Additional Inspector
Diane Rochford
Active in published reports from Oct 2012 to Mar 2026.
Inspections
40
As lead
2
5% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
2
Schools & FE 37 · Other 3
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE13 graded by Diane
Diane
National
| Outstanding | 8% | 10% | -3 |
| Good | 54% | 66% | -12 |
| Requires improvement | 38% | 19% | +19 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 26 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Diane Rochford's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 56% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- −3%
- Next steps
- 3.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 95%Teaching & assessment 93%Curriculum 90%Reading & phonics 88%Behaviour 85%Progress & outcomes 60%Parents & families 50%Maths 48%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes2
Achievement1
Attendance and behaviour1
Behaviour and attitudes15
Curriculum and teaching1
Early years22
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management29
Outcomes11
Personal development15
Personal development and wellbeing1
Personal development, behaviour and welfare11
Quality of education15
Teaching, learning and assessment11
All inspections (40)
- lowestExpected
- Ungraded inspection
- Inspection
- Roundwood School and Community Centre9 Nov 2023 ·Free schools alternative provision· Brent· positive tone· Samantha Ingram, Diane RochfordRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- John Keble CofE Primary School15 Jun 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Brent· mostly positive tone· Karen Kent, Diane Rochford, Sahreen Siddiqui +1Good
- Welbourne Primary School7 Jun 2023 ·Community school· Haringey· mostly positive tone· Sophie Healey-Welch, Diane Rochford, Sukwinder SamraRequires improvement
- Hermitage Primary School11 May 2023 ·Community school· Tower Hamlets· mostly positive tone· Deborah Walters, Diane Rochford, Helena MillsRequires improvement
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School5 May 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Merton· positive tone· Kieran Bird, Alison Colenso, Diane RochfordGood
- Northside Primary School8 Mar 2023 ·Community school· Barnet· very positive tone· Sahreen Siddiqui, Diane Rochford, Rutinderjit Mahil-PooniGood
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Chestnuts Primary School24 Nov 2022 ·Foundation school· Haringey· positive tone· Rebekah Iiyambo, Diane Rochford, Lisa FarrowGood
- Willow Dene School3 Nov 2022 ·Academy special converter· Greenwich· very positive tone· Gary Pocock, Diane Rochford, Janet HallettOutstanding
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Grangewood School27 Feb 2020 ·Academy special converter· Hillingdon· very positive tone· Karen Matthews, Diane RochfordGood
- Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit21 Nov 2019 ·Pupil referral unit· Greenwich· positive tone· Francis Gonzalez, Diane Rochford, Teresa NearyInspection
- Eastbury Primary School6 Feb 2019 ·Academy converter· Barking and Dagenham· very positive tone· Jane Moon, Abdul-Hayee Murshad, Diane Rochford +1Good
- Riverside Bridge School11 Jul 2018 ·Free schools special· Barking and Dagenham· critical tone· Sarah Murphy-Dutton, Caroline Pardy, Diane RochfordInadequate
- Good
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- Whitefield School7 Dec 2017 ·Academy special converter· Waltham Forest· very positive tone· Mary Hinds, Diane Rochford, Sarah Murphy-DuttonOutstanding
- Parkhill Junior School13 Jul 2017 ·Community school· Redbridge· very positive tone· Sam Hainey, David Bryant, Diane Rochford +1Good
- Parkhill Junior School13 Jul 2017 ·Community school· Redbridge· very positive tone· Sam Hainey, David Bryant, Diane Rochford +1Good
- Good
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School9 Dec 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Lewisham· very positive tone· Gaynor Roberts, Tom Canning, Diane Rochford +1Outstanding
- Bursted Wood Primary School30 Nov 2016 ·Academy converter· Bexley· very positive tone· Ruth Dollner, Angela Trigg, Diane Rochford +2Good
- Stewart Fleming Primary School22 Jun 2016 ·Academy converter· Bromley· very positive tone· Jean Thwaites, Angela Konarzewski, Diane Rochford +2Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Kingsbury Green Primary School4 Feb 2016 ·Community school· Brent· very positive tone· Mary Hinds, Diane Rochford, Edison David +2Outstanding
- St Francis Church of England Primary School28 Mar 2014 ·Voluntary controlled school· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Krishan Sharma, Diane Rochford, John TaylorRequires improvement
- Buckingham Primary School20 Sept 2013 ·Community school· Richmond upon Thames· positive tone· Jeanie Jovanova, Diane Rochford, Michael ElsonRequires improvement
- Foreland Fields School20 Jun 2013 ·Foundation special school· Kent· positive tone· Helen Howard, Andrew Penman, Diane RochfordReport
- Requires improvement
- Abbey Court Foundation Special School25 Oct 2012 ·Community special school· Medway· very positive tone· James Bowden, Carol Vant, Diane Rochford +1Report
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