Ofsted Inspector
Kim Bower
Active in published reports from Feb 2012 to Dec 2021.
Inspections
12
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 12
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE1 graded by Kim
Kim
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 100% | 66% | +34 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 7 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Kim Bower's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −12
- Length
- +6%
- Next steps
- 4.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Behaviour 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Maths 92%Progress & outcomes 92%Curriculum 83%Reading & phonics 83%Parents & families 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes2
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes1
Behaviour and safety1
Early years7
Leadership and management12
Outcomes7
Personal development1
Personal development, behaviour and welfare7
Quality of education1
Quality of teaching1
Teaching, learning and assessment7
All inspections (12)
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- New Mills School13 Sept 2017 ·Community school· Derbyshire· mostly positive tone· Zarina Connolly, John Edwards, Kim BowerGood
- Abercrombie Primary School8 Feb 2017 ·Community school· Derbyshire· mostly positive tone· Stephen McMullan, Ann Cruickshank, Kim BowerRequires improvement
- Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy18 Jan 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Paul Weston, Dorothy Stenson, Kim BowerGood
- Good
- Good
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School5 Dec 2014 ·Community school· Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Krishan Sharma, Kim Bower, Rachel GarrettGood
- St Edward's Church of England Academy25 Sept 2014 ·Academy converter· Staffordshire· positive tone· Ann Behan, Alan Brewerton, Gwendoline Onyon +1Good
- Outstanding
- The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School9 Feb 2012 ·Voluntary controlled school· Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Sue Hall, Kim Bower, Mike WilliamsSatisfactory
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