Ofsted Inspector
David Taylor
Active in published reports from Dec 2022 to May 2025.
Inspections
25
As lead
5
20% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 25
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE14 graded by David
David
National
| Outstanding | 7% | 10% | -3 |
| Good | 86% | 66% | +20 |
| Requires improvement | 7% | 19% | -12 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 14 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
David Taylor's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −11
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 4.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Reading & phonics 100%Teaching & assessment 92%Leadership & governance 88%Behaviour 84%SEND & inclusion 84%Parents & families 56%Communication & language 48%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes23
Early years23
Leadership and management23
Personal development23
Quality of education23
All inspections (25)
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School21 May 2025 ·Academy converter· Wakefield· very positive tone· Georgina Chinaka, David Taylor, Donna WaddingtonOutstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Bankside Primary School5 Feb 2025 ·Foundation school· Leeds· mostly positive tone· Matthew Harrington, Alison Black, David Taylor +1Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School4 Dec 2024 ·Academy converter· York· very positive tone· Dughall McCormick, David Taylor, Jane Clayton +1Outstanding
- Hendal Primary School20 Nov 2024 ·Community school· Wakefield· very positive tone· Chris Jennings, David Taylor, Deborah SandersonGood
- Good
- Berkeley Primary School12 Jul 2024 ·Community school· North Lincolnshire· positive tone· Becky Austwick, David Taylor, Elaine Watson +1Good
- Inspection
- Outstanding
- Pipworth Community Primary School6 Mar 2024 ·Community school· Sheffield· positive tone· Andrew Yeomans, David Taylor, Melissa MilnerGood
- Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy7 Dec 2023 ·Academy converter· York· positive tone· Richard Beadnall, Angela Spencer-Brooke, David TaylorGood
- Victoria Primary School22 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Sarah Gordon, David Taylor, Shameem HussainGood
- Good
- Iqra Primary Academy1 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Bradford· very positive tone· Matthew Knox, Chris Jennings, David Taylor +1Good
- Westerton Primary Academy25 Oct 2023 ·Academy converter· Leeds· positive tone· Matthew Harrington, Amanda Devaney, David Taylor +1Good
- Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School27 Sept 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Sheffield· positive tone· Dughall McCormick, David Horrigan, David TaylorGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School28 Jun 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Calderdale· positive tone· Dughall McCormick, Annalei Bartlett, David TaylorGood
- Reedness Primary School23 May 2023 ·Community school· East Riding of Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Sarah Gordon, David TaylorInspection
- Parson Cross Church of England Primary School17 May 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Sheffield· positive tone· Becky Austwick, David Taylor, Scott Grason-TaylorGood
- Glusburn Community Primary School9 Dec 2022 ·Community school· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Marcus Newby, Alison Stephenson, David Taylor +1Good
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