Ofsted Inspector
Chris Meldrum
Active in published reports from Jul 2022 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
29
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
8
Remits
1
Schools & FE 29
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE16 graded by Chris
Chris
National
| Outstanding | 13% | 10% | +2 |
| Good | 50% | 66% | -16 |
| Requires improvement | 38% | 19% | +18 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 16 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Chris Meldrum's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 80% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +3
- Length
- +2%
- Next steps
- 4.8
- per report
- Hedged
- 16%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 90%SEND & inclusion 90%Behaviour 86%Progress & outcomes 79%Personal development 62%Reading & phonics 55%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement8
Attendance and behaviour8
Behaviour and attitudes21
Curriculum and teaching8
Inclusion8
Leadership and governance8
Leadership and management21
Personal development21
Personal development and wellbeing8
Post 16 provision5
Quality of education21
All inspections (29)
- St John Henry Newman Catholic School16 Jun 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Cumberland· mostly positive tone· Helen Fowler, Chris Meldrum, Jacqueline Cahalin +1lowestNeeds attention
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form3 Jun 2026 ·Community school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Lisa Corrigan, Chris Meldrum, Eleanor Overland +4lowestExpected
- The Hyndburn Academy19 May 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Lancashire· positive tone· Neil Johnson, Ben Hill, Chris Meldrum +2lowestNeeds attention
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School12 May 2026 ·Academy converter· Lancashire· very positive tone· Lisa Corrigan, Chris Meldrum, Julie Yarwood +2lowestExpected
- lowestNeeds attention
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy17 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Emma Gregory, Aly Spencer, Chris Meldrum +2lowestNeeds attention
- Standish Community High School3 Feb 2026 ·Academy converter· Wigan· very positive tone· Ahmed Marikar, Chris Meldrum, Katie Sharp +2lowestExpected
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School27 Jan 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· positive tone· Matthew Vellensworth, Amina Modan, Barbara Dutton +5lowestNeeds attention
- Netherhall School30 Apr 2025 ·Community school· Cumberland· mostly positive tone· Ahmed Marikar, Chris Meldrum, Scott Maclean +1Good
- Good
- Shuttleworth College12 Mar 2025 ·Foundation school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Amina Modan, Chris Meldrum, Craig Yates +2Good
- Ormskirk School8 Jan 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Lancashire· positive tone· Jenny Jones, Chris Meldrum, Gil Bourgade +2Good
- Holly Lodge Girls' College9 Oct 2024 ·Community school· Liverpool· very positive tone· Stephanie Gill, Alexia Gargrave, Chris Meldrum +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Turton School13 Mar 2024 ·Community school· Bolton· very positive tone· Timothy Gartside, Chris Meldrum, Jamie Jardine +2Good
- St Nicholas Catholic High School6 Mar 2024 ·Voluntary aided school· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Eleanor Overland, Chris Glennon, Chris Meldrum +2Good
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School11 Oct 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· positive tone· Eleanor Overland, Chris Meldrum, Stephen Cox +1Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Sir John Thursby Community College26 Apr 2023 ·Foundation school· Lancashire· positive tone· Sally Kenyon, Chris Meldrum, Derek Yarwood +2Good
- All Hallows Catholic High School9 Feb 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Amanda Downing, Chris Beard, Chris Meldrum +2Outstanding
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith25 Jan 2023 ·Academy converter· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Emma Gregory, Chris Meldrum, Kelly Leonard +1Good
- The East Manchester Academy12 Jan 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Manchester· positive tone· Jonathan Smart, Chris Meldrum, Steve Byatt +1Requires improvement
- Darwen Aldridge Community Academy15 Dec 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Ben Hill, Alan Hammersley, Chris Meldrum +2Requires improvement
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- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School23 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Lancashire· very positive tone· Amina Modan, Ahmed Marikar, Chris Meldrum +2Outstanding
- King David High School2 Nov 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Ahmed Marikar, Chris Meldrum, Sally Rix +1Good
- South Wirral High School12 Oct 2022 ·Foundation school· Wirral· very positive tone· Alyson Middlemass, Alan Hammersley, Chris Meldrum +1Good
- Kirkby High School13 Jul 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Knowsley· positive tone· David Hampson, Chris Meldrum, Nell Banfield +2Good
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