Ofsted Inspector
Ann Fearon
Active in published reports from Nov 2016 to May 2026.
Inspections
53
As lead
14
26% of visits
Last 12 months
6
Remits
1
Schools & FE 53
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE13 graded by Ann
Ann
National
| Outstanding | 31% | 10% | +20 |
| Good | 46% | 66% | -19 |
| Requires improvement | 23% | 19% | +4 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 31 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Ann Fearon's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 19% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −8
- Length
- +2%
- Next steps
- 3.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 96%Teaching & assessment 92%Behaviour 87%Personal development 70%Progress & outcomes 66%SEND & inclusion 62%Attendance 40%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes8
Achievement6
Attendance and behaviour6
Behaviour and attitudes23
Curriculum and teaching6
Early years1
Inclusion6
Leadership and governance6
Leadership and management35
Outcomes12
Personal development23
Personal development and wellbeing6
Personal development, behaviour and welfare12
Post 16 provision3
Quality of education23
Teaching, learning and assessment12
All inspections (53)
- King's School19 May 2026 ·Free schools· Brighton and Hove· very positive tone· Stephen Long, Ann Fearon, Cathy Reid +2lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School10 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Surrey· very positive tone· Matthew Newberry, Ann Fearon, Fae Dean +2lowestExpected
- Warblington School3 Feb 2026 ·Community school· Hampshire· positive tone· Matthew Haynes, Ann Fearon, David Stevenson +1lowestNeeds attention
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre27 Jan 2026 ·Community school· Brighton and Hove· positive tone· Gavin Thomas, Ann Fearon, Michelle Lawson +2lowestNeeds attention
- Oakmoor School6 Jan 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Hampshire· very positive tone· Ed Mather, Ann Fearon, Ginny Rhodes +2lowestNeeds attention
- Ungraded inspection
- Maiden Erlegh School30 Apr 2025 ·Academy converter· Wokingham· very positive tone· Ann Fearon, Andrew Hanlon, Jane CartwrightUngraded inspection
- Good
- Valley Park School29 Jan 2025 ·Academy converter· Kent· positive tone· Ann Fearon, Christopher Doherty, John Burridge +2Good
- Inadequate
- Ungraded inspection
- Garth Hill College23 Oct 2024 ·Community school· Bracknell Forest· mostly positive tone· Ann Fearon, Andrew Morrison, Wendy MartinInspection
- Good
- The Robert Napier School25 Sept 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Medway· mostly positive tone· Paul Metcalf, Andy Rees, Ann Fearon +1Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Reading School23 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Reading· very positive tone· Kathryn Moles, Ann Fearon, Daniel Botting +1Outstanding
- Dorothy Stringer School11 Oct 2023 ·Community school· Brighton and Hove· positive tone· Hanna Miller, Ann Fearon, Daniel Botting +2Good
- Mulberry Academy Hastings27 Sept 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· East Sussex· mixed tone· Paul Metcalf, Ann Fearon, Keith Pailthorpe +1Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School22 Mar 2023 ·Academy converter· Medway· very positive tone· Paul Metcalf, Ann Fearon, Helen Middleton +2Outstanding
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- Guildford County School23 Feb 2023 ·Academy converter· Surrey· very positive tone· Nick Simmonds, Ann Fearon, Lucy HillyardInspection
- The Rochester Grammar School18 Jan 2023 ·Academy converter· Medway· positive tone· Ann Fearon, Keith Pailthorpe, Mark Roessler +2Good
- Inspection
- Fort Pitt Grammar School5 Oct 2022 ·Academy converter· Medway· very positive tone· Ann Fearon, Anne Cullum, David Cousins +1Outstanding
- Good
- The St Leonards Academy15 Jun 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· East Sussex· mixed tone· Ann Fearon, Andrew Foster, Eliot Hodges +2Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Seahaven Academy11 Nov 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· East Sussex· positive tone· Paul Metcalf, Alan Johnson, Ann Fearon +1Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Beaconsfield High School12 Dec 2019 ·Academy converter· Buckinghamshire· very positive tone· Gary Holden, Ann Fearon, Karen Roche +2Outstanding
- Good
- The Malling School19 Jun 2019 ·Foundation school· Kent· mostly positive tone· Hugh Betterton, Ann Fearon, Frederick Valletta +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Rye College23 May 2018 ·Academy converter· East Sussex· critical tone· Catherine Old, Ann Fearon, Colin Lankester +1Inadequate
- The Holmesdale School21 Feb 2018 ·Foundation school· Kent· critical tone· Caroline Walshe, Ann Fearon, Catherine Davies +1Inadequate
- Good
- St Paul's Catholic College1 Nov 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Surrey· very positive tone· Karen Roche, Ann Fearon, James Rouse +4Outstanding
- The Canterbury Academy12 Oct 2017 ·Academy converter· Kent· positive tone· Clare Gillies, Ann Fearon, Frederick Valletta +2Good
- The Victory Academy27 Sept 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Medway· positive tone· Theresa Phillips, Andrew Foster, Ann Fearon +1Good
- Good
- The Aylesbury Vale Academy24 Nov 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Buckinghamshire· critical tone· Simon Hughes, Ann Fearon, Chris Corr +3Inadequate
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