Ofsted Inspector
Jo Dyson
Active in published reports from Feb 2022 to Feb 2026.
Inspections
9
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Schools & FE 9
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Jo
Jo
National
| Outstanding | 14% | 10% | +4 |
| Good | 71% | 66% | +6 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 7 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jo Dyson's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 93% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +15
- Length
- +22%
- Next steps
- 3.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 89%Personal development 78%Teaching & assessment 78%Behaviour 67%Maths 56%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes7
Curriculum and teaching2
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management7
Participation and development2
Personal development7
Quality of education7
All inspections (9)
- Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Cherith Simmons Learning & Development LLP14 Jan 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Surrey· mostly positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Alison Humphreys, Emma Leavey +2Partly verifiedlowestUrgent improvement
- Outstanding
- Chichester College Group14 Feb 2025 ·Further education· West Sussex· very positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Alex Warner, Alice Giles +24Good
- University of Brighton7 Feb 2025 ·Higher education institutions· Brighton and Hove· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Fern Jest, Jo-Ann Henderson +5Good
- HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)15 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Hillingdon· very positive tone· Paul Manning, Andrew Thompson, Anne Moynihan +12Good
- Abingdon and Witney College3 May 2024 ·Further education· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Ann Monaghan, Christine Blowman +10Good
- Kreston Reeves LLP12 May 2022 ·Employer Provider· Medway· mostly positive tone· Viki Faulkner, Jo Dyson, Kelley MalthouseGood
- Cilex Law School Limited18 Feb 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bedford· mostly positive tone· Penny Fawcus, Fazal Dad, Jo Dyson +4Requires improvement
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