Ofsted Inspector
Ellen Walton
Active in published reports from Feb 2022 to Nov 2023.
Inspections
7
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 7
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE6 graded by Ellen
Ellen
National
| Outstanding | 17% | 10% | +6 |
| Good | 67% | 66% | +1 |
| Requires improvement | 17% | 19% | -3 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 6 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Ellen Walton's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 16% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −9
- Length
- +8%
- Next steps
- 4.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 12%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 100%Behaviour 86%SEND & inclusion 86%Reading & phonics 86%Personal development 71%Progress & outcomes 71%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes6
Leadership and management6
Personal development6
Quality of education6
All inspections (7)
- Ormiston Horizon Academy22 Nov 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Stoke-on-Trent· positive tone· Stuart Clarkson, David Hermitt, Ellen Walton +1Good
- The Thomas Adams School14 Sept 2023 ·Academy converter· Shropshire· positive tone· Mark Howes, Ellen Walton, Gail Peyton +2Good
- Haywood Academy20 Apr 2023 ·Academy converter· Stoke-on-Trent· mostly positive tone· Mel Ford, Clare Turner-Elks, David Hermitt +3Good
- Wednesfield Academy9 Nov 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Wolverhampton· positive tone· Deborah James, Ellen Walton, Gwen Onyon +2Requires improvement
- Newport Girls' High School Academy2 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Telford and Wrekin· very positive tone· Mel Ford, Ellen Walton, Richard Wakefield +1Outstanding
- Q3 Academy Great Barr22 Sept 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Christopher Stevens, Clare Considine, Ellen WaltonInspection
- Ormiston NEW Academy16 Feb 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Alexander Laney, Antony Edkins, Caroline Hoddinott +1Good
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