Ofsted Inspector
Colin Bell
Active in published reports from Nov 2018 to Mar 2022.
Inspections
37
As lead
1
3% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 37
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE6 graded by Colin
Colin
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 50% | 66% | -16 |
| Requires improvement | 50% | 19% | +31 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 37 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Colin Bell's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 38% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 4.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 97%Behaviour 92%Progress & outcomes 84%SEND & inclusion 54%Reading & phonics 49%Personal development 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes5
Behaviour and attitudes23
Leadership and management36
Outcomes13
Personal development23
Personal development, behaviour and welfare13
Quality of education23
Teaching, learning and assessment13
All inspections (37)
- Acorns School3 Mar 2022 ·Other independent special school· Stockport· positive tone· Elizabeth Stevens, Colin BellGood
- Montgomery Academy23 Feb 2022 ·Academy converter· Blackpool· mostly positive tone· Ahmed Marikar, Amanda Downing, Colin Bell +2Requires improvement
- Reddish Vale High School26 Jan 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Rachel Goodwin, Colin Bell, Deborah Bailey +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy17 Nov 2021 ·Academy converter· Lancashire· positive tone· Rachel Goodwin, Colin Bell, Dympna Woods +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Carr Hill High School6 Oct 2021 ·Community school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Stephen Ruddy, Colin Bell, Julie Bather +1Requires improvement
- Moor Park High School30 Sept 2021 ·Foundation school· Lancashire· positive tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, Dympna Woods +1Good
- Rayner Stephens High School11 Mar 2020 ·Academy sponsor led· Tameside· critical tone· David Hampson, Barbara Dutton, Colin Bell +1Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre26 Feb 2020 ·Voluntary aided school· Sefton· mixed tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, David Woodhouse +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
- Rivington and Blackrod High School22 Jan 2020 ·Academy converter· Bolton· mostly positive tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, Craig Yates +2Requires improvement
- Siddal Moor Sports College16 Jan 2020 ·Community school· Rochdale· critical tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, Elizabeth Haddock +1Inadequate
- Werneth School8 Jan 2020 ·Community school· Stockport· very critical tone· Stephen Ruddy, Colin Bell, Deborah Bailey +1Inadequate
- Stretford High School4 Dec 2019 ·Foundation school· Trafford· very positive tone· Stephen Adcock, Colin Bell, David Hampson +1Good
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School21 Nov 2019 ·Academy converter· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Colin Bell, Ahmed Marikar, Linda Jones +1Good
- Priestnall School30 Oct 2019 ·Community school· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, David Hampson +3Requires improvement
- The Blyth Academy23 Oct 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Northumberland· positive tone· Tudor Griffiths, Bernard Senier, Colin Bell +1Requires improvement
- Hartshill Academy16 Oct 2019 ·Academy converter· Warwickshire· positive tone· Alun Williams, Colin Bell, Julie Griffiths +2Requires improvement
- Our Lady and St John Catholic College9 Oct 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, Dawn Platt +1Requires improvement
- Bramhall High School26 Sept 2019 ·Community school· Stockport· positive tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, Stephanie Gill +1Requires improvement
- Dowdales School10 Jul 2019 ·Community school· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Sally Kenyon, Colin Bell, Nell Banfield +1Good
- Good
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- Dixons Ashton Academy26 Jun 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Tameside· positive tone· Helen O’Neill, Annette Patterson, Colin Bell +3Requires improvement
- Good
- Aldridge UTC Warrington15 May 2019 ·University technical college· Warrington· positive tone· David Selby, Bob Busby, Colin BellGood
- Wilmslow High School9 May 2019 ·Community school· Cheshire East· positive tone· Zarina Connolly, Ahmed Marikar, Colin Bell +3Good
- St Joseph's RC High School20 Mar 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Bolton· mostly positive tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, Rochelle Conefrey +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- The Whitby High School7 Feb 2019 ·Foundation school· Cheshire West and Chester· mostly positive tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, Linda Jones +2Requires improvement
- Pleckgate High School30 Jan 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Neil Mackenzie, Colin Bell, Dawn Farrent +1Outstanding
- Ashton-on-Mersey School23 Jan 2019 ·Academy converter· Trafford· very positive tone· Jonathan Smart, Alyson Middlemass, Annette Patterson +4Good
- Lathom High School : A Technology College5 Dec 2018 ·Foundation school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Emma Gregory, Annette Patterson, Colin Bell +1Requires improvement
- Good
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