Additional Inspector
Christine Birchall
Active in published reports from Jan 2012 to Dec 2017.
Inspections
39
As lead
27
69% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 38 · 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 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Christine Birchall's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −12
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 6.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 11%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Behaviour 97%Curriculum 95%Maths 95%Reading & phonics 77%Staff development 62%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes4
Early years4
Leadership and management33
Outcomes13
Personal development, behaviour and welfare13
Sixth form1
Teaching, learning and assessment13
All inspections (39)
- Wargrave CofE Primary School13 Dec 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· St. Helens· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Ann Gill, Barbara DuttonRequires improvement
- Dinnington High School8 Nov 2017 ·Academy converter· Rotherham· mixed tone· Stuart Cleary, Christine Birchall, Darren Stewart +3Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Heysham High School Sports College17 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Lancashire· critical tone· Christine Birchall, Bernard Robinson, Elaine Parkinson +1Inadequate
- Wharton CofE Primary School7 Jul 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Joanne Olsson, Christine Birchall, Joan WilliamsonGood
- Lathom High School : A Technology College9 Jun 2016 ·Foundation school· Lancashire· mixed tone· Christine Birchall, Bernard Robinson, Dympna Woods +1Requires improvement
- Gateacre School19 May 2016 ·Community school· Liverpool· very critical tone· Christine Birchall, Claire Hollister, Ian Hardman +3Inadequate
- Appleby Grammar School11 May 2016 ·Academy converter· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Christine Birchall, Lisa Crausby, Philip WoodRequires improvement
- The Hathershaw College21 Apr 2016 ·Academy converter· Oldham· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Debra Wood, Derek Kitchin +2Good
- The County High School, Leftwich9 Mar 2016 ·Academy converter· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Dawn Platt, Annette Patterson, Christine Birchall +3Outstanding
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High School3 Mar 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Warrington· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Elizabeth Haddock, Jonathan Ashley +1Good
- Good
- Stockport Academy6 Mar 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Stockport· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Fiona Burke-Jackson, Paul Rafferty +1Good
- Bramhall Park Primary School19 Jun 2014 ·Community school· Stockport· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Jennifer Lawrence, Vanessa MacDonaldGood
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School12 Jun 2014 ·Voluntary controlled school· Wirral· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Henry Moreton, Sheila O’KeeffeGood
- Everton Free School & Football College15 May 2014 ·Free schools alternative provision· Liverpool· positive tone· Christina McIntosh, Christine Birchall, John CornallyGood
- Good
- Chesterfield High School13 Mar 2014 ·Academy converter· Sefton· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Anthony Nicholson, Clive Hurren +2Good
- Our Lady and St John Catholic College27 Feb 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Blackburn with Darwen· critical tone· Christine Birchall, Alan Parkinson, Clive Hurren +1Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Higher Failsworth Primary School6 Jun 2013 ·Community school· Oldham· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Jean O'Neill, Keith Bardon +1Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Shelf Junior and Infant School6 Mar 2013 ·Community school· Calderdale· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Carol Machell, Jonathan WoodyattGood
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- The Fallibroome Academy1 Mar 2013 ·Academy converter· Cheshire East· positive tone· Susan Wareing, Anne Thomas, Christine Birchall +2Outstanding
- Fairfield Community Primary School21 Feb 2013 ·Community school· Bury· mostly positive tone· Christine Birchall, Stefan Lord, Susan BarkwayRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Weatherhead High School5 Dec 2012 ·Academy converter· Wirral· very positive tone· Anne Seneviratne, Christine Birchall, David Woodhouse +2Outstanding
- Oasis Academy Oldham22 Nov 2012 ·Academy sponsor led· Oldham· mixed tone· Bernard Campbell, Christine Birchall, Lynne Selkirk +2Inadequate
- St Stephen's RC Primary School14 Nov 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Tameside· mostly positive tone· Christine Birchall, Allyson Ingall, Prydwen Elfed-OwensReport
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary School1 Nov 2012 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cheshire West and Chester· mostly positive tone· Sarah Quinn, Christine BirchallRequires improvement
- Medlock Primary School25 Oct 2012 ·Community school· Manchester· positive tone· Christine Birchall, Peter Allen, Shirley HerringGood
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School20 Jun 2012 ·Foundation school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Christine Birchall, Carol Machell, Keith BardonOutstanding
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School16 May 2012 ·Community school· Stockport· very positive tone· Christine Birchall, Martin Pye, Terry BondGood
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School24 Apr 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· positive tone· Clare Henderson, Christine Birchall, Maureen ColemanGood
- St Julie's Catholic High School23 Feb 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· positive tone· Jacqueline Rothery, Bernard Robinson, Christine Birchall +2Good
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School26 Jan 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Rochdale· positive tone· Angela Headon, Christine Birchall, Johan MacKinnon +2Good
- Good
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