Ofsted Inspector
Jo Petch
Active in published reports from Dec 2021 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
65
As lead
47
72% of visits
Last 12 months
3
Remits
2
Schools & FE 63 · Other 2
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE28 graded by Jo
Jo
National
| Outstanding | 29% | 10% | +18 |
| Good | 50% | 66% | -16 |
| Requires improvement | 18% | 19% | -1 |
| Inadequate | 4% | 5% | -1 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 28 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jo Petch's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 35% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −4
- Length
- −3%
- Next steps
- 3.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 95%Leadership & governance 91%Behaviour 91%Reading & phonics 80%Teaching & assessment 77%Progress & outcomes 72%Safeguarding 63%SEND & inclusion 57%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement3
Attendance and behaviour3
Behaviour and attitudes30
Curriculum and teaching3
Early years20
Inclusion3
Leadership and governance3
Leadership and management30
Personal development30
Personal development and wellbeing3
Post 16 provision1
Quality of education30
All inspections (65)
- Hollywater School7 Jul 2026 ·Community special school· Hampshire· positive tone· Simon Graydon, Andrea George-Samuels, Jo PetchlowestNeeds attention
- lowestExpected
- Oakwood Primary School28 Apr 2026 ·Foundation school· Southampton· very positive tone· Ulric Neblett-Leigh, Jo Petch, Nicola Pearce +1lowestExpected
- Ungraded inspection
- Good
- Chailey Heritage School27 Nov 2024 ·Non-maintained special school· East Sussex· very positive tone· Nina Marabese, Jo PetchUngraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Heritage House School23 Oct 2024 ·Community special school· Buckinghamshire· very positive tone· Jo Petch, Jason PhilipszUngraded inspection
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inspection
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Robertsbridge Community College24 Apr 2024 ·Community school· East Sussex· very critical tone· Chris Ellison, Ed Mather, Jo Petch +1Inadequate
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Hill House School7 Mar 2024 ·Other independent special school· Hampshire· very positive tone· Jo Petch, Michelle PayneOutstanding
- Inspection
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- Outstanding
- Good
- Inspection
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- High Close School13 Sept 2023 ·Non-maintained special school· Wokingham· mostly positive tone· Jo Petch, Julie SackettInspection
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- Outstanding
- Good
- The Avenue Special School17 May 2023 ·Academy special converter· Reading· very positive tone· Jo Petch, Nina Marabese, Stephen LongGood
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- Outstanding
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- Good
- Good
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- Bradfields Academy30 Nov 2022 ·Academy special converter· Medway· very positive tone· Jo Petch, Rachel McDonald-TaylorInspection
- Edgbarrow School23 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Bracknell Forest· very positive tone· Sharon Cromie, Alan Johnson, Andrew Morrison +2Outstanding
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- St Swithun's CofE Primary School12 Oct 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Jo Petch, Katherine Russell, Mandy WattsGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School22 Sept 2022 ·Community school· East Sussex· positive tone· Jo Petch, Lesley Fisher-Pink, Stephen JacksonGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham6 Jul 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· West Sussex· mostly positive tone· Jo Petch, Tracey BruntonRequires improvement
- St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School22 Jun 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Buckinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Alan Derry, Alison Ashcroft, Jo PetchRequires improvement
- Good
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School2 Feb 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· West Sussex· positive tone· Gareth Flemington, Jo Petch, Shazia AkramGood
- Requires improvement
- Letter
- Monitoring visit
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