Ofsted Inspector
Chris Donovan
Active in published reports from Sept 2016 to Mar 2020.
Inspections
38
As lead
9
24% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 37 · Other 1
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 35 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Chris Donovan's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 65% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +1
- Length
- −4%
- Next steps
- 3.8
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 97%Curriculum 95%Behaviour 92%Reading & phonics 89%Progress & outcomes 84%Parents & families 74%Maths 68%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes10
Early years29
Leadership and management35
Outcomes24
Personal development10
Personal development, behaviour and welfare25
Quality of education10
Teaching, learning and assessment25
All inspections (38)
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School10 Mar 2020 ·Voluntary controlled school· East Sussex· mostly positive tone· Chris Donovan, Liz McIntoshInspection
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Hungerford Primary School22 Jan 2020 ·Community school· West Berkshire· positive tone· Lea Hannam, Chris Donovan, Paul ShaughnessyGood
- Polegate Primary School16 Jan 2020 ·Community school· East Sussex· very positive tone· Aimee Floyd, Chris Donovan, Hilary MacdonaldOutstanding
- The Langley Heritage Primary20 Nov 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Slough· positive tone· Chris Donovan, Alison Ashcroft, Stephanie Scutter +1Good
- Good
- Good
- Courthouse Junior School2 Oct 2019 ·Community school· Windsor and Maidenhead· positive tone· Chris Donovan, Krista Dawkins, Linda ApplebyGood
- Good
- St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School19 Jun 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· mixed tone· Chris Donovan, Doug Brawley, Mo GalwayRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Byron Primary School19 Sept 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Medway· mostly positive tone· Frances Nation, Andrew Hogarth, Chris DonovanRequires improvement
- Brunswick Primary School28 Jun 2018 ·Community school· Brighton and Hove· positive tone· Graham Chisnell, Chris Donovan, Claire Martin-O’Donoghue +1Good
- Hangleton Primary School7 Jun 2018 ·Community school· Brighton and Hove· positive tone· Phil Minns, Chris Donovan, Krista Dawkins +1Good
- Good
- Good
- Monks Orchard School1 Mar 2018 ·Community school· Croydon· mostly positive tone· Anna Bosher, Chris Donovan, Teresa NearyRequires improvement
- Cippenham School18 Jan 2018 ·Academy converter· Slough· very positive tone· Ann Henderson, Chris Donovan, Damian Booth +1Good
- Northdown Primary School10 Nov 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Kent· mixed tone· Simon Hughes, Chris Donovan, Jonathan Shields +1Requires improvement
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- Hernhill Church of England Primary School1 Nov 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Kent· very positive tone· Gary Holden, Chris Donovan, Graham ChisnellOutstanding
- Luton Primary School27 Sept 2017 ·Community school· Medway· very positive tone· Lee Selby, Chris Donovan, Graham Chisnell +1Outstanding
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School14 Sept 2017 ·Academy converter· Kent· positive tone· Margaret Coussins, Chris Donovan, Kirstine Boon +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- South Bersted CofE Primary School18 May 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· West Sussex· very positive tone· David Harris, Chris DonovanGood
- Woodcroft Primary1 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Hampshire· positive tone· Joy Considine, Chris Donovan, Debra AndersonReport
- Shelley Primary School15 Feb 2017 ·Community school· West Sussex· mostly positive tone· Lesley Corbett, Chris Donovan, Kevin Parfoot +1Requires improvement
- Sussex Road Community Primary School23 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Kent· very positive tone· Mark Cole, Andrew Hogarth, Chris Donovan +2Good
- Great Hollands Primary School12 Oct 2016 ·Community school· Bracknell Forest· critical tone· Ann Henderson, Chris Donovan, Debra Anderson +2Inadequate
- Queenborough School and Nursery6 Oct 2016 ·Community school· Kent· very positive tone· Sheena MacDonald, Chris Donovan, Matthew Brown +2Outstanding
- Southgate Primary29 Sept 2016 ·Community school· West Sussex· critical tone· Mark Cole, Chris Donovan, Clare Haines +2Inadequate
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School15 Sept 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Brighton and Hove· very positive tone· Joanna Toulson, Alan Jenner, Chris DonovanGood
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