Ofsted Inspector
Jen Edwards
Active in published reports from Feb 2017 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
58
As lead
8
14% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 58
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE9 graded by Jen
Jen
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 56% | 66% | -10 |
| Requires improvement | 44% | 19% | +25 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 44 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jen Edwards's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 13% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −10
- Length
- −4%
- Next steps
- 4.8
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 97%Teaching & assessment 93%Behaviour 93%Curriculum 90%Reading & phonics 79%Progress & outcomes 59%Maths 57%Parents & families 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes7
Behaviour and attitudes19
Early years33
Leadership and management48
Outcomes29
Personal development19
Personal development, behaviour and welfare29
Quality of education19
Teaching, learning and assessment29
All inspections (58)
- Requires improvement
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy12 Feb 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Devon· mostly positive tone· James Gentile, Jen Edwards, Julie BartonGood
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Combe Pafford School17 Apr 2024 ·Academy special converter· Torbay· positive tone· Matthew Barnes, Gill Hickling, Jen EdwardsInspection
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Belong School Gloucestershire8 Jun 2023 ·Other independent special school· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Dale Burr, Jen EdwardsGood
- Abbey View18 May 2023 ·Free schools alternative provision· Gloucestershire· mixed tone· Lydia Pride, Jen EdwardsInspection
- Temple Guiting Church of England School26 Apr 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Jen Edwards, Chris HansenInspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Dunalley Primary School18 Jan 2023 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Jen Edwards, Andrew Evans, Marcia NortheastGood
- Requires improvement
- Lovington Church of England Primary School13 Jul 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Claire Mirams, Jen EdwardsInspection
- Requires improvement
- Archway School3 Mar 2022 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Lydia Pride, Jen Edwards, Jon Jones +1Good
- E-ACT Perry Court Academy27 Jan 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· positive tone· Dale Burr, Jen Edwards, Nathan KempGood
- Inspection
- St Bede's Catholic College15 Oct 2021 ·Academy converter· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Tracey Reynolds, Jen Edwards, Sarah Favager-DaltonInspection
- Belong School Devon15 Jul 2021 ·Other independent special school· Devon· mixed tone· Iain Freeland, Jen Edwards, Stewart GaleRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
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- Good
- St John and St Francis Church School14 Nov 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Jen Edwards, Martin BraggRequires improvement
- Three Ways School23 Oct 2019 ·Academy special converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Sarah Mascall, Jen EdwardsInspection
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Snowdon Village9 May 2019 ·Free schools alternative provision· Bristol, City of· mixed tone· Jen Southall, Jen EdwardsRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Mayfield School6 Feb 2019 ·Community special school· Torbay· very positive tone· Stephen McShane, Chris Hummerstone, Jen Edwards +1Good
- Oakwood Primary School19 Dec 2018 ·Foundation school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Sarah McGinnis, Jen Edwards, Ross NewmanGood
- Magna Academy13 Dec 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Andrew Lovett, Jen Edwards, Jenny Maraspin +2Outstanding
- John Cabot Academy28 Nov 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Andrew Lovett, Carol Hannaford, David New +2Good
- Beaufort Co-operative Academy21 Nov 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Gloucestershire· critical tone· Gill Hickling, Andrew Brown, Jen Edwards +3Inadequate
- Down Ampney Church of England Primary School18 Oct 2018 ·Voluntary controlled school· Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Sandra Woodman, Jen EdwardsGood
- St Stephen Churchtown Academy19 Sept 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Cornwall· very positive tone· Tracy Hannon, Gary Chown, Jen EdwardsGood
- Good
- SchoolsCompany Central Devon Academy5 Jul 2018 ·Academy alternative provision sponsor led· Devon· critical tone· Jen Southall, Jen EdwardsInadequate
- Requires improvement
- Chipping Sodbury School27 Jun 2018 ·Foundation school· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Kathy Maddocks, Benjamin Houghton, Jen Edwards +1Requires improvement
- Filton Avenue Primary School23 May 2018 ·Academy converter· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Jen Edwards, Wendy D’ArcyRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Oasis Academy Brislington7 Feb 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Richard Steward, Alun Williams, Dorian Lewis +1Requires improvement
- The Altus School1 Feb 2018 ·Pupil referral unit· Gloucestershire· mixed tone· Iain Freeland, Andrew Brown, Jen EdwardsRequires improvement
- The Clarendon Academy29 Nov 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Wiltshire· mostly positive tone· Ann Cox, Gill Hickling, Jen Edwards +3Good
- Requires improvement
- St Mary's CofE Primary School9 Nov 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Bath and North East Somerset· mostly positive tone· Catherine Beeks, Jen EdwardsRequires improvement
- Battledown Centre for Children and Families4 Oct 2017 ·Community special school· Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Steffi Penny, Jen EdwardsGood
- St Barnabas Church of England VC Primary School20 Sept 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Kathy Maddocks, James Hood, Jen EdwardsRequires improvement
- Good
- Colerne CofE Primary School7 Jun 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Wiltshire· positive tone· Tom Morrison, Jen Edwards, Liz Jenkins +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Chiltern Primary School22 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Caroline Dulon, Emma Palastanga, Jen Edwards +1Requires improvement
- Good
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