Additional Inspector
Karen Kerridge
Active in published reports from Feb 2013 to Feb 2026.
Inspections
35
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
1
Schools & FE 35
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE8 graded by Karen
Karen
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 38% | 66% | -28 |
| Requires improvement | 38% | 19% | +18 |
| Inadequate | 25% | 5% | +20 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 19 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Karen Kerridge's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 20% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −7
- Length
- −2%
- Next steps
- 5.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 11%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Behaviour 100%Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 97%Progress & outcomes 77%SEND & inclusion 66%Personal development 49%Maths 40%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes4
Achievement1
Attendance and behaviour1
Behaviour and attitudes16
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management28
Outcomes8
Personal development16
Personal development and wellbeing1
Personal development, behaviour and welfare8
Quality of education16
Sixth form1
Teaching, learning and assessment8
All inspections (35)
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy24 Feb 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· positive tone· Liz Smith, Duncan Ramsey, Karen Kerridge +1lowestNeeds attention
- Stowmarket High School11 Jun 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· positive tone· Carole Herman, Karen Kerridge, Lynn Ayling +1Good
- Arthur Mellows Village College8 May 2025 ·Academy converter· Peterborough· very positive tone· Bessie Owen, Ahson Mohammed, Duncan Ramsey +2Outstanding
- Future Academies Watford30 Apr 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Louise Cooper, Cathy Barr, Karen Kerridge +1Good
- Hertswood Academy19 Mar 2025 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Elaine Mawson, Al Mistrano, Annabel Davies +7Good
- Hartismere School26 Feb 2025 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· very positive tone· Kim Pigram, Diana Fletcher, Karen Kerridge +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Barclay Academy19 Apr 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Mark Phillips, Karen Kerridge, Simon Warburton +1Good
- Inadequate
- Inspection
- The John Warner School12 Oct 2022 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· critical tone· Al Mistrano, Alastair Ogle, Carole Herman +2Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- The Stockwood Park Academy30 Mar 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Luton· critical tone· James Chester, Jonathan Newby, Karen Kerridge +2Requires improvement
- Haileybury Turnford2 Mar 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Paul Lawrence, Carole Herman, Karen Kerridge +1Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Watford Grammar School for Boys14 Oct 2021 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop, John Mitcheson, Karen Kerridge +2Outstanding
- Long Stratton High School22 Sept 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· positive tone· John Mitcheson, David Piercy, Karen Kerridge +1Good
- Manshead Church of England Academy16 Sept 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Central Bedfordshire· mostly positive tone· Christine Dick, Damian Loneragan, Karen Kerridge +1Good
- Richard Hale School4 Dec 2019 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Russell Ayling, Bruce Goddard, Karen KerridgeInspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Ormiston Denes Academy27 Jun 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· mixed tone· Adrian Lyons, Andrew Hemmings, David Hutton +1Inadequate
- Onslow St Audrey's School22 May 2019 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Kathryn Herlock, Karen Kerridge, Nicholas Simmonds +1Requires improvement
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- Houghton Regis Academy24 Jan 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Central Bedfordshire· critical tone· John Randall, Andrew Hemmings, Karen KerridgeInadequate
- Edwinstree Church of England Middle School18 Oct 2018 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Paul Lawrence, Jenny Carpenter, Karen KerridgeGood
- Ortu Gable Hall School23 May 2018 ·Academy converter· Thurrock· mixed tone· Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop, John Constable, John Randall +5Requires improvement
- Sawtry Village Academy12 Jan 2018 ·Academy converter· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· David Hutton, Diana Osagie, Karen Kerridge +1Good
- Tring School9 Nov 2017 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Jenny Carpenter, Bruce Clark, Karen Kerridge +2Good
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy9 Dec 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Paul Brooker, Karen Kerridge, Susan AykinGood
- The Hathaway Academy4 Jun 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Thurrock· positive tone· Frances Le Pla, Diane Khanna, Frederick Valletta +1Good
- North Kesteven Academy13 Mar 2015 ·Academy converter· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Steven Cartlidge, Andrew Vind, Clare Cantle +2Good
- St Thomas More High School4 Jul 2013 ·Academy converter· Southend-on-Sea· positive tone· Anne Pepper, Ian Starling, Karen Kerridge +1Requires improvement
- Parkside Community College21 Feb 2013 ·Academy converter· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Michael Miller, Frances Le Pla, Karen Kerridge +1Good
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