HMI
Katherine Spurr
Active in published reports from Sept 2021 to May 2024.
Inspections
24
As lead
15
63% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Other 4 · Schools & FE 20
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE10 graded by Katherine
Katherine
National
| Outstanding | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Good | 40% | 66% | -26 |
| Requires improvement | 40% | 19% | +21 |
| Inadequate | 10% | 5% | +5 |
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.
Katherine Spurr's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −14
- Length
- +4%
- Next steps
- 3.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 12%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 79%Behaviour 79%Reading & phonics 71%SEND & inclusion 58%Communication & language 46%Safeguarding 42%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes12
Early years2
Leadership and management12
Personal development12
Quality of education12
All inspections (24)
- Northumbria University23 May 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Jen Sloan, Adrian Fearn, Dughall McCormick +3Report
- North Lincolnshire SCITT Partnership15 Jun 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· North Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Marcus Newby, Katherine SpurrReport
- GORSE SCITT3 Mar 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Leeds· very positive tone· Matthew Vellensworth, Jenny Thomas, Julie McGrane +1Report
- University of Cumbria3 Feb 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Cumberland· positive tone· Adrian Fearn, Andrea Batley, James Duncan +4Report
- Outwood Academy Easingwold15 Jun 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Katherine Spurr, Chris Fletcher, Dan Whieldon +1Outstanding
- Inspection
- Trinity Catholic College26 May 2022 ·Academy converter· Middlesbrough· mixed tone· Katherine Spurr, Graham Findlay, Jill Bowe +2Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Heworth Grange School27 Apr 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Gateshead· mixed tone· Katherine Spurr, David Milligan, Kieran McGrane +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Cramlington Learning Village31 Mar 2022 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· positive tone· Katherine Spurr, Gabrielle Reddington, John Linkins +1Inspection
- The King's Academy24 Mar 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Middlesbrough· positive tone· Katherine Spurr, Michele Costello, Richard CraneInspection
- Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise17 Mar 2022 ·Community school· County Durham· mixed tone· Zoe Helman, Katherine Spurr, Michelle FarrRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Harton Academy2 Mar 2022 ·Academy converter· South Tyneside· positive tone· Katherine Spurr, Angela White, John Linkins +3Requires improvement
- Hatchell Wood Primary Academy24 Feb 2022 ·Academy converter· Doncaster· positive tone· Katherine Spurr, Jane Nolan, Liam ColcloughGood
- Inspection
- Barlby High School24 Nov 2021 ·Academy converter· North Yorkshire· critical tone· Matthew Vellensworth, Chris Fletcher, Katherine Spurr +1Inadequate
- Newland School for Girls17 Nov 2021 ·Academy converter· Kingston upon Hull, City of· positive tone· Katherine Spurr, Adam Ryder, Gillian Hemming +2Good
- Inspection
- Good
- The Duchess's Community High School20 Oct 2021 ·Community school· Northumberland· critical tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Gill Booth, Katherine Spurr +2Requires improvement
- Sandhill View Academy29 Sept 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Sunderland· positive tone· Carl Sugden, Angela White, Katherine Spurr +1Good
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