Ofsted Inspector
Gary Schlick
Active in published reports from Jun 2022 to May 2026.
Inspections
15
As lead
1
7% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Schools & FE 15
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE9 graded by Gary
Gary
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 78% | 66% | +12 |
| Requires improvement | 22% | 19% | +3 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 9 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Gary Schlick's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −15
- Length
- −8%
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 93%Behaviour 87%Teaching & assessment 80%Reading & phonics 73%SEND & inclusion 67%Personal development 53%Parents & families 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Attendance and behaviour2
Behaviour and attitudes11
Curriculum and teaching2
Early years6
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management11
Personal development11
Personal development and wellbeing2
Post 16 provision1
Quality of education11
All inspections (15)
- lowestNeeds attention
- The Dean Academy27 Jan 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Sara Berry, Gary Schlick, Helen Kerr +1lowestNeeds attention
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy27 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· Wiltshire· positive tone· Sara Berry, Alison Naylor, Andrew Raistrick +2Good
- Inadequate
- Buckler's Mead School22 May 2024 ·Academy converter· Somerset· positive tone· Frances Bywater, Gary Schlick, Lee Sargeant +1Good
- Inspection
- Good
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School20 Sept 2023 ·Academy converter· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Victoria Griffin, Gary Schlick, Jo Walker +2Good
- Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary School18 Jul 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Jen Southall, Gary SchlickInspection
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Hillside Primary School23 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Kathy Maddocks, Gary Schlick, Laura BennettGood
- Good
- Good
- Mead Vale Community Primary School23 Jun 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· North Somerset· mostly positive tone· Donna Briggs, Gary Schlick, Sean MillarRequires improvement
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