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Additional Inspector

Benjamin Houghton

Active in published reports from Jul 2015 to Jun 2026.
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Inspections

30

As lead

1

3% of visits

Last 12 months

3

Remits

1

Schools & FE 30

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE7 graded by Benjamin
BenjaminNational
Outstanding14%10%+4
Good71%66%+6
Requires improvement14%19%-5
Inadequate0%5%-5

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 20 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Benjamin Houghton's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 8% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−16
Length
−3%
Next steps
4.8
per report
Hedged
10%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 90%Behaviour 87%Progress & outcomes 73%Personal development 50%SEND & inclusion 50%Maths 47%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

16 to 19 study programmes7
Achievement3
Attendance and behaviour3
Behaviour and attitudes13
Curriculum and teaching3
Inclusion3
Leadership and governance3
Leadership and management24
Outcomes9
Personal development13
Personal development and wellbeing3
Personal development, behaviour and welfare10
Post 16 provision1
Quality of education13
Teaching, learning and assessment10

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