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John Spragg

Active in published reports from Oct 2022 to Jul 2026.
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Inspections

126

As lead

103

82% of visits

Last 12 months

20

Remits

2

Schools & FE 122 · Other 4

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE51 graded by John
JohnNational
Outstanding10%10%-1
Good67%66%+1
Requires improvement18%19%-2
Inadequate6%5%+1

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 51 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

John Spragg's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 23% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−7
Length
Typical
Next steps
4.4
per report
Hedged
10%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Curriculum 99%Leadership & governance 90%Behaviour 86%SEND & inclusion 85%Teaching & assessment 81%Personal development 69%Reading & phonics 64%Progress & outcomes 62%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Achievement19
Attendance and behaviour17
Behaviour and attitudes73
Curriculum and teaching17
Curriculum teaching and training2
Early years32
Inclusion19
Leadership2
Leadership and governance17
Leadership and management73
Personal development73
Personal development and wellbeing17
Post 16 provision6
Professional behaviours personal development and wellbeing2
Quality of education73

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