Ofsted Inspector
Aly Spencer
Active in published reports from Mar 2023 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
13
As lead
3
23% of visits
Last 12 months
4
Remits
2
Schools & FE 7 · Other 6
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement4
Attendance and behaviour4
Behaviour and attitudes2
Curriculum and teaching4
Inclusion4
Leadership and governance4
Leadership and management2
Personal development2
Personal development and wellbeing4
Post 16 provision3
Quality of education2
All inspections (13)
- Gateacre School16 Jun 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Elaine Mawson, Aly Spencer, Ben Hill +2lowestNeeds attention
- Dallam School28 Apr 2026 ·Academy converter· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Usman Kothia, Aly Spencer, Christopher Beard +2lowestNeeds attention
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy17 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Emma Gregory, Aly Spencer, Chris Meldrum +2lowestNeeds attention
- Aldridge UTC Darwen20 Jan 2026 ·Studio schools· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Jenny Jones, Aly Spencer, John CowperlowestExpected
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy9 Jul 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Oldham· very positive tone· Andy Cunningham, Aly Spencer, Jane Holmes +1Good
- Ungraded inspection
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham12 Feb 2025 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· positive tone· Ahmed Marikar, Aly Spencer, Lesley Nixon +2Good
- Bright Futures SCITT13 Jun 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Trafford· positive tone· Aly Spencer, David Spruce, Gill Parkinson +3Report
- Red Kite Teacher Training8 Feb 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Aly Spencer, Emily Beach, Janet Keefe +1Report
- Edge Hill University25 Jan 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Lancashire· very positive tone· Felicity Ackroyd, Aly Spencer, Emma Gregory +7Report
- Liverpool John Moores University15 Jun 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Liverpool· very positive tone· Felicity Ackroyd, Aly Spencer, Dawn Davies +4Report
- University of Sunderland12 May 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Sunderland· very positive tone· Aly Spencer, Elaine Mawson, Emily Beach +9Report
- Cheshire East SCITT31 Mar 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Cheshire East· positive tone· Jonathan Smart, Aly Spencer, Valerie ElsonReport
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