Additional Inspector
Mark Mallender
Active in published reports from Sept 2012 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
18
As lead
8
44% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Schools & FE 18
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE4 graded by Mark
Mark
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.
Mark Mallender's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 51% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −2
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 4.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Reading & phonics 94%Curriculum 89%Teaching & assessment 83%Progress & outcomes 78%Parents & families 61%Maths 61%Behaviour 56%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Attendance and behaviour2
Behaviour and attitudes6
Curriculum and teaching2
Early years12
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management16
Outcomes4
Personal development6
Personal development and wellbeing2
Personal development, behaviour and welfare4
Quality of education6
Teaching, learning and assessment4
All inspections (18)
- Orchard Primary School and Nursery2 Jun 2026 ·Community school· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Claire Stylianides, Mark Mallender, Sylvie NewmanlowestNeeds attention
- Cavendish Close Infant School12 May 2026 ·Community school· Derby· positive tone· Shaheen Hussain, Alison Adair, Katherine Chadbourne +1lowestNeeds attention
- Good
- Good
- Clowne Infant and Nursery School15 May 2024 ·Community school· Derbyshire· positive tone· Jayne Ashman, Jason Brooks, Mark MallenderGood
- Good
- Holme Hall Primary School20 Sept 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Derbyshire· positive tone· Shaheen Hussain, Amanda Greaves, Mark MallenderGood
- Ramsden Primary School11 May 2023 ·Community school· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Rakesh Patel, Linda Azemia, Mark MallenderGood
- Ambleside Primary School10 Nov 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Nottingham· mixed tone· Mark Mallender, Cheryl Lodge, Phil Drabble +2Inadequate
- Dovelands Primary School15 Sept 2016 ·Community school· Leicester· very positive tone· Mark Mallender, Anne White, Tracey YdlibiGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- St Laurence Church Infant School3 Dec 2014 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· very positive tone· Mark Mallender, Pauline MacMillan, Stephen JohnsonOutstanding
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inglehurst Junior School3 Jul 2013 ·Community school· Leicester· very positive tone· Mark Mallender, Jenny Edginton, Kate RobertsonGood
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School6 Jun 2013 ·Voluntary controlled school· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Clare Saunders, Mark Mallender, Simon GriffithsRequires improvement
- Little Sutton Primary School20 Sept 2012 ·Foundation school· Birmingham· very positive tone· Michael Smith, Brenda Jones, Mark MallenderOutstanding
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