Ofsted Inspector
Gill McCleave
Active in published reports from Jun 2018 to Apr 2026.
Inspections
26
As lead
20
77% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
2
Schools & FE 25 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE10 graded by Gill
Gill
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 80% | 66% | +14 |
| Requires improvement | 10% | 19% | -9 |
| Inadequate | 10% | 5% | +5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 18 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Gill McCleave's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 84% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +8%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Reading & phonics 100%Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 92%Behaviour 77%Communication & language 58%Parents & families 54%Maths 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Attendance and behaviour1
Behaviour and attitudes18
Curriculum and teaching1
Early years23
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management23
Outcomes5
Personal development18
Personal development and wellbeing1
Personal development, behaviour and welfare5
Quality of education18
Teaching, learning and assessment5
All inspections (26)
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy21 Apr 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Nicky White, Catherine Lee, Gill McCleave +2lowestExpected
- Good
- Good
- Idle CofE Primary School29 Jan 2025 ·Voluntary aided school· Bradford· positive tone· Gill McCleave, Lynda Florence, Neil ButlerGood
- Bramhope Primary School27 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· Leeds· very positive tone· Gill McCleave, Emmeline Ford, Sam O’BrienOutstanding
- Lift Caldicotes25 Sept 2024 ·Academy converter· Middlesbrough· positive tone· Gill McCleave, Alison Cottrell, Jim HindessGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Ashley Primary School6 Oct 2021 ·Community school· South Tyneside· mixed tone· Gill Wild, Alison Stephenson, Gill McCleaveInadequate
- Report
- Requires improvement
- Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School13 Nov 2019 ·Community school· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Gill McCleave, Beverley Riddle, Suzette Garland-GrimesRequires improvement
- Good
- Lift Feversham10 Apr 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Bradford· very positive tone· Dimitris Spiliotis, Aleksandra Hartshorne, Gill McCleaveOutstanding
- Good
- Good
Show all 26 inspections
- Requires improvement
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