Ofsted Inspector
Dominic Brown
Active in published reports from Nov 2012 to Jun 2023.
Inspections
17
As lead
1
6% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 16 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE1 graded by Dominic
Dominic
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 100% | 66% | +34 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 7 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Dominic Brown's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 90% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +7
- Length
- +8%
- Next steps
- 5.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Behaviour 94%Teaching & assessment 94%Progress & outcomes 88%Reading & phonics 88%Maths 82%Curriculum 82%Staff development 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes2
Early years10
Leadership and management16
Outcomes5
Personal development2
Personal development, behaviour and welfare6
Quality of education2
Teaching, learning and assessment6
All inspections (17)
- Good
- Wallsend St Peter's CofE Aided Primary School18 Sept 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· North Tyneside· positive tone· Alison Aitchison, Dominic BrownRequires improvement
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School26 Jun 2019 ·Community school· Darlington· mostly positive tone· Alison Aitchison, Deborah Ashcroft, Dominic Brown +1Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sunderland10 Mar 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Sunderland· very positive tone· Philip Scott, Barbara Comiskey, Dominic BrownGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- St Gregory's Catholic Academy12 Mar 2015 ·Academy converter· Stockton-on-Tees· positive tone· Christine Cottam, Barbara Hudson, Dominic BrownRequires improvement
- Eldon Grove Academy4 Feb 2015 ·Academy converter· Hartlepool· very positive tone· Barbara Hudson, Dominic Brown, Patrick HargreavesOutstanding
- Good
- St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School24 Oct 2013 ·Voluntary controlled school· York· positive tone· Barbara Flitcroft, Dominic Brown, Rosemary BattyGood
- Rothwell Primary School23 May 2013 ·Community school· Leeds· positive tone· Pamela Hemphill, Dave Blackburne, Dominic BrownGood
- Forest View Primary21 Mar 2013 ·Community school· South Tyneside· mostly positive tone· Irene Cochrane, Dominic Brown, Karen HolmesRequires improvement
- Good
- Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School22 Nov 2012 ·Voluntary controlled school· Wakefield· positive tone· John Dunne, Dominic Brown, Johnathan WoodyattGood
- Letter
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