Additional Inspector
Helen Gaunt
Active in published reports from May 2012 to Dec 2021.
Inspections
47
As lead
32
68% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 47
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE1 graded by Helen
Helen
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 0% | 66% | -66 |
| Requires improvement | 100% | 19% | +81 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 21 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Helen Gaunt's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 14% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −10
- Length
- +17%
- Next steps
- 4.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 11%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 98%Progress & outcomes 98%Behaviour 96%Curriculum 91%Maths 83%Reading & phonics 57%Staff development 40%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes5
Behaviour and attitudes3
Early years1
Leadership and management40
Outcomes15
Personal development3
Personal development, behaviour and welfare15
Quality of education3
Teaching, learning and assessment15
All inspections (47)
- Co-op Academy Failsworth9 Dec 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Oldham· positive tone· Timothy Gartside, David Woodhouse, Helen Gaunt +2Requires improvement
- Unsworth Academy13 Nov 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Bury· mostly positive tone· Stephen Ruddy, Alison Stott, Helen Gaunt +2Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Blessed Trinity RC College13 Jun 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Annette Patterson, Claire Hollister +2Requires improvement
- Colne Primet Academy16 May 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Lancashire· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Claire Hollister, Erica SharmanGood
- Good
- Good
- Morecambe Community High School10 Jan 2018 ·Community school· Lancashire· mixed tone· Helen Gaunt, Elizabeth Haddock, Liam Trippier +2Inadequate
- Wardle Academy13 Dec 2017 ·Academy converter· Rochdale· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Annette Patterson, David Roberts +2Good
- Darwen Vale High School16 Nov 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, David Hampson, Martin Hanbury +1Requires improvement
- Good
- St Michael's Church of England High School4 Oct 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Sefton· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Christine Veitch, Dympna Woods +2Good
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form22 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Lancashire· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Annette Patterson, David Roberts +5Good
- Good
- St Gregory's Catholic High School4 May 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Warrington· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, John Leigh, Mark Sibson +1Requires improvement
- Haydock High School29 Mar 2017 ·Community school· St. Helens· mixed tone· Helen Gaunt, David Woodhouse, Deborah Bailey +2Requires improvement
- Alder Grange School15 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Lancashire· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Annette Patterson, David Roberts +3Good
- The Sutton Academy8 Feb 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· St. Helens· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Ahmed Marikar, Dawn Farrent +2Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Merlin Top Primary Academy13 Mar 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Alastair Younger, David FannRequires improvement
- Saint Paul's Catholic High School21 Jan 2015 ·Academy converter· Manchester· mixed tone· Helen Gaunt, Barbara Dutton, Bernard Robinson +1Inadequate
- Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities17 Sept 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Rotherham· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Andrew Williams, Judith Gooding +1Good
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- Cavendish Primary School25 Jun 2014 ·Community school· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Eithne Proffitt, Keith BardonRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Ashton Community Science College3 Oct 2013 ·Community school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Andrew Henderson, Keith Massett +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Park Spring Primary School3 Jul 2013 ·Community school· Leeds· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Mary Lanovy-Taylor, Tracy FulthorpeGood
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School20 Jun 2013 ·Voluntary controlled school· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Jennifer Platt, Stefan LordGood
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College23 May 2013 ·Voluntary aided school· Rochdale· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Judith Tolley, Wendy BradfordGood
- Shelley College, A Share Academy16 May 2013 ·Academy converter· Kirklees· very positive tone· James Kidd, Adrian Biddulph, Helen Gaunt +2Outstanding
- Stockport Academy7 Mar 2013 ·Academy sponsor led· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Janet Palmer, Bernard Robinson, Chris Griffin +1Requires improvement
- St Antony's RC Primary School14 Feb 2013 ·Voluntary aided school· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Jim Bennetts, Helen Gaunt, Jeremy BarnesRequires improvement
- Hyde High School25 Jan 2013 ·Community school· Tameside· mostly positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Fiona Burke-Jackson, Janet Pruchniewicz +1Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Greenbank Primary School1 Nov 2012 ·Community school· Rochdale· positive tone· Helen Gaunt, Jennifer Platt, Mary Lanovy-TaylorGood
- Ashleigh Primary School10 Oct 2012 ·Foundation school· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Jennifer Platt, Helen GauntGood
- Good
- Satisfactory
- Penwortham Girls' High School30 May 2012 ·Community school· Lancashire· positive tone· Shirley Gornall, Charles Lowry, Helen Gaunt +1Good
- Roundhay School10 May 2012 ·Community school· Leeds· very positive tone· Clive Moss, Barbara O'Brien, Helen Gaunt +2Good
- Monitoring visit
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