Ofsted Inspector
Karen Gammack
Active in published reports from Jul 2016 to Mar 2025.
Inspections
47
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 47
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE18 graded by Karen
Karen
National
| Outstanding | 17% | 10% | +6 |
| Good | 67% | 66% | +1 |
| Requires improvement | 17% | 19% | -3 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 36 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Karen Gammack's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 27% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −6
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 4.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 98%Teaching & assessment 91%Behaviour 85%Progress & outcomes 74%SEND & inclusion 66%Reading & phonics 62%Personal development 53%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes11
Behaviour and attitudes25
Early years2
Leadership and management42
Outcomes17
Personal development25
Personal development, behaviour and welfare17
Quality of education25
Teaching, learning and assessment17
All inspections (47)
- Outwood Academy Acklam12 Mar 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Middlesbrough· positive tone· John Linkins, Alexandra Hook, Karen Gammack +2Good
- Mortimer Community College15 Jan 2025 ·Community school· South Tyneside· mixed tone· John Linkins, Dan McKeating, Geoff Lumsdon +2Good
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College8 Jan 2025 ·Academy converter· Hartlepool· positive tone· Ian Rawstorne, Christina Jones, Karen Gammack +2Requires improvement
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy13 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Thomas Wraith, John Downs, Karen Gammack +1Outstanding
- Longfield Academy16 Oct 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Darlington· positive tone· Jessica McKay, Angela White, John Downs +1Good
- Tanfield School25 Sept 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· County Durham· very positive tone· Dan McKeating, Joanne Owens, Karen Gammack +1Outstanding
- The Academy at Shotton Hall10 Jul 2024 ·Academy converter· County Durham· very positive tone· Hannah Millett, Adam Ryder, Dan McKeating +2Outstanding
- Thorp Academy19 Jun 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Gateshead· positive tone· Ian Rawstorne, Karen Gammack, Shelley HeseltineInspection
- Inspection
- Western Community Primary School1 May 2024 ·Foundation school· North Tyneside· very positive tone· Richard Beadnall, Karen Gammack, Mary CookGood
- Inspection
- Hermitage Academy13 Mar 2024 ·Academy converter· County Durham· positive tone· Jessica McKay, Karen Gammack, Pali Dhesi +1Good
- Inspection
- Harton Academy7 Feb 2024 ·Academy converter· South Tyneside· very positive tone· James Duncan, Bernard Clark, John Lucas +4Good
- Monkwearmouth Academy16 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· mostly positive tone· Dan McKeating, Diane Buckle, Karen Gammack +1Good
- Gosforth Junior High Academy8 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Kate Morris, Geoff Lumsdon, John Downs +1Good
- St Mary's Catholic School13 Sept 2023 ·Academy converter· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Hannah Millett, Carl Sugden, Ian Rawstorne +2Outstanding
- Seaham High School4 Jul 2023 ·Academy converter· County Durham· positive tone· Jessica McKay, Joanne Owens, Karen Gammack +2Good
- Ponteland High School24 May 2023 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· positive tone· John Linkins, Chris Fletcher, David Bailey +3Good
- Consett Academy11 May 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· County Durham· mixed tone· John Linkins, Angela White, Catherine Beard +2Good
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester22 Mar 2023 ·Academy converter· County Durham· mixed tone· Stuart Voyce, Christina Jones, Joanne Owens +2Requires improvement
- Hebburn Comprehensive School9 Mar 2023 ·Community school· South Tyneside· positive tone· Barry Found, Denise Pentland, Jonathan Ferstenberg +2Requires improvement
- Outwood Academy Adwick18 Jan 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· John Linkins, Bernard Clark, Chris Fletcher +1Good
- Freebrough Academy11 Jan 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Redcar and Cleveland· very positive tone· John Linkins, Karen Gammack, Kate Morris +1Outstanding
- Park View School15 Dec 2022 ·Academy converter· County Durham· mostly positive tone· Julian Appleyard, David Milligan, Karen Gammack +3Requires improvement
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- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary13 Jul 2022 ·Academy converter· Redcar and Cleveland· positive tone· Stuart Voyce, Barry Reed, Karen Gammack +1Good
- Gosforth Academy23 Jun 2022 ·Academy converter· Newcastle upon Tyne· mostly positive tone· Marc Doyle, Joanne Owens, Jonathan Ferstenberg +3Good
- Ashington Academy24 Mar 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Eleanor Belfield, Christina Jones, Joanne Owens +1Good
- Inspection
- St Hild's Church of England Voluntary Aided School26 Sept 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Hartlepool· mixed tone· Barry Found, Angela White, Catherine Garton +1Inadequate
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College30 Jan 2019 ·Academy converter· County Durham· positive tone· Steve Shaw, Carl Sugden, Debbie Redshaw +3Good
- North Shore Academy10 Oct 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Stockton-on-Tees· mostly positive tone· Lee Elliott, Garry Stout, Karen Gammack +1Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Joseph Swan Academy18 Apr 2018 ·Academy converter· Gateshead· mixed tone· Barry Found, Gabrielle Reddington, John Downs +2Inadequate
- Whickham School7 Mar 2018 ·Academy converter· Gateshead· positive tone· Lee Elliott, Geoffrey Lumsdon, John Downs +2Good
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy10 Jan 2018 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· positive tone· Dimitris Spiliotis, John Downs, Karen Gammack +1Good
- Excelsior Academy29 Nov 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Janice Gorlach, Ann Muxworthy, Carl Sugden +3Requires improvement
- Huntington School12 Oct 2017 ·Community school· York· very positive tone· John Townsley, Bernard Clark, Debbie Redshaw +8Outstanding
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy13 Sept 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Darlington· mixed tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Dimitris Spiliotis, Karen GammackRequires improvement
- The Blyth Academy4 May 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Northumberland· mixed tone· Andy Swallow, Geoffrey Lumsdon, Joanne Owens +1Requires improvement
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland29 Mar 2017 ·Academy converter· County Durham· very positive tone· Darren Stewart, Karen Gammack, Mark Evans +1Good
- Whitby School2 Feb 2017 ·Community school· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Debbie Redshaw, Dan Murray, David Pridding +2Good
- Laurence Jackson School23 Nov 2016 ·Foundation school· Redcar and Cleveland· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Anne Vernon, Carl Sugden +4Requires improvement
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy16 Nov 2016 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Joanne Owens, Karen Gammack +3Requires improvement
- Tweedmouth Community Middle School4 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· John Paddick, Ashley Wood, Karen GammackRequires improvement
- Monkwearmouth Academy5 Oct 2016 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Ashley Wood, Karen Gammack +3Requires improvement
- Walbottle Campus15 Jul 2016 ·Community school· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Andrew Swallow, Karen Gammack, Lee Elliot +2Good
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