Ofsted Inspector
Katie Towers
Active in published reports from May 2022 to May 2026.
Inspections
15
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Schools & FE 15
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE9 graded by Katie
Katie
National
| Outstanding | 22% | 10% | +12 |
| Good | 44% | 66% | -21 |
| Requires improvement | 33% | 19% | +14 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 9 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Katie Towers's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 20% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −7
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 6%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 93%Teaching & assessment 93%Reading & phonics 93%SEND & inclusion 80%Behaviour 73%Safeguarding 53%Parents & families 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Attendance and behaviour2
Behaviour and attitudes9
Curriculum and teaching2
Early years10
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management9
Personal development9
Personal development and wellbeing2
Quality of education9
All inspections (15)
- Castle Academy6 May 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· West Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Claire Stylianides, Joanna Hall, Katie Towers +1lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth11 Mar 2025 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· mostly positive tone· Caroline Crozier, Katie TowersUngraded inspection
- Cosgrove Village Primary School22 Oct 2024 ·Community school· West Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· John Spragg, Katie TowersUngraded inspection
- Kettering Park Junior Academy28 Feb 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· North Northamptonshire· positive tone· Mark Anderson, Elizabeth Mace, Katie TowersGood
- Yardley Hastings Primary School8 Nov 2023 ·Community school· West Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Dawn Ashbolt, Katie Towers, Sally ManzOutstanding
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School21 Jun 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Leicestershire· mostly positive tone· Anna Crawte, Katie TowersRequires improvement
- Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School5 May 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Leicestershire· mostly positive tone· Ann Davey, Katie Towers, Paul LowtherGood
- Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School28 Feb 2023 ·Academy converter· North Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Mark Anderson, Katie TowersInspection
- The Radstone Primary School12 Jan 2023 ·Free schools· West Northamptonshire· positive tone· Shaun Carter, Katie Towers, Wendy GordonGood
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery16 Nov 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· West Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Anita Denman, Helen Atkins, Katie TowersOutstanding
- Newton Road School28 Sept 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· North Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Rakesh Patel, Katie Towers, Liz MooreRequires improvement
- Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School13 Jul 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Derbyshire· positive tone· Roary Pownall, Katie Towers, Matthew Fearns-DaviesGood
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
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