Additional Inspector
Duncan Ramsey
Active in published reports from Apr 2012 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
75
As lead
47
63% of visits
Last 12 months
15
Remits
2
Schools & FE 74 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Duncan
Duncan
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 82% | 66% | +16 |
| Requires improvement | 9% | 19% | -10 |
| Inadequate | 9% | 5% | +4 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 34 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Duncan Ramsey's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 81% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 99%Leadership & governance 96%Reading & phonics 83%Progress & outcomes 80%Behaviour 73%SEND & inclusion 60%Maths 57%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes2
Achievement17
Attendance and behaviour15
Behaviour and attitudes19
Behaviour and safety2
Curriculum and teaching15
Early years26
Inclusion15
Leadership and governance15
Leadership and management36
Outcomes10
Personal development19
Personal development and wellbeing15
Personal development, behaviour and welfare10
Post 16 provision3
Quality of education19
Quality of teaching2
Teaching, learning and assessment10
All inspections (75)
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Sewell Park Academy9 Jun 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· positive tone· Bessie Owen, Duncan Ramsey, Mike McKeaveney +1lowestNeeds attention
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy2 Jun 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· very positive tone· Ross Marks, Duncan Ramsey, Robert James +1lowestNeeds attention
- Bury St Edmunds County High School19 May 2026 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· very positive tone· Jane Bennett, Duncan Ramsey, Jennifer Brassington +1lowestExpected
- lowestNeeds attention
- lowestExpected
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School14 Apr 2026 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· Jonny Wallace, Duncan Ramsey, Lesley StevenslowestStrong
- The Nicholas Hamond Academy17 Mar 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· positive tone· Charlie Fordham, Carol Dallas, Duncan Ramsey +1lowestNeeds attention
- William Lovell Church of England Academy10 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Aoife Galletly, Duncan Ramsey, Julie McBreartylowestUrgent improvement
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy24 Feb 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· positive tone· Liz Smith, Duncan Ramsey, Karen Kerridge +1lowestNeeds attention
- Gaywood Primary School27 Jan 2026 ·Academy converter· Norfolk· very positive tone· Jonny Wallace, Duncan Ramsey, Imran KhanlowestExpected
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School20 Jan 2026 ·Free schools· Peterborough· very positive tone· James Chester, Alexandra Jane Burton, Duncan Ramsey +2lowestExpected
- Neale-Wade Academy13 Jan 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Bessie Owen, Duncan Ramsey, Julie McBrearty +2lowestUrgent improvement
- lowestNeeds attention
- Good
- Arthur Mellows Village College8 May 2025 ·Academy converter· Peterborough· very positive tone· Bessie Owen, Ahson Mohammed, Duncan Ramsey +2Outstanding
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy30 Apr 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· positive tone· Rowena Simmons, Brenda Watson, Duncan Ramsey +1Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Nova Primary Academy27 Nov 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Peterborough· positive tone· Duncan Ramsey, Bryony Surtees, Joe CreswickGood
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- Ely St John's Community Primary School13 Nov 2024 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Duncan Ramsey, Lucy Roberts, Oriana DaltonGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School18 Jan 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Joan Beale, Duncan Ramsey, Joe CreswickRequires improvement
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School28 Sept 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· Duncan Ramsey, Julie HarrisonGood
- Good
- Good
- Littleport & East Cambs Academy16 Mar 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Cambridgeshire· critical tone· Al Mistrano, David Piercy, Duncan RamseyInadequate
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Challney High School for Girls15 Jan 2020 ·Academy converter· Luton· very positive tone· Lesley Daniel, Brenda Watson, Duncan Ramsey +1Outstanding
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- The John Warner School7 Feb 2019 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· John Randall, Carole Herman, Duncan Ramsey +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Woods Loke Community Primary School26 Apr 2017 ·Community school· Suffolk· very positive tone· Duncan Ramsey, Richard Hopkins, Sally TaggartGood
- Good
- Place Farm Primary Academy2 Mar 2017 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· very positive tone· Duncan Ramsey, Elizabeth Hackett, Heather Hann +2Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Bushmead Primary School6 Feb 2015 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Duncan Ramsey, Alan Prince, Jacqueline PentlowRequires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Satisfactory
- Satisfactory
- Report
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