Ofsted Inspector
Jeff Cole
Active in published reports from Feb 2016 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
66
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
7
Remits
2
Schools & FE 64 · Other 2
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE17 graded by Jeff
Jeff
National
| Outstanding | 29% | 10% | +19 |
| Good | 71% | 66% | +5 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 42 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jeff Cole's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 49% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −2
- Length
- −5%
- Next steps
- 4.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 6%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 97%Leadership & governance 97%Teaching & assessment 97%Reading & phonics 86%Behaviour 85%Progress & outcomes 64%Maths 48%SEND & inclusion 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes2
Achievement7
Attendance and behaviour7
Behaviour and attitudes26
Curriculum and teaching7
Early years40
Inclusion7
Leadership and governance7
Leadership and management50
Outcomes23
Personal development26
Personal development and wellbeing7
Personal development, behaviour and welfare24
Post 16 provision1
Quality of education26
Teaching, learning and assessment24
All inspections (66)
- Glebe Primary School14 Jul 2026 ·Community school· Harrow· positive tone· Nick Hitchen, Felicia Lord-Attivor, Jeff Cole +1lowestExpected
- Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School7 Jul 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Redbridge· very positive tone· Robert Grice, Caroline Stone, Jeff ColelowestNeeds attention
- St Mary's CofE Primary School16 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Waltham Forest· very positive tone· Robert Grice, Aimee Jones, Jeff Cole +1lowestExceptional
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School13 May 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Lambeth· very positive tone· Lisa Smith, Harvey Webb, Jeff Cole +1lowestNeeds attention
- Valentines High School17 Mar 2026 ·Community school· Redbridge· very positive tone· Lisa Smith, Gareth Cross, Jeff Cole +2lowestStrong
- Monteagle Primary School10 Feb 2026 ·Community school· Barking and Dagenham· very positive tone· Aliki Constantopoulou, Christopher Birtles, Jeff Cole +1lowestStrong
- Olga Primary School20 Jan 2026 ·Community school· Tower Hamlets· very positive tone· Eleanor Ross, Jeff Cole, Sarah Bailey +1lowestExpected
- Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy11 Jun 2025 ·Academy· Tower Hamlets· very positive tone· Lisa Smith, Hayley McClenaghan, Ian Scotchbrook +2Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Harris Academy Bermondsey5 Feb 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Southwark· very positive tone· Robert Grice, Duncan Kamya, Jeff Cole +2Outstanding
- Good
- Manor Junior School13 Nov 2024 ·Community school· Barking and Dagenham· very positive tone· Lisa Smith, Jeff Cole, Lando Du Plooy +1Outstanding
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School2 Oct 2024 ·Academy converter· Havering· very positive tone· Lisa Strong, Gareth Cross, Jeff Cole +1Outstanding
- Mead Primary School11 Jul 2024 ·Community school· Havering· very positive tone· Annabel Davies, Daniel Burton, Jeff Cole +1Good
- Manorfield Primary School20 Jun 2024 ·Community school· Tower Hamlets· very positive tone· Una Buckley, Eleanor Ross, Emma O’Connor +3Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Middlesex University7 Mar 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Barnet· very positive tone· David Radomsky, Jeff Cole, Julie Pearson +3Report
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Nightingale Primary School11 Oct 2023 ·Community school· Redbridge· positive tone· Christian Hicks, Deborah Walters, Jeff Cole +1Good
- Good
- Plumcroft Primary School28 Jun 2023 ·Community school· Greenwich· very positive tone· Sacha Husnu-Beresford, Jeff Cole, Sue BrooksInspection
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- Earlham Primary School7 Jun 2023 ·Academy converter· Newham· very positive tone· Rebecca Iles-Smith, Jeff Cole, Jonathan NewbyOutstanding
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Highams Park School8 Mar 2023 ·Academy converter· Waltham Forest· mixed tone· Luisa Bonelli, David Thomas Hatchett, Jeff ColeInspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College7 Dec 2022 ·Community school· Barking and Dagenham· positive tone· Una Buckley, Andrew Hook, Ian Morris +1Inspection
- JCoSS10 Nov 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Barnet· positive tone· Alice Clay, Amy Jackson, Bruce Goddard +3Good
- Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy14 Sept 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Brent· mostly positive tone· Alison Colenso, Alison Martin, David Bryant +1Good
- Compton SCITT16 Jun 2022 ·Initial Teacher Education· Barnet· very positive tone· Lisa Strong, Alice Clay, Jeff ColeReport
- Good
- Eastbrook School8 Dec 2021 ·Community school· Barking and Dagenham· positive tone· Alice Clay, Andrew Hook, Ian Morris +2Good
- Ark Globe Academy1 Dec 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Southwark· positive tone· Lucy Bruce, Amy Jackson, Heidi Swidenbank +3Good
- City Heights E-ACT Academy30 Sept 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Lambeth· mostly positive tone· Mark Smith, Ian Morris, Jeff Cole +1Good
- South Chingford Foundation School15 Sept 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Waltham Forest· mostly positive tone· Sophie Healey-Welch, Jeff ColeInspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Three Bridges Primary School11 Jul 2019 ·Community school· Ealing· very positive tone· Alison Cartlidge, Clementina Aina, Jeff ColeOutstanding
- St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School5 Jun 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Brent· very positive tone· Michelle Thomas, Jeff Cole, Kanwaljit Singh +1Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Canons High School28 Mar 2019 ·Academy converter· Harrow· mixed tone· Daniel Burton, Aruna Sharma, Charlotte Robinson +2Requires improvement
- Firs Farm Primary School6 Feb 2019 ·Community school· Enfield· very positive tone· Danvir Visvanathan, Amy Jackson, Jeff Cole +1Good
- Good
- St Francis de Sales RC Infant School10 Jan 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Haringey· very positive tone· Rajeshree Mehta, Jeff Cole, Lando Du PlooyGood
- St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School13 Dec 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Southwark· positive tone· Jenell Chetty, Jeff Cole, Shelley DaviesGood
- Holly Park Primary School21 Nov 2018 ·Community school· Barnet· very positive tone· Danvir Visvanathan, David Bryant, Jeff ColeGood
- Harlesden Primary School13 Sept 2018 ·Community school· Brent· positive tone· Sarah Murphy-Dutton, Jeff Cole, Kanwaljit SinghRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- The Elms Academy5 Oct 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Lambeth· mixed tone· Carolyn Dickinson, Charles Spring Rice, Diane Khanna +4Requires improvement
- Northwold Primary School28 Jun 2017 ·Academy converter· Hackney· very positive tone· Jude Wilson, Andrew Turnock, David Bryant +2Good
- Goresbrook School17 May 2017 ·Free schools· Barking and Dagenham· mostly positive tone· Brian Oppenheim, Jeff Cole, Simon KnowlesRequires improvement
- Green Lane Primary and Nursery School30 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Kingston upon Thames· mostly positive tone· Natalia Power, Jeff Cole, Margaret Warner +2Requires improvement
- Green Lane Primary and Nursery School30 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Kingston upon Thames· mostly positive tone· Natalia Power, Jeff Cole, Margaret Warner +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Outstanding
- Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham14 Oct 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Lewisham· positive tone· Amanda Carter-Fraser, Angela Trigg, Jeff Cole +1Good
- Inadequate
- The Cumberland School23 Jun 2016 ·Community school· Newham· mostly positive tone· Brian Oppenheim, Anne Hudson, Anthony Felsenstein +5Requires improvement
- Kingsbury Green Primary School4 Feb 2016 ·Community school· Brent· very positive tone· Mary Hinds, Diane Rochford, Edison David +2Outstanding
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