Additional Inspector
Jonathan Jones
Active in published reports from May 2015 to May 2026.
Inspections
85
As lead
53
62% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
2
Schools & FE 67 · Other 18
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 55 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jonathan Jones's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −11
- Length
- −16%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 99%Leadership & governance 99%Progress & outcomes 93%Curriculum 76%Maths 69%Behaviour 66%Reading & phonics 44%Staff development 38%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes8
Achievement2
Attendance and behaviour2
Behaviour and attitudes2
Curriculum and teaching2
Early years10
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management39
Outcomes34
Personal development2
Personal development and wellbeing2
Personal development, behaviour and welfare35
Post 16 provision2
Quality of education2
Sixth form2
Teaching, learning and assessment35
All inspections (85)
- Chew Valley School12 May 2026 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Sarah Wilson, Jonathan Jones, Matthew Collins +2lowestNeeds attention
- Denmark Road High School24 Feb 2026 ·Academy converter· Gloucestershire· very positive tone· James Oldham, Benjamin Houghton, Chris Field +2lowestStrong
- Lawn Manor Academy22 Jan 2020 ·Academy converter· Swindon· mostly positive tone· Tracey Reynolds, Gill Hickling, Jonathan Jones +2Requires improvement
- Buckler's Mead Academy13 Nov 2019 ·Academy converter· Somerset· critical tone· Malcolm Willis, Jonathan Jones, Tonya Hill +1Inadequate
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- Co-op Academy North Manchester14 Feb 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Manchester· positive tone· Stephen Ruddy, Anne Seneviratne, Craig Yates +2Good
- Letter
- Broadgreen International School, A Technology College12 Dec 2018 ·Foundation school· Liverpool· mixed tone· Jonathan Jones, Alyson Middlemass, Julie Yarwood +2Inadequate
- Beaufort Co-operative Academy21 Nov 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Gloucestershire· critical tone· Gill Hickling, Andrew Brown, Jen Edwards +3Inadequate
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- Freehold Community Academy26 Sept 2018 ·Academy converter· Oldham· very positive tone· Simon Hunter, David Hodgkiss, Jonathan JonesGood
- The Queen Katherine School23 May 2018 ·Academy converter· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Jonathan Jones, Alyson Middlemass, Andrew Johnson +3Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- St Katherine's School15 Mar 2018 ·Academy converter· North Somerset· mixed tone· Lee Northern, Duncan Millard, Jonathan Jones +1Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
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- The Commonweal School29 Nov 2017 ·Academy converter· Swindon· positive tone· Paul Williams, Jonathan Jones, Malcolm Willis +3Good
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- St Anne's Roman Catholic High School, Stockport22 Nov 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Stockport· mixed tone· Sally Kenyon, Jonathan Jones, Osama Abdul RahimRequires improvement
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn8 Nov 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· mixed tone· Jonathan Jones, Nell Banfield, Elizabeth Haddock +3Requires improvement
- Good
- Great Sankey High School21 Sept 2017 ·Academy converter· Warrington· positive tone· Helen O’Neill, Alyson Middlemass, Annette Patterson +5Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Bnos Yisroel School Manchester6 Jul 2017 ·Other independent school· Salford· very positive tone· John Nixon, Maggie Parker, Jonathan Jones +2Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Letter
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Letter
- St John's Church of England Primary School22 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Oldham· mostly positive tone· Ahmed Marikar, Jonathan Jones, Julie DowningInadequate
- Good
- Outstanding
- Letter
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Lord Derby Academy11 Jan 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Knowsley· mostly positive tone· Jonathan Jones, Dawn Farrent, Kath Harris +1Requires improvement
- The Barlow RC High School1 Dec 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Manchester· mixed tone· Jonathan Jones, David Woodhouse, Stephen Crossley +3Requires improvement
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- Requires improvement
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School3 Nov 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Trafford· positive tone· Jonathan Jones, Cole Andrew, Pritiben PatelGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Manchester Communication Academy28 Sept 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Manchester· mixed tone· Jonathan Jones, Andrew Cooper, Bernard Robinson +3Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary School14 Jul 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Manchester· mostly positive tone· Joanne Olsson, Jonathan Jones, Maggie ParkerRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- St Mary's Catholic High School22 Jun 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· positive tone· Sally Kenyon, Christine Wake, John Edwards +1Good
- Stanley High School15 Jun 2016 ·Community school· Sefton· critical tone· Jonathan Jones, Alyson Middlemass, David Woodhouse +1Inadequate
- Norden High School & Sports College25 May 2016 ·Community school· Lancashire· critical tone· Sally Kenyon, David Woodhouse, Jonathan JonesInadequate
- Astley Sports College and Community High School11 May 2016 ·Community school· Tameside· critical tone· Jonathan Jones, Annette Patterson, Bernard RobinsonInadequate
- Birchwood Community High School5 May 2016 ·Academy converter· Warrington· mostly positive tone· Anne Seneviratne, Janet Peckett, Jonathan Jones +3Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Matthew Moss High School17 Mar 2016 ·Community school· Rochdale· mostly positive tone· Jonathan Jones, David Woodhouse, Jonathan Smart +1Requires improvement
- Sale High School12 Jun 2015 ·Foundation school· Trafford· positive tone· Liz Godman, Jonathan Jones, Kathleen HarrisGood
- The King David High School7 May 2015 ·Academy converter· Manchester· very positive tone· Fiona McNally, David Woodhouse, Jonathan Jones +1Outstanding
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