Additional Inspector
Gary Kelly
Active in published reports from Feb 2012 to Apr 2025.
Inspections
76
As lead
35
46% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 76
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE10 graded by Gary
Gary
National
| Outstanding | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Good | 40% | 66% | -26 |
| Requires improvement | 30% | 19% | +11 |
| Inadequate | 20% | 5% | +15 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 36 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Gary Kelly's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 82% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 4.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 97%Curriculum 95%Leadership & governance 95%Behaviour 87%Progress & outcomes 83%Reading & phonics 78%Maths 67%SEND & inclusion 42%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes5
Behaviour and attitudes21
Early years19
Leadership and management62
Outcomes19
Personal development21
Personal development, behaviour and welfare19
Quality of education21
Sixth form1
Teaching, learning and assessment19
All inspections (76)
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School30 Apr 2025 ·Academy converter· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Gary Kelly, Niamh Howlett, Phil LloydUngraded inspection
- Outstanding
- Dixons Ashton Academy12 Mar 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Tameside· positive tone· Gary Kelly, David Roberts, Lindy Griffiths +2Good
- Sir William Stanier School27 Nov 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Cheshire East· mixed tone· Jenny Jones, Amina Modan, Gary Kelly +1Requires improvement
- St Thomas More Catholic High School6 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· Cheshire East· very positive tone· Gary Kelly, Julie Yarwood, Phil Lloyd +1Good
- Samuel Laycock School9 Oct 2024 ·Academy special sponsor led· Tameside· very positive tone· Julie Bather, Gary Kelly, Kevin SimpsonOutstanding
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Manchester Hospital School27 Mar 2024 ·Community special school· Manchester· very positive tone· Mavis Smith, Dawn Farrent, Gary KellyInspection
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Elms Bank14 Sept 2023 ·Academy special converter· Bury· very positive tone· Julie Bather, Eleanor Overland, Gary KellyOutstanding
- Requires improvement
- Audenshaw School14 Mar 2023 ·Academy converter· Tameside· positive tone· Gary Kelly, Christine Veitch, Michael Scott +1Good
- Congleton High School3 Feb 2023 ·Academy converter· Cheshire East· positive tone· Gary Kelly, Elaine Parkinson, Paula CrawleyInspection
- Middlewich High School14 Dec 2022 ·Academy converter· Cheshire East· positive tone· Gary Kelly, Derek Yarwood, Sally Rix +1Good
- Inadequate
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Notre Dame Catholic College25 May 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· positive tone· Gary Kelly, Alyson Middlemass, Christine Veitch +2Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- The Catholic High School, Chester1 Dec 2021 ·Academy converter· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Gary Kelly, Christine VeitchInspection
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- Archbishop Beck Catholic College4 Nov 2021 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· positive tone· Ahmed Marikar, Anne Murphy, David Roberts +2Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Wargrave House School18 Dec 2019 ·Non-maintained special school· St. Helens· mostly positive tone· Pippa Jackson Maitland, Gary KellyInspection
- Requires improvement
- Priestnall School30 Oct 2019 ·Community school· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Erica Sharman, Colin Bell, David Hampson +3Requires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School14 Mar 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Cheshire West and Chester· mixed tone· Timothy Gartside, Emma Gregory, Gary Kelly +1Inadequate
- St Nicholas Catholic High School27 Feb 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Jonathan Smart, Alyson Middlemass, Bernard Robinson +3Good
- Good
- Chorley Astley Park School31 Jan 2019 ·Community special school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Julie Bather, Bernard Robinson, Gary KellyOutstanding
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Higher Openshaw Community School10 May 2018 ·Community school· Manchester· positive tone· Gary Kelly, Maria McGarry, Pippa Jackson MaitlandGood
- Requires improvement
- Abraham Moss Community School17 Jan 2018 ·Community school· Manchester· very positive tone· David Selby, Andrew Johnson, Doreen Davenport +2Good
- Matthew Arnold Primary School15 Nov 2017 ·Foundation school· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Gary Kelly, Nusret Ellahi, Saeeda IshaqRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury2 Dec 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Bury· very positive tone· Neil Mackenzie, Gary Kelly, John Daley +1Outstanding
- St Anselm's College30 Nov 2016 ·Academy converter· Wirral· mostly positive tone· Jonathan Smart, Deborah Bailey, Dympna Woods +3Requires improvement
- James Brindley Community Primary School4 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Salford· very positive tone· David Selby, Barbara Harrold, Elizabeth Clarke +1Outstanding
- Pikes Lane Primary School16 Jun 2016 ·Community school· Bolton· very positive tone· Martin Bell, Ann Gill, Doreen Davenport +2Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- The Winsford Academy5 May 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Mary Myatt, Charles Lowry, Gary Kelly +1Good
- Calderstones School26 Nov 2014 ·Community school· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Julie Yarwood, David Thompson, Gary Kelly +2Requires improvement
- The British School Al Khubairat (Bsak)28 Mar 2014 ·British schools overseas· Tameside· positive tone· John Nixon, David Woodhouse, Gary KellyGood
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School21 Mar 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Gary Kelly, Pamela HemphillGood
- Hope Academy28 Feb 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· St. Helens· very critical tone· Leszek Iwaskow, Alison Thomson, Bernard Robinson +2Inadequate
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School16 Jan 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Sheffield· positive tone· Lynne Blakelock, Gary Kelly, Mary Lanovy-TaylorGood
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form13 Dec 2013 ·Community school· Lancashire· positive tone· Gary Kelly, David Woodhouse, Derek Davies +2Good
- Requires improvement
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy14 Nov 2013 ·Academy converter· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Gillian Salter-Smith, Andrew Henderson, Bernard Robinson +2Good
- Good
- St Anselm's College30 Oct 2013 ·Academy converter· Wirral· positive tone· Gary Kelly, Christie Addison, Janet Peckett +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Eaton Bank Academy9 May 2013 ·Academy converter· Cheshire East· mostly positive tone· James Kidd, Gary Kelly, Mary Lanovy-Taylor +1Requires improvement
- St John Bosco Arts College2 May 2013 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· very positive tone· Peter Cox, Gary Kelly, Kathleen Harris +1Outstanding
- Sacred Heart Catholic College24 Apr 2013 ·Voluntary aided school· Sefton· mostly positive tone· Gary Kelly, Derek Davies, John Ashley +2Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Todmorden High School15 Mar 2013 ·Community school· Calderdale· mixed tone· Gary Kelly, Barbara Dutton, Christine Addison +1Requires improvement
- Dixons Ashton Academy6 Mar 2013 ·Academy sponsor led· Tameside· mostly positive tone· Stephen Wall, Andrew Henderson, Gary Kelly +2Requires improvement
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School22 Feb 2013 ·Voluntary aided school· Wigan· mostly positive tone· Louise Murphy, Gary Kelly, Mark HiltonRequires improvement
- Sheffield Springs Academy11 Oct 2012 ·Academy sponsor led· Sheffield· critical tone· Joan McKenna, Andrew Henderson, Gary Kelly +1Inadequate
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College11 May 2012 ·Academy converter· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Bernard Campbell, Ann Taylor, Gary Kelly +2Satisfactory
- Marple Hall School9 Feb 2012 ·Community school· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Sally Kenyon, Gary Kelly, Janet Peckett +2Satisfactory
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