Ofsted Inspector
Kate Byrne
Active in published reports from Jun 2018 to Feb 2025.
Inspections
20
As lead
6
30% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 19 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Kate
Kate
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 71% | 66% | +6 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 14% | 5% | +10 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 15 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Kate Byrne's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 65% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +1
- Length
- +6%
- Next steps
- 3.9
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Reading & phonics 100%Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 80%Maths 70%Behaviour 70%SEND & inclusion 60%Parents & families 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes12
Early years17
Leadership and management17
Outcomes5
Personal development12
Personal development, behaviour and welfare5
Quality of education12
Teaching, learning and assessment5
All inspections (20)
- Red Hall Primary School11 Feb 2025 ·Community school· Darlington· positive tone· Ann Pritchard, Corinne Biddell, Kate Byrne +1Good
- Outstanding
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton7 Mar 2024 ·Academy converter· Stockton-on-Tees· very positive tone· Nichola Irving, Kate Byrne, Natalie FountainGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Collingwood Primary School3 Nov 2021 ·Academy converter· Kingston upon Hull, City of· positive tone· Kate Byrne, Angela Spencer-Brooke, Zoe LightfootRequires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School18 Sept 2019 ·Community school· Gateshead· mostly positive tone· Fiona Manuel, Kate Byrne, Stephen FallonRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Thornaby-on-Tees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School21 Nov 2018 ·Voluntary controlled school· Stockton-on-Tees· positive tone· Diane Buckle, Jo Warner, Kate ByrneGood
- Report
- St Nicholas Primary School13 Jun 2018 ·Academy converter· Kingston upon Hull, City of· positive tone· Kirsty Godfrey, Angela Harper, Kate ByrneGood
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