Additional Inspector
Mark Cadwallader
Active in published reports from Sept 2013 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
41
As lead
17
41% of visits
Last 12 months
4
Remits
1
Schools & FE 41
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE8 graded by Mark
Mark
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 88% | 66% | +22 |
| Requires improvement | 13% | 19% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 24 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Mark Cadwallader's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 54% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- +9%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 95%Curriculum 95%Teaching & assessment 95%Reading & phonics 93%Behaviour 83%Progress & outcomes 80%Maths 66%SEND & inclusion 37%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement4
Attendance and behaviour4
Behaviour and attitudes12
Curriculum and teaching4
Early years23
Inclusion4
Leadership and governance4
Leadership and management24
Outcomes8
Personal development12
Personal development and wellbeing4
Personal development, behaviour and welfare8
Quality of education12
Teaching, learning and assessment8
All inspections (41)
- Forestdale Primary School23 Jun 2026 ·Community school· Birmingham· positive tone· Claire Medhurst, Andrew Tilley, Mark CadwalladerlowestNeeds attention
- Mortimer House School12 May 2026 ·Other independent special school· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Andrew Madden, Mark CadwalladerlowestStrong
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School6 May 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Telford and Wrekin· positive tone· Catherine Young, Kerrise James, Mark CadwalladerlowestExpected
- Claregate Primary School13 Jan 2026 ·Community school· Wolverhampton· positive tone· Victoria Jordan, Mark Cadwallader, Martin Pye +1lowestNeeds attention
- Mill House School26 Jun 2025 ·Other independent special school· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Wendy D'Arcy, Mark CadwalladerGood
- The Vaynor First School18 Jun 2025 ·Academy converter· Worcestershire· positive tone· Lynda Townsend, Anna Smith, Mark CadwalladerOutstanding
- Caldmore Primary Academy19 Mar 2025 ·Academy converter· Walsall· positive tone· Jane Edgerton, Gill Turner, Mark CadwalladerGood
- Ungraded inspection
- John Gulson Primary School12 Jun 2024 ·Community school· Coventry· positive tone· Tina Willmott, Mark Cadwallader, Nina SanghaGood
- Inspection
- Teagues Bridge Primary School20 Mar 2024 ·Community school· Telford and Wrekin· very positive tone· Tony Bradshaw, Justine Lomas, Mark CadwalladerRequires improvement
- Barford Primary School8 Nov 2023 ·Community school· Birmingham· positive tone· Mark Cadwallader, Darren Bishop, Marie ConwayGood
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy4 Jul 2023 ·Academy converter· Wolverhampton· positive tone· Martin Pye, Mark Cadwallader, Patrick AmieliGood
- St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School11 Jan 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Coventry· positive tone· Mark Cadwallader, Bev Petch, Maneer SamadGood
- Inspection
- Good
- City United Academy (CUA)12 May 2022 ·Other independent school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Helen Forrest, Mark CadwalladerGood
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School21 Nov 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Telford and Wrekin· very positive tone· Mark Cadwallader, Linda McGillGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
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- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- William Reynolds Primary School5 Jul 2017 ·Community school· Telford and Wrekin· very positive tone· Mark Cadwallader, Mary Maybank, Melanie Callaghan-Lewis +2Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- St George's CofE First School9 Nov 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Worcestershire· critical tone· Deana Holdaway, Ann Pritchard, Mark CadwalladerInadequate
- Christ Church CofE Primary School29 Jun 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Stoke-on-Trent· mostly positive tone· Jonathan Keay, Mark CadwalladerRequires improvement
- Pheasey Park Farm Primary School25 May 2016 ·Foundation school· Walsall· very positive tone· Kerry Rochester, Kerrise James, Lesley Else +1Good
- Maple Court Academy21 Jan 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Stoke-on-Trent· positive tone· Sandra Hayes, Jonathan Keay, Mark CadwalladerGood
- Landau Forte Academy Greenacres11 Jun 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Staffordshire· positive tone· Doris Bell, Mark Cadwallader, Phil UnsworthGood
- Milverton Primary School26 Nov 2014 ·Community school· Warwickshire· positive tone· Doris Bell, Jacqueline LeMaitre, Mark CadwalladerGood
- Yorkswood Primary School13 Mar 2014 ·Community school· Solihull· positive tone· Elizabeth Cooper, Margaret Dutton, Mark CadwalladerGood
- Straits Primary School27 Sept 2013 ·Community school· Dudley· positive tone· Terry Mortimer, Mark Cadwallader, Sue CalvertGood
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