HMI
Elizabeth Farr
Active in published reports from Jun 2014 to Jun 2022.
Inspections
153
As lead
123
80% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
3
Schools & FE 108 · Early years 1 · Other 44
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Elizabeth
Elizabeth
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 57% | 66% | -8 |
| Requires improvement | 43% | 19% | +24 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 75 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Elizabeth Farr's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 80% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +3
- Length
- +12%
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 92%Teaching & assessment 90%Progress & outcomes 73%Curriculum 69%Reading & phonics 66%Maths 54%Behaviour 47%Safeguarding 41%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes3
Behaviour and attitudes20
Early years38
Leadership and management61
Outcomes33
Personal development20
Personal development, behaviour and welfare33
Quality of education20
Sixth form2
Teaching, learning and assessment33
All inspections (153)
- Norton College Tewkesbury23 Jun 2022 ·Other independent special school· Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Malcolm Willis, Elizabeth FarrGood
- St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School8 Jun 2022 ·Academy converter· North Somerset· mixed tone· Claire Mirams, Claire Baillie, Elizabeth FarrRequires improvement
- Good
- Hanham Abbots Junior School5 May 2022 ·Community school· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Dale Burr, Elizabeth Farr, Martin GreenwoodGood
- Cirencester Primary School30 Mar 2022 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Dale Burr, Elizabeth Farr, Lizzy MeadowsGood
- Requires improvement
- Calton Primary School8 Dec 2021 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Dale Burr, Elizabeth Farr, Jayne KellerRequires improvement
- Somerset Progressive School1 Jul 2021 ·Other independent special school· Somerset· very positive tone· Julie Carrington, Elizabeth FarrGood
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- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Seven Fields Primary School19 May 2021 ·Academy converter· Swindon· positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Kathy Maddocks, Paul WilliamsRequires improvement
- Letter
- Letter
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- Inadequate
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Silverhill School6 Feb 2020 ·Other independent school· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Sarah McGinnisInadequate
- Monitoring visit
- Orchard Manor School16 Jan 2020 ·Foundation special school· Devon· mixed tone· Elizabeth Farr, Stephen Lee, Stephen McShane +1Inadequate
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Inadequate
- Heyford Park Free School27 Nov 2019 ·Free schools· Oxfordshire· critical tone· Matthew Newberry, Aimee Floyd, Becky Greenhalgh +1Inadequate
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- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School20 Nov 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Elizabeth Farr, Aimee Floyd +2Good
- RBWM Alternative Learning Provision20 Nov 2019 ·Pupil referral unit· Windsor and Maidenhead· mostly positive tone· Claire Prince, Becky Greenhalgh, Elizabeth FarrGood
- Chilworth House School14 Nov 2019 ·Other independent special school· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Rosemarie KennedyOutstanding
- Inspection
- St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn23 Oct 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Buckinghamshire· positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Lizzie Jeanes, Paul ShaughnessyGood
- St Gregory the Great Catholic School16 Oct 2019 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· mixed tone· Elizabeth Farr, Jane Cartwright, Mary Davies +2Inadequate
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Monitoring visit
- Inadequate
- Good
- Wyvern School9 May 2019 ·Foundation school· Milton Keynes· positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Alison Ashcroft, Peter DunmallGood
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Requires improvement
- Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School (VA)12 Dec 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Milton Keynes· critical tone· Elizabeth Farr, Clive Dunn, Deborah Gordon +1Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Lace Hill Academy19 Sept 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Buckinghamshire· very positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Lizzie JeanesGood
- Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Outstanding
- Forest Bridge School14 Jun 2018 ·Free schools special· Windsor and Maidenhead· positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Janis RogersGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Sandhills Community Primary School31 Jan 2018 ·Community school· Oxfordshire· mixed tone· Elizabeth Farr, Frances Nation, Simon FrancisInadequate
- Outstanding
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare)31 Oct 2017 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Southampton· very positive tone· Elizabeth FarrGood
- St Mary and All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School18 Oct 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Reading· mixed tone· Elizabeth Farr, Graham Marshall, Steph FawdryInadequate
- Good
- Letter
- Good
- Good
- Cressex Lodge School6 Jul 2017 ·Other independent special school· Bracknell Forest· positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Paul MetcalfGood
- The Ashwood Academy28 Jun 2017 ·Academy alternative provision sponsor led· Hampshire· very positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, John BosleyReport
- Outstanding
- Arbour Vale School14 Jun 2017 ·Community special school· Slough· critical tone· Elizabeth Farr, Catherine Davies, Jo Yates +1Inadequate
- Good
- Rush Common School12 Jan 2017 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Caroline Walshe, Penny Orme +2Good
- Outstanding
- Montem Academy24 Nov 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Slough· very positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Helen Tait, Liz McIntosh +1Outstanding
- Langley Hall Primary Academy17 Nov 2016 ·Free schools· Slough· positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Amanda Gard, Christopher Crouch +2Good
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Jigsaw CABAS School15 Sept 2016 ·Other independent special school· Surrey· very positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Hilary MacdonaldOutstanding
- Holly Spring Junior School14 Jul 2016 ·Community school· Bracknell Forest· mixed tone· Stephen Long, Ann McCarthy, Elizabeth Farr +1Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Good
- Crown House School16 Jun 2016 ·Other independent school· Buckinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Bruce WaelandRequires improvement
- Cuddington Community Primary School7 Jun 2016 ·Community school· Surrey· positive tone· Angela Konarzewski, Elizabeth Farr, Alison Bradley +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Report
- New Marston Primary School11 May 2016 ·Community school· Oxfordshire· critical tone· Elizabeth Farr, Caroline Walshe, Diana Pearce +1Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Letter
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Hiltingbury Infant School27 Jan 2016 ·Community school· Hampshire· very positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Christopher Crouch, Debra Anderson +1Outstanding
- West Wycombe Combined School15 Jan 2016 ·Community school· Buckinghamshire· very critical tone· Elizabeth Farr, Anthony Linnett, Darren AisthorpeInadequate
- Good
- Good
- King's Meadow Primary School4 Jun 2015 ·Community school· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Caroline Dulon, Elizabeth Farr, Maura DochertyGood
- Hanwell Fields Community School14 May 2015 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Caroline Dulon, Sandra TeacherReport
- Requires improvement
- Good
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School9 Oct 2014 ·Voluntary controlled school· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Diana Travis, Fiona Bridger-Wilkinson +1Requires improvement
- Spurcroft Primary School18 Sept 2014 ·Community school· West Berkshire· mostly positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Shahnaz Maqsood, Wendy HanrahanRequires improvement
- Manor Farm Community Junior School9 Jul 2014 ·Community school· Buckinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Christopher Deane-Hall, Colin LowerRequires improvement
- John Henry Newman Academy5 Jun 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Oxfordshire· mixed tone· Elizabeth Farr, David Beddard, Lesley FarmerRequires improvement
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