Ofsted Inspector
Kate Wills
Active in published reports from Nov 2021 to Feb 2026.
Inspections
14
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
1
Schools & FE 14
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE12 graded by Kate
Kate
National
| Outstanding | 25% | 10% | +15 |
| Good | 42% | 66% | -24 |
| Requires improvement | 17% | 19% | -3 |
| Inadequate | 17% | 5% | +12 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Kate Wills's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 72% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +2
- Length
- +51%
- Next steps
- 3.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Curriculum 93%Behaviour 93%Teaching & assessment 93%Staff development 93%Maths 64%Safeguarding 57%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes12
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management12
Participation and development1
Personal development12
Quality of education12
All inspections (14)
- lowestExpected
- Ungraded inspection
- Bournemouth University7 Jun 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· very positive tone· Paul James, Cliff Shaw, Gerri Nevin +3Outstanding
- Havant and South Downs College24 May 2024 ·Further education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Jo-Ann Henderson, Alison Muggridge, Ann Monaghan +11Good
- Abingdon and Witney College3 May 2024 ·Further education· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Ann Monaghan, Christine Blowman +10Good
- South Gloucestershire and Stroud College2 Feb 2024 ·Further education· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Alun Maddocks, Christine Lacey +12Good
- University of Essex26 Jan 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Essex· positive tone· Georgina Ager, Andrew Thompson, Angela Twelvetree +4Good
- Bath College20 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Bath and North East Somerset· mostly positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Ben Manning, Hannah Staddon +9Requires improvement
- Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group2 Dec 2022 ·Further education· Devon· very positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alun Maddocks, Andy Fitt +13Outstanding
- Somerset Council27 May 2022 ·Adult and Community Learning· Somerset· positive tone· Roger Pilgrim, Clifford Shaw, Kate Wills +1Good
- Connective Care Education Ltd20 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· mixed tone· Clifford Shaw, Christine Lacey, Kate WillsRequires improvement
- Richard Huish College29 Apr 2022 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Somerset· very positive tone· Steven Tucker, Clifford Shaw, Kate Wills +5Outstanding
- Quest Vocational Training Limited17 Nov 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Dorset· critical tone· Russell Shobrook, Kate Wills, Lynne Paxton +7Inadequate
- Quest Vocational Training Limited17 Nov 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Dorset· critical tone· Russell Shobrook, Kate Wills, Lynne Paxton +7Inadequate
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