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Ofsted Inspector

Deb Whiston

Active in published reports from Nov 2023 to Jun 2025.
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Inspections

9

As lead

0

0% of visits

Last 12 months

0

Remits

1

Schools & FE 9

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE9 graded by Deb
DebNational
Outstanding11%10%+1
Good67%66%+1
Requires improvement11%19%-8
Inadequate11%5%+6

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 9 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Deb Whiston's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 7% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−20
Length
+1%
Next steps
4.1
per report
Hedged
8%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Curriculum 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Leadership & governance 100%Staff development 89%Personal development 78%Teaching & assessment 78%Maths 67%Behaviour 56%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Behaviour and attitudes9
Leadership and management9
Personal development9
Quality of education9

All inspections (9)

Where they've inspected

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