Ofsted Inspector
Joanne Ward
Active in published reports from Feb 2016 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
39
As lead
23
59% of visits
Last 12 months
7
Remits
1
Schools & FE 39
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 25 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Joanne Ward's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 38% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 97%Teaching & assessment 97%Maths 74%Reading & phonics 72%Curriculum 62%Safeguarding 59%Behaviour 44%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes3
Achievement7
Attendance and behaviour7
Curriculum and teaching7
Early years8
Inclusion7
Leadership and governance7
Leadership and management9
Outcomes9
Personal development1
Personal development and wellbeing7
Personal development, behaviour and welfare9
Post 16 provision3
Teaching, learning and assessment9
All inspections (39)
- Shaftesbury Junior School8 Sept 2026 ·Community school· Leicester· very positive tone· Richard Jones, Joanne Ward, Stephen LonglowestExpected
- Hayfield Primary School7 Jul 2026 ·Community school· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Rob Perkins, Joanne Ward, Shaheen HussainlowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire6 May 2026 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· very positive tone· Helen Loader, Damian Painton, Joanne Ward +2lowestExpected
- Northampton School for Girls10 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· West Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Anne Maingay, Dawn Ashbolt, Derek Hobbs +3lowestExpected
- Abbeyfield School20 Jan 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· West Northamptonshire· mixed tone· Nyree Parker, Damian Painton, Gary Carlile +2lowestNeeds attention
- Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School6 Jan 2026 ·Community school· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Kirsty Norbury, Janis Warren, Joanne WardlowestNeeds attention
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- Bracken Hill School28 Sept 2016 ·Community special school· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Phil Harrison, Joanne WardGood
- Oasis Academy Wintringham15 Jun 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· North East Lincolnshire· mixed tone· James McGrath, Adam Ryder, Barbara O’Brien +2Inadequate
- Good
- Grange Technology College11 May 2016 ·Academy converter· Bradford· critical tone· Philip Riozzi, Cathryn Kirby, Claire Hollister +5Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Kirk Hallam Community Academy28 Apr 2016 ·Academy converter· Derbyshire· mostly positive tone· Jamie Clarke, Christine Wake, Ian McNeilly +3Requires improvement
- Eyres Monsell Primary School21 Apr 2016 ·Community school· Leicester· positive tone· Aune Turkson-Jones, Joanne Ward, Sarah ChadwickRequires improvement
- Meadowside Primary School10 Mar 2016 ·Community school· North Northamptonshire· positive tone· Aune Turkson-Jones, Joanne Ward, Louise Eaton +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
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