Inspector
Lara Mathews
Active in published reports from Mar 2025 to Aug 2026.
Inspections
13
As lead
13
100% of visits
Last 12 months
6
Remits
1
Early years 13
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years7 graded by Lara
Lara
National
| Outstanding | 43% | 11% | +32 |
| Good | 57% | 76% | -18 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 7% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
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.
Lara Mathews's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 90% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +8
- Length
- −7%
- Next steps
- 1.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 2%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Communication & language 100%Parents & families 92%Progress & outcomes 92%Behaviour 92%SEND & inclusion 62%Teaching & assessment 54%Safeguarding 54%Curriculum 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement6
Behaviour and attitudes7
Behaviour, attitudes and routines6
Children's welfare and wellbeing6
Curriculum and teaching6
Inclusion6
Leadership and governance6
Leadership and management7
Personal development7
Quality of education7
All inspections (13)
- lowestExpected
- lowestStrong
- lowestNeeds attention
- Little Sunflowers Child Care20 Mar 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bromley· very positive tone· Lara MathewslowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- lowestStrong
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Pembury School House Nursery10 Jul 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Kent· very positive tone· Lara MathewsOutstanding
- Newick Pre-school27 Jun 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· East Sussex· very positive tone· Lara MathewsOutstanding
- Jack16 Jun 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· West Sussex· positive tone· Lara MathewsGood
- Chanctonbury Preschool20 Mar 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· West Sussex· very positive tone· Lara MathewsOutstanding
Where they've inspected
Often inspects with
Usually inspects alone.
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