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Additional Inspector

Deirdre Fitzpatrick

Active in published reports from Jan 2015 to Jul 2026.
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Inspections

56

As lead

9

16% of visits

Last 12 months

5

Remits

2

Schools & FE 52 · Other 4

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE13 graded by Deirdre
DeirdreNational
Outstanding8%10%-3
Good77%66%+11
Requires improvement15%19%-4
Inadequate0%5%-5

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 35 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

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

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−15
Length
−3%
Next steps
4.4
per report
Hedged
9%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Curriculum 95%Behaviour 91%Progress & outcomes 66%Personal development 50%SEND & inclusion 50%Maths 46%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

16 to 19 study programmes13
Achievement5
Attendance and behaviour5
Behaviour and attitudes18
Curriculum and teaching5
Early years2
Inclusion5
Leadership and governance5
Leadership and management38
Outcomes17
Personal development18
Personal development and wellbeing5
Personal development, behaviour and welfare18
Post 16 provision4
Quality of education18
Sixth form2
Teaching, learning and assessment18

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