Additional Inspector
Alison Thomson
Active in published reports from Jul 2007 to May 2015.
Inspections
61
As lead
54
89% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 60 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 5 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Alison Thomson's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 38% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- −7%
- Next steps
- 5.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Leadership & governance 92%Maths 89%Curriculum 80%Behaviour 77%Reading & phonics 66%Parents & families 48%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement20
Behaviour and safety1
Care guidance support19
Curriculum19
Early years4
Leadership and management49
Personal development19
Quality of teaching1
Sixth form2
Teaching and learning19
All inspections (61)
- North Durham Academy21 May 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· County Durham· mostly positive tone· Alison Thomson, Anne Smedley, Frank Cain +2Requires improvement
- Manchester Enterprise Academy12 Mar 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Manchester· positive tone· Alison Thomson, Bernard Robinson, David WoodhouseGood
- All Saints Church of England Academy26 Feb 2015 ·Academy converter· Stockton-on-Tees· very positive tone· Alison Thomson, Anne Smedley, Julie McGrane +1Outstanding
- St Thomas's CofE Primary School27 Nov 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Westmorland and Furness· mixed tone· Alison Thomson, Sheila MawerRequires improvement
- Outstanding
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School16 Oct 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria· mixed tone· Alison Thomson, John Ellwood, Naomi TaylorRequires improvement
- Appleby Primary School25 Sept 2014 ·Foundation school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Alison Thomson, John EllwoodGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- St Cuthbert's RC High School12 Jun 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Rochdale· positive tone· Alison Thomson, Bernard Robinson, Christine Addison +2Good
- Broadgreen International School, A Technology College15 May 2014 ·Foundation school· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, Alison Thomson, Andrew Henderson +2Requires improvement
- Cedar Mount Academy1 May 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Manchester· mostly positive tone· Paul Chambers, Alison Thomson, John AshleyRequires improvement
- Hope Academy28 Feb 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· St. Helens· very critical tone· Leszek Iwaskow, Alison Thomson, Bernard Robinson +2Inadequate
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham23 Jan 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· positive tone· Alison Thomson, John Dunne, Neil Mackenzie +1Good
- Appleby Grammar School28 Nov 2013 ·Academy converter· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Gillian Salter-Smith, Adrian Biddulph, Alison ThomsonRequires improvement
- Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science20 Nov 2013 ·Community school· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Liz Godman, Alison Thomson, Anthony Nicholson +2Good
- Headlands School14 Nov 2013 ·Community school· East Riding of Yorkshire· mixed tone· Joan McKenna, Alison Thomson, Judith Gooding +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Valley Gardens Middle School26 Jun 2013 ·Foundation school· North Tyneside· very positive tone· Alison Thomson, Graeme Clarke, Patrick Feerick +1Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Cramlington Learning Village2 May 2013 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· very positive tone· Alison Thomson, Barbara Waugh, Catherine Laing +2Outstanding
- Lift Unity City15 Mar 2013 ·Academy sponsor led· Middlesbrough· positive tone· Alison Thomson, Irene Lavelle, Jim Bennetts +1Good
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy8 Mar 2013 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· very positive tone· Alison Thomson, Keith Massett, Lynne Horton +2Outstanding
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- Excelsior Academy31 Jan 2013 ·Academy sponsor led· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Alison Thomson, Barbara Waugh, Lesley Powell +2Good
- Mortimer Primary School19 Dec 2012 ·Community school· South Tyneside· very positive tone· Alison Thomson, Barbara Waugh, Timothy Nelson +1Outstanding
- Good
- Brampton Primary School20 Sept 2012 ·Foundation school· Cumberland· positive tone· Alison Thomson, Barbara Redhead, Jim HallGood
- Longbenton High School15 May 2012 ·Foundation school· North Tyneside· positive tone· Alison Thomson, Alexandra Hook, Barbara Waugh +2Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Burnside Primary School21 Mar 2012 ·Community school· Northumberland· positive tone· Alison Thomson, Janet Greaves, Julia BayesGood
- Good
- St Aloysius RC College7 Mar 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Islington· very positive tone· Alison Thomson, Ann Sydney, Joan Lindsay +1Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Seaton Valley High School2 Feb 2012 ·Community school· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Lee Northern, Alison Thomson, Heather Scott +1Satisfactory
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