Additional Inspector
Jo Briscombe
Active in published reports from Nov 2013 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
25
As lead
6
24% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 24 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE6 graded by Jo
Jo
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 67% | 66% | +1 |
| Requires improvement | 33% | 19% | +14 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 17 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jo Briscombe's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −13
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 4.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Reading & phonics 100%Curriculum 96%Behaviour 92%Leadership & governance 92%Teaching & assessment 92%Parents & families 68%Maths 60%SEND & inclusion 52%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes13
Early years19
Leadership and management20
Outcomes7
Personal development13
Personal development, behaviour and welfare7
Quality of education13
Teaching, learning and assessment7
All inspections (25)
- Good
- Good
- Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School25 Sept 2024 ·Voluntary aided school· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Lakmini Harkus, Jo BriscombeGood
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School28 Feb 2024 ·Voluntary controlled school· Wiltshire· positive tone· Lakmini Harkus, Andrew Evans, Jo BriscombeGood
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Castle Batch Primary School25 May 2022 ·Academy converter· North Somerset· positive tone· Jo Briscombe, Jane Dhillon, Richard VaughanGood
- Good
- Bowerhill Primary School2 Feb 2022 ·Academy converter· Wiltshire· mostly positive tone· Marie Thomas, Jo Briscombe, Kate MastersRequires improvement
- Waycroft Academy24 Nov 2021 ·Academy converter· Bristol, City of· mixed tone· Julie Carrington, Faye Bertham, Jo BriscombeRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Hillbourne Primary School18 Sept 2019 ·Community school· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mixed tone· Geraldine Tidy, Jo Briscombe, Susan HorsnellRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Welton Primary School26 Jun 2019 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· very positive tone· Paul Walker, Jo BriscombeGood
- Montgomery Primary School6 Jun 2019 ·Foundation school· Devon· positive tone· Matt Middlemore, Jo Briscombe, Martin GreenwoodGood
- Oasis Academy Connaught5 Oct 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· very positive tone· Stephen Lee, Jo Briscombe, Martin BraggGood
- Good
- Horfield Church of England Primary School22 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Bristol, City of· very positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, David New, Dawn Breeze +2Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Blaise Primary and Nursery School14 Nov 2013 ·Community school· Bristol, City of· very positive tone· Tom Morrison, Dave Beddard, Jo BriscombeReport
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