Additional Inspector
Judith Straw
Active in published reports from Oct 2005 to Feb 2020.
Inspections
144
As lead
139
97% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 131 · Other 13
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 54 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Judith Straw's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 91% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +9
- Length
- −8%
- Next steps
- 3.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 99%Leadership & governance 97%Progress & outcomes 96%Curriculum 88%Maths 85%Behaviour 78%Reading & phonics 67%Parents & families 38%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes6
Achievement22
Behaviour and attitudes3
Behaviour and safety1
Care guidance support21
Curriculum21
Early years28
Leadership and management107
Outcomes40
Personal development24
Personal development, behaviour and welfare41
Quality of education3
Quality of teaching1
Sixth form4
Teaching and learning21
Teaching, learning and assessment41
All inspections (144)
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- St Thomas CofE Primary School27 Nov 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Oldham· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Amanda Dodd, Christine HowardGood
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- SwitchED222 Nov 2018 ·Other independent special school· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Judith StrawGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Cumberland School28 Jun 2018 ·Other independent special school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Judith Straw, John ShuttGood
- Dean Trust Ardwick24 May 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Manchester· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Christine Veitch, David Roberts +1Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
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- Good
- St Anne's Church of England Academy29 Nov 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Rochdale· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, David Roberts, Emma Gregory +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Birkenhead Park School11 May 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Wirral· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, Deborah Bailey, Marcia HardingRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Fulwood Academy26 Oct 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, David Woodhouse, Helen O'Neill +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Report
- Cheadle Heath Primary School20 Jul 2016 ·Community school· Stockport· positive tone· Judith Straw, David Blackburne, Doreen DavenportGood
- The Grange School8 Jul 2016 ·Community school· Halton· positive tone· Judith Straw, Bernard Robinson, Michelle Beard +2Requires improvement
- Queen's Park High School22 Jun 2016 ·Community school· Cheshire West and Chester· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, Claire Hollister, Lindy GriffithsRequires improvement
- Maghull High School9 Jun 2016 ·Academy converter· Sefton· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, Liam Trippier, Michael Holland +1Requires improvement
- Colne Primet Academy11 May 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, Anthony Clifford, Timothy GartsideRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Much Woolton Catholic Primary School10 Mar 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Ann-Marie Dimeck, John ShuttGood
- Good
- Reddish Vale Technology College10 Feb 2016 ·Academy converter· Stockport· mixed tone· Judith Straw, Elizabeth Kelly, Pritiben Patel +1Inadequate
- Good
- Poynton High School11 Dec 2015 ·Community school· Cheshire East· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Claire Hollister, Jan Rowney +2Report
- Good
- Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School8 Jul 2015 ·Voluntary controlled school· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, Lorna Elizabeth Rushton, Rosemary BattyRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Accrington Academy12 Mar 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Lancashire· positive tone· Judith Straw, Alison Stott, Pamela Hemphill +2Good
- Good
- West Derby School8 Jan 2015 ·Academy converter· Liverpool· mixed tone· Peter Cox, Alan Parkinson, Bernard Robinson +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School5 Nov 2014 ·Community school· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Judith Straw, Jonathan Sutcliffe, Malcolm JohnstoneGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Long Field Spencer Academy10 Sept 2014 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· mixed tone· Judith Straw, Alan Brewerton, David MartinInadequate
- Ormiston Horizon Academy2 Jul 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Stoke-on-Trent· positive tone· Judith Straw, Bimla Kumari, Fiona Burke-JacksonGood
- St Cuthbert's Catholic High School18 Jun 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· St. Helens· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, Darren Stewart, John Ashley +1Requires improvement
- Rushbrook Primary Academy22 May 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Manchester· positive tone· Judith Straw, Barbara Harrold, David HalfordGood
- Broadgreen International School, A Technology College15 May 2014 ·Foundation school· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, Alison Thomson, Andrew Henderson +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Woodville CofE Junior School12 Feb 2014 ·Voluntary controlled school· Derbyshire· positive tone· Judith Straw, Christopher Webb, Mark CordellGood
- St Joseph's College5 Feb 2014 ·Academy converter· Stoke-on-Trent· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Bimla Kumari, John Leigh +1Outstanding
- Haywood Academy16 Jan 2014 ·Academy converter· Stoke-on-Trent· positive tone· Judith Straw, Barbara Dutton, Elizabeth Haddock +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Hartford Church of England High School13 Nov 2013 ·Voluntary aided school· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Judith Straw, Michael McLachlan, Michael Pennington +1Good
- Up Holland High School3 Oct 2013 ·Community school· Lancashire· mixed tone· Judith Straw, Christine Addison, Janet Peckett +1Inadequate
- Maple Court Academy17 Jul 2013 ·Academy sponsor led· Stoke-on-Trent· mostly positive tone· Judith Straw, David Blackburne, Marian ThomasRequires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- South Wirral High School11 Apr 2013 ·Foundation school· Wirral· positive tone· Susan Wareing, Christine Addison, Judith Straw +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- The Barlow RC High School17 Oct 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Manchester· positive tone· Judith Straw, Ariane Roberts, Michael Cooper +1Good
- Good
- Good
- Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester22 Jun 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Manchester· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Clarice Nelson-RoweOutstanding
- Good
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School25 Apr 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Gillian Hunter, Philip MartinGood
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School27 Mar 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Cheshire East· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Maureen ColemanOutstanding
- Good
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School18 Jan 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Wirral· very positive tone· Judith Straw, Jean Tarry, Peter MartinGood
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