tone· Claire Stylianides, Alison TalbotInspection
- Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School26 Feb 2020 ·Voluntary aided school· Leicestershire· mostly positive tone· Helen Williams, Alison TalbotGood
- Inadequate
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School2 May 2019 ·Community school· Nottingham· positive tone· Helen Williams, Alison Talbot, Jeannie HaighGood
- Huncote Primary School17 May 2018 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· mostly positive tone· Peter Stonier, Alison Talbot, Rob GoodingRequires improvement
- Parkland Primary School South Wigston28 Feb 2018 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Joanne Sanchez-Thompson, Alison Talbot, Elizabeth MaceGood
- Church Hill Church of England Junior School8 Dec 2016 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· positive tone· Carol Smith, Alison Talbot, Donna MouldsGood
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School6 Feb 2015 ·Voluntary aided school· Redbridge· very positive tone· Nick Butt, Alison Talbot, Kewal GoelOutstanding
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