Ofsted Inspector
John Crane
Active in published reports from Jun 2015 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
50
As lead
4
8% of visits
Last 12 months
3
Remits
1
Schools & FE 50
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE15 graded by John
John
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 100% | 66% | +34 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 33 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
John Crane's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 59% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −0
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 98%Curriculum 96%Teaching & assessment 96%Reading & phonics 86%Behaviour 84%Progress & outcomes 74%SEND & inclusion 60%Parents & families 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement3
Attendance and behaviour3
Behaviour and attitudes24
Curriculum and teaching3
Early years41
Inclusion3
Leadership and governance3
Leadership and management41
Outcomes16
Personal development24
Personal development and wellbeing3
Personal development, behaviour and welfare16
Quality of education24
Teaching, learning and assessment16
All inspections (50)
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Hadleigh Community Primary School13 Jan 2026 ·Community school· Suffolk· very positive tone· Benjamin Axon, John Crane, Nicola Shadbolt +2lowestExpected
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Greenways Primary School12 Feb 2025 ·Academy converter· Southend-on-Sea· positive tone· Debbie Rogan, Alice Early, John Crane +1Good
- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Ravens Academy29 Feb 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Essex· mostly positive tone· Charlie Fordham, John Crane, Simon HarbrowGood
- Good
- Good
- Tollgate Primary School4 Oct 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· very positive tone· Nathan Lowe, Glenn Russell, John CraneGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School9 Feb 2023 ·Academy converter· Southend-on-Sea· positive tone· Nathan Lowe, John Crane, Sharon WaldronGood
- Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S8 Dec 2022 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Isabel Davis, John Crane, Michele GeddesGood
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School23 Nov 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Thurrock· positive tone· Michael Williams, John Crane, Susan SuttonGood
- Good
Show all 50 inspections
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Biggleswade Academy26 Jun 2019 ·Academy converter· Central Bedfordshire· positive tone· John Crane, James Dyke, Simon Harbrow +1Good
- Good
- Kedington Primary Academy13 Mar 2019 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· very positive tone· Wendy Varney, John Crane, Simon HarbrowGood
- Requires improvement
- Beccles Primary Academy14 Jun 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· mixed tone· Jacqueline Bell-Cook, John Crane, Simon MorleyRequires improvement
- St Margaret's Primary Academy16 May 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Nick Butt, John Crane, Rachael JuddRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Howe Dell Primary School29 Sept 2017 ·Community school· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Liz Smith, Christine Redpath, Janet Tomkins +2Outstanding
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Darlinghurst Academy14 Dec 2016 ·Academy converter· Southend-on-Sea· mostly positive tone· John Mitcheson, John Crane, Joseph Figg +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Lansdowne Primary Academy21 Jul 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Thurrock· very positive tone· Robert Greatrex, John Crane, Pauline MacMillan +1Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
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