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Ofsted Inspector

Damian Painton

Active in published reports from May 2023 to Jun 2026.
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Inspections

35

As lead

2

6% of visits

Last 12 months

8

Remits

2

Schools & FE 34 · Other 1

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE18 graded by Damian
DamianNational
Outstanding11%10%+1
Good50%66%-16
Requires improvement28%19%+8
Inadequate11%5%+6

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 18 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Damian Painton's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−14
Length
+3%
Next steps
4.2
per report
Hedged
16%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Curriculum 100%Behaviour 94%Teaching & assessment 91%SEND & inclusion 89%Leadership & governance 77%Progress & outcomes 71%Personal development 63%Attendance 46%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Achievement8
Attendance and behaviour8
Behaviour and attitudes23
Curriculum and teaching8
Early years2
Inclusion8
Leadership and governance8
Leadership and management23
Personal development23
Personal development and wellbeing8
Post 16 provision4
Quality of education23

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