Additional Inspector
Karen O’Keefe
Active in published reports from Mar 2015 to Apr 2025.
Inspections
54
As lead
12
22% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 53 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE22 graded by Karen
Karen
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 77% | 66% | +12 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -6 |
| Inadequate | 9% | 5% | +4 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 40 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Karen O’Keefe's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 62% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +0
- Length
- +4%
- Next steps
- 4.8
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 96%Reading & phonics 94%Curriculum 93%Teaching & assessment 91%Behaviour 81%Maths 57%Progress & outcomes 56%SEND & inclusion 54%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes31
Early years39
Leadership and management44
Outcomes12
Personal development31
Personal development, behaviour and welfare12
Quality of education31
Teaching, learning and assessment12
All inspections (54)
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Chivenor Primary School12 Feb 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· very positive tone· Karen O’Keefe, Chris Wright, Justine LomasOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Newburgh Primary School17 Jul 2024 ·Community school· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Lynda Townsend, Karen O’Keefe, Rebecca NashGood
- St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School5 Jun 2024 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· positive tone· Karen O’Keefe, Anna Smith, Philip HamiltonGood
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Aldermoor Farm Primary School21 Jun 2023 ·Community school· Coventry· mostly positive tone· Rachel Henrick, David Buckle, Karen O’KeefeGood
- Hodge Hill Primary School14 Jun 2023 ·Academy converter· Birmingham· positive tone· Heather Simpson, Catherine Young, Janet Satchwell +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Newtown Nursery School31 Jan 2023 ·Local authority nursery school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Heather Simpson, Karen O’KeefeInspection
- Sladefield Infant School11 Jan 2023 ·Community school· Birmingham· positive tone· Corinne Biddell, Karen O’Keefe, Mike OnyonGood
- Inadequate
- St Peter's Catholic First School23 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Worcestershire· positive tone· Heather Simpson, Karen O’Keefe, Maneer SamadGood
- Inspection
- Hednesford Nursery School29 Jun 2022 ·Local authority nursery school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Lorraine Lord, Karen O’KeefeGood
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School23 Jun 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· positive tone· Martin Spoor, Karen O’Keefe, Tracey O’Keeffe-PullanGood
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- Dosthill Primary School9 Jun 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Jonathan Leonard, Karen O’Keefe, Michelle JohnstoneRequires improvement
- Good
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Ark Kings Academy9 Feb 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· mixed tone· Claire Price, Ian Tustian, Karen O’Keefe +2Inadequate
- Delves Junior School26 Jan 2022 ·Community school· Walsall· very positive tone· Lorraine Lord, Karen O’Keefe, Lindsay NashGood
- Good
- Bordesley Village Primary School24 Nov 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· positive tone· Declan McCauley, John Bates, Karen O’KeefeGood
- Potters Green Primary School13 Oct 2021 ·Community school· Coventry· mostly positive tone· Wayne Simner, Karen O’Keefe, Stephanie MoranRequires improvement
- Featherstone Nursery School22 Sept 2021 ·Local authority nursery school· Birmingham· positive tone· Heather Phillips, Karen O’KeefeInspection
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Woodside Primary School and Nursery15 Jan 2020 ·Academy sponsor led· Dudley· mostly positive tone· Charalambos Loizou, Benjamin Taylor, Karen O’KeefeRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Red Hall Primary School12 Sept 2019 ·Community school· Dudley· mixed tone· Heather Simpson, Karen O’Keefe, Rob Bourdon-PierreRequires improvement
- Heath Mount Primary School19 Jun 2019 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Nicola Harwood, Justine Lomas, Karen O’KeefeRequires improvement
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School8 Mar 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Coventry· very positive tone· Alun Williams, Gareth Morgan, Karen O’KeefeGood
- St George's CofE Primary School Worcester16 Jan 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Charalambos Loizou, Karen O’KeefeRequires improvement
- St Michael's Church of England Academy6 Jun 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Matt Meckin, Justine Lomas, Karen O’KeefeGood
- Good
- Moorhill Primary School31 Jan 2018 ·Foundation school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Patrick Amieli, Deborah Allen, Karen O’KeefeRequires improvement
- Wyndcliffe Primary School24 Jan 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· very positive tone· Sandy Hayes, John Bates, Juliette Westwood +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School3 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· positive tone· Jonathan Keay, Josie Leese, Karen O’Keefe +1Good
- Potters Green Primary School5 May 2016 ·Community school· Coventry· very positive tone· Graeme Burgess, Karen O’Keefe, Richard KentishGood
- Chuckery Primary School24 Feb 2016 ·Community school· Walsall· mostly positive tone· Jeremy Bird, Benetia Mounsey, Karen O’KeefeRequires improvement
- Short Wood Primary School12 Mar 2015 ·Foundation school· Telford and Wrekin· positive tone· Geof Timms, Karen O’Keefe, Stephen PalmerGood
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