Ofsted Inspector
Lorraine Ratcliffe
Active in published reports from Jan 2023 to Mar 2024.
Inspections
8
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 8
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Lorraine
Lorraine
National
| Outstanding | 14% | 10% | +4 |
| Good | 71% | 66% | +6 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| 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.
Lorraine Ratcliffe's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 43% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 3.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Behaviour 100%Reading & phonics 88%SEND & inclusion 75%Progress & outcomes 50%Staff development 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes7
Early years5
Leadership and management7
Personal development7
Quality of education7
All inspections (8)
- The Cavendish School14 Mar 2024 ·Free schools special· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· Sara Boyce, Lorraine RatcliffeOutstanding
- Castle Hill Junior School6 Mar 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· positive tone· Oriana Dalton, Craig Avieson, Lorraine RatcliffeGood
- Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School14 Jul 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Norfolk· positive tone· Bridget Harrison, Lorraine RatcliffeGood
- Cottenham Primary School17 May 2023 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Charlie Fordham, Julie Harrison, Lorraine RatcliffeGood
- Inspection
- Westwood Primary School26 Apr 2023 ·Academy· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Sara Boyce, Amy Luu, Lorraine Ratcliffe +1Requires improvement
- Discovery Primary Academy23 Feb 2023 ·Academy converter· Peterborough· positive tone· Sara Boyce, Julie Harrison, Lorraine RatcliffeGood
- Sutton CofE VC Primary School11 Jan 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Adam Cooke, Lorraine Ratcliffe, Sam NixonGood
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