Ofsted Inspector
Cat Thornton
Active in published reports from May 2023 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
9
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 9
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE6 graded by Cat
Cat
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 67% | 66% | +1 |
| Requires improvement | 33% | 19% | +14 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 6 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Cat Thornton's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 72% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +2
- Length
- −1%
- Next steps
- 4.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 13%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Reading & phonics 100%SEND & inclusion 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 67%Progress & outcomes 67%Behaviour 56%Personal development 44%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes8
Early years6
Leadership and management8
Personal development8
Quality of education8
All inspections (9)
- Good
- Wygate Park Academy26 Feb 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Shaun Carter, Becky Lyon, Cat Thornton +1Outstanding
- Diseworth Church of England Primary School9 May 2024 ·Voluntary controlled school· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Anne Maingay, Cat ThorntonGood
- Inspection
- Spalding Primary Academy21 Feb 2024 ·Academy converter· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Kirsty Norbury, Cat Thornton, Matthew Fearns-DaviesGood
- South View Community Primary School15 Nov 2023 ·Community school· Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Shaun Carter, Cat Thornton, Halil Tamgumus +1Good
- Launde Primary School9 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· positive tone· Shaheen Hussain, Cat Thornton, Lynn Corner-Brown +1Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School24 May 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Matthew Fearns-Davies, Angela Kirk, Cat ThorntonGood
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