Additional Inspector
Craig Hayes
Active in published reports from Jan 2015 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
36
As lead
3
8% of visits
Last 12 months
5
Remits
2
Schools & FE 35 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Craig
Craig
National
| Outstanding | 9% | 10% | -1 |
| Good | 64% | 66% | -2 |
| Requires improvement | 27% | 19% | +8 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 23 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Craig Hayes's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 42% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Reading & phonics 100%Leadership & governance 97%Teaching & assessment 97%Curriculum 94%Behaviour 75%Parents & families 67%SEND & inclusion 56%Maths 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement5
Attendance and behaviour5
Behaviour and attitudes18
Curriculum and teaching5
Early years28
Inclusion5
Leadership and governance5
Leadership and management25
Outcomes7
Personal development18
Personal development and wellbeing5
Personal development, behaviour and welfare7
Quality of education18
Teaching, learning and assessment7
All inspections (36)
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Hayward's Primary School3 Mar 2026 ·Community school· Devon· very positive tone· Matt Middlemore, Craig Hayes, Matthew ShirleylowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Cockington Primary School24 Apr 2025 ·Academy converter· Torbay· very positive tone· James Gentile, Craig Hayes, Sarah TustainOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Good
- Kingsbridge Community Primary School28 Jun 2023 ·Community school· Devon· mostly positive tone· Sarah Ryder, Craig Hayes, Matthew ShirleyRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Shakespeare Primary School18 May 2022 ·Academy converter· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Sue Costello, Craig Hayes, Matthew ShirleyRequires improvement
- Inspection
- West Croft School16 Feb 2022 ·Community school· Devon· positive tone· Heather Barraclough, Craig Hayes, Jayne Keller +1Good
- Good
- Outstanding
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- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy7 Mar 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Plymouth· positive tone· Wendy Marriott, Adrian Massey, Craig HayesRequires improvement
- Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School27 Sept 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Matt Middlemore, Craig Hayes, Sally OlfordRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery8 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Cornwall· very positive tone· Richard Light, Craig Hayes, Roy Souter +1Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Report
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