Ofsted Inspector
Heather Mensah
Active in published reports from Sept 2016 to Mar 2020.
Inspections
39
As lead
14
36% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 39
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 33 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Heather Mensah's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 52% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- +12%
- Next steps
- 4.9
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Reading & phonics 97%Curriculum 90%Maths 90%Behaviour 85%Progress & outcomes 82%Parents & families 51%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes1
Behaviour and attitudes6
Early years29
Leadership and management33
Outcomes26
Personal development6
Personal development, behaviour and welfare27
Quality of education6
Teaching, learning and assessment27
All inspections (39)
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School12 Feb 2020 ·Voluntary controlled school· Leeds· mostly positive tone· Heather Mensah, Pritiben PatelGood
- Borough Road Nursery School5 Feb 2020 ·Local authority nursery school· Darlington· positive tone· Jonathan Brown, Heather MensahGood
- Walkergate Community School29 Jan 2020 ·Academy converter· Newcastle upon Tyne· mostly positive tone· Heather Mensah, Alison AitchisonInspection
- Shelf Junior and Infant School22 Jan 2020 ·Community school· Calderdale· positive tone· Heather Mensah, Adrian Fearn, Richard CraneGood
- Reignhead Primary School15 Jan 2020 ·Community school· Sheffield· positive tone· Lesley Allwood, Alison Ashworth, Heather MensahGood
- Good
- Drighlington Primary School5 Jun 2019 ·Community school· Leeds· positive tone· Heather Mensah, Lynda Florence, Mary Lanovy-TaylorGood
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School14 Mar 2019 ·Free schools· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Steve Shaw, Gordon Watts, Heather Mensah +2Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Sandy Lane Primary School10 Oct 2018 ·Community school· Bradford· very positive tone· Heather Mensah, Peter Marsh, Suzette Garland-GrimesGood
- Co-op Academy Woodlands28 Jun 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Leeds· very positive tone· Heather Mensah, Mike Tull, Sally KenyonGood
- Lister Primary School6 Jun 2018 ·Community school· Bradford· positive tone· Heather Mensah, Louise Greatrex, Natasha GreenoughRequires improvement
- Kirkheaton Primary School23 May 2018 ·Community school· Kirklees· very positive tone· Heather Mensah, Elizabeth Lawley, James KilnerGood
- New Bewerley Community School5 Mar 2018 ·Community school· Leeds· very positive tone· Heather Mensah, Andrew Soutar, Lesley Butcher +1Good
- Fearnville Primary School11 Jan 2018 ·Community school· Bradford· mixed tone· Karen Heath, Heather Mensah, Suzette Garland-GrimesInadequate
- Seven Hills Primary School14 Dec 2017 ·Community school· Leeds· positive tone· Jonathan Brown, Alison Ashworth, Heather MensahGood
- Requires improvement
- Central Primary School7 Jul 2017 ·Foundation school· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Belita Scott, Deborah Ashcroft, Heather Mensah +2Requires improvement
- Central Primary School7 Jul 2017 ·Foundation school· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Belita Scott, Deborah Ashcroft, Heather Mensah +2Requires improvement
- Central Primary School7 Jul 2017 ·Foundation school· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Belita Scott, Deborah Ashcroft, Heather Mensah +2Requires improvement
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- Newsome Junior School28 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Kate Rowley, Heather Mensah, Susan TwaitsRequires improvement
- Ainthorpe Primary School22 Jun 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Kingston upon Hull, City of· mostly positive tone· James Reid, Heather Mensah, Mike SmitGood
- Athelstan Primary School16 Jun 2017 ·Foundation school· Sheffield· positive tone· Jaimie Holbrook, Chris Cook, Heather MensahGood
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School7 Jun 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Mark Evans, Ella Besharati, Heather Mensah +1Requires improvement
- Southcoates Primary Academy24 May 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Kingston upon Hull, City of· very positive tone· Jim McGrath, Adrian Fearn, Heather MensahGood
- West Lane Primary School19 May 2017 ·Community school· Gateshead· positive tone· Geoffrey Seagrove, Heather Mensah, Julie McDowellGood
- Newlands Primary School11 May 2017 ·Community school· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Anne Vernon, Heather Mensah, Linda Clay +1Requires improvement
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School9 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Tanya Hughes, Heather Mensah, Mary Lanovy-Taylor +1Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Castleford Townville Infants' School12 Jan 2017 ·Community school· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Nick Whittaker, Heather Mensah, Tracy FulthorpeRequires improvement
- Good
- Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe— ·Academy sponsor led· North East Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Heather Mensah, Lesley ButcherMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
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