Ofsted Inspector
Brian Macdonald
Active in published reports from Dec 2015 to Feb 2020.
Inspections
63
As lead
46
73% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 61 · Other 2
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 56 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Brian Macdonald's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 62% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +0
- Length
- −6%
- Next steps
- 3.8
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 98%Progress & outcomes 95%Reading & phonics 92%Curriculum 86%Maths 71%Behaviour 59%Safeguarding 52%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes8
Early years32
Leadership and management37
Outcomes28
Personal development8
Personal development, behaviour and welfare29
Quality of education8
Teaching, learning and assessment29
All inspections (63)
- St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking26 Feb 2020 ·Voluntary aided school· Surrey· very positive tone· Frances Nation, Brian Macdonald, Liz McIntosh +1Outstanding
- Inspection
- Good
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde22 Jan 2020 ·Voluntary aided school· Isle of Wight· mixed tone· Linda Jacobs, Brian Macdonald, Christine BulmerRequires improvement
- Khalsa Primary School16 Jan 2020 ·Voluntary aided school· Slough· very positive tone· Matthew Newberry, Brian Macdonald, Catherine Davies +1Outstanding
- Inspection
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School20 Nov 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Elizabeth Farr, Aimee Floyd +2Good
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy13 Nov 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Portsmouth· mostly positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Alison Ashcroft, Liz McIntoshGood
- Inspection
- Good
- King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery13 Sept 2019 ·Community school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Daniel Lambert, Brian Macdonald, Judith O’HareRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Vigo Primary School23 May 2019 ·Community school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Becky Greenhalgh, Brian Macdonald, Christopher CrouchRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
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- Shawley Community Primary School17 Jan 2019 ·Community school· Surrey· mostly positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Francois Walker, Kirstine BoonRequires improvement
- Elson Junior School29 Nov 2018 ·Community school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Frances Nation, Brian Macdonald, Sarah VarnomRequires improvement
- Good
- Keep Hatch Primary School10 Oct 2018 ·Community school· Wokingham· positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Charlotte Wilson, Kevin BurrellGood
- Good
- Nightingale Primary School26 Sept 2018 ·Community school· Hampshire· positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Hilary Goddard, Kusum TrikhaGood
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School11 Jul 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Portsmouth· positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Krista Dawkins, Rachel GoplenGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Short inspection
- Fairisle Junior School28 Feb 2018 ·Foundation school· Southampton· very positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Rachel Goplen, Simon FrancisGood
- Good
- The Blake Church of England Primary School7 Dec 2017 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Barbara Carr, Stephen PhillipsRequires improvement
- Good
- Sandy Lane Primary School8 Nov 2017 ·Community school· Bracknell Forest· mostly positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Alan Jenner, Becky GreenhalghRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Copnor Primary School22 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Portsmouth· positive tone· Lee Selby, Brian Macdonald, Krista Dawkins +1Good
- Good
- Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools30 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Southampton· mostly positive tone· Richard Blackmore, Brian Macdonald, Deirdre Crutchley +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Bassett Green Primary School1 Mar 2017 ·Foundation school· Southampton· mostly positive tone· Abigail Wilkinson, Bill James, Brian Macdonald +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Crawley Ridge Junior School19 Jan 2017 ·Community school· Surrey· mixed tone· Joy Considine, Brian Macdonald, Deborah Gordon +1Requires improvement
- Bedenham Primary School11 Jan 2017 ·Community school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Jenny Boyd, Judith Grevett +1Requires improvement
- Five Acres Primary School1 Dec 2016 ·Community school· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Chris Corr, Nigel CookGood
- St Jude's CofE Primary School21 Sept 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Portsmouth· mixed tone· Gehane Gordelier, Becky Greenhalgh, Brian Macdonald +2Requires improvement
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School25 May 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Margaret Dickinson, Brian Macdonald, Jennifer BoydRequires improvement
- Haylands Primary School25 Feb 2016 ·Community school· Isle of Wight· mostly positive tone· Richard Blackmore, Brian Macdonald, Rebecca GreenhalghRequires improvement
- St Francis Catholic and Church of England (Aided) Primary School14 Jan 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Isle of Wight· critical tone· Janet Sharp, Brian Macdonald, Linda JacobsInadequate
- Good
- Report
- The Coombes Church of England Primary School— ·Voluntary controlled school· Wokingham· critical tone· Caroline Dulon, Brian Macdonald, Debra Anderson +2Inadequate
- Report
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