Ofsted Inspector
Kate Lounds
Active in published reports from Nov 2016 to Apr 2024.
Inspections
16
As lead
1
6% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 15 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE5 graded by Kate
Kate
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 80% | 66% | +14 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 20% | 5% | +15 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 13 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Kate Lounds's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 14% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −9
- Length
- −3%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 94%Behaviour 94%Teaching & assessment 88%Progress & outcomes 69%Reading & phonics 56%Maths 56%SEND & inclusion 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes4
Behaviour and attitudes7
Leadership and management13
Outcomes6
Personal development7
Personal development, behaviour and welfare6
Quality of education7
Teaching, learning and assessment6
All inspections (16)
- Inspection
- Beckfoot Thornton14 Sept 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Bradford· positive tone· Andrew Gibbins, Dan Whieldon, Kate Lounds +2Good
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy17 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Kirklees· critical tone· Julian Appleyard, Kate Lounds, Pritiben Patel +1Inadequate
- York High School28 Sept 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· York· mostly positive tone· Richard Jones, Gillian Hemming, Jessica McKay +1Good
- North Durham Academy22 Jun 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· County Durham· mostly positive tone· Richard Jones, Jamie Lawler, Kate Lounds +1Good
- Heckmondwike Grammar School6 Apr 2022 ·Academy converter· Kirklees· positive tone· David Pridding, Kate Lounds, Lesley Powell +2Good
- Inspection
- Carlton Keighley29 Jan 2020 ·Academy sponsor led· Bradford· positive tone· Jim McGrath, Kate Lounds, Matthew West +1Good
- Good
- Wetherby High School17 Jan 2019 ·Foundation school· Leeds· very positive tone· Tudor Griffiths, Fiona Dixon, Garry Stout +1Good
- Allerton High School13 Dec 2018 ·Community school· Leeds· very positive tone· Michael Wardle, David Pridding, Kate Lounds +1Outstanding
- Good
- Carlton Bolling College12 Oct 2017 ·Community school· Bradford· very positive tone· Debbie Redshaw, Carl Sugden, David Pridding +2Outstanding
- Heaton Manor School30 Nov 2016 ·Foundation school· Newcastle upon Tyne· critical tone· Chris Smith, Joan Hewitt, Joanne Suddes +5Inadequate
- Cathedral Academy10 Nov 2016 ·Academy converter· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Robert Jones, David Pridding, Kate Lounds +1Requires improvement
- Report
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