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Ofsted Inspector

Julian Appleyard

Active in published reports from Oct 2018 to Jun 2026.
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Inspections

58

As lead

11

19% of visits

Last 12 months

6

Remits

1

Schools & FE 58

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE17 graded by Julian
JulianNational
Outstanding6%10%-5
Good59%66%-7
Requires improvement24%19%+4
Inadequate12%5%+7

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 37 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Julian Appleyard's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−13
Length
+3%
Next steps
4.2
per report
Hedged
12%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 98%Teaching & assessment 95%Behaviour 90%SEND & inclusion 67%Progress & outcomes 60%Personal development 52%Reading & phonics 47%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

16 to 19 study programmes5
Achievement6
Attendance and behaviour6
Behaviour and attitudes33
Curriculum and teaching6
Early years1
Inclusion6
Leadership and governance6
Leadership and management43
Outcomes10
Personal development33
Personal development and wellbeing6
Personal development, behaviour and welfare10
Post 16 provision3
Quality of education33
Teaching, learning and assessment10

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