Ofsted Inspector
Mary Ellen McCarthy
Active in published reports from Nov 2017 to Jan 2025.
Inspections
19
As lead
5
26% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 18 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE2 graded by Mary
Mary
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 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Mary Ellen McCarthy's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 90% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +7
- Length
- −4%
- Next steps
- 5.2
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Curriculum 95%Reading & phonics 89%Behaviour 84%Maths 58%Progress & outcomes 58%SEND & inclusion 58%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes6
Early years13
Leadership and management13
Outcomes7
Personal development6
Personal development, behaviour and welfare7
Quality of education6
Teaching, learning and assessment7
All inspections (19)
- Pound Hill Infant Academy22 Jan 2025 ·Academy converter· West Sussex· very positive tone· Scott Reece, Ian Howie, Mary Ellen McCarthyOutstanding
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- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School14 Mar 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· positive tone· Mary Ellen McCarthy, Ian Howie, Judith O’HareGood
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- Inspection
- Aston Clinton School22 Sept 2022 ·Community school· Buckinghamshire· positive tone· Mark Enser, Bill James, Mary Ellen McCarthyGood
- Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School27 Nov 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· West Berkshire· positive tone· Gary Holden, Mary Ellen McCarthyGood
- Good
- Good
- Medina Primary School10 Jul 2019 ·Community school· Portsmouth· very positive tone· Maxine McDonald-Taylor, Mary Ellen McCarthyGood
- Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs27 Mar 2019 ·Foundation school· Kent· very positive tone· Lucy English, Margaret Coussins, Becky Greenhalgh +2Good
- Sompting Village Primary School14 Mar 2019 ·Community school· West Sussex· mostly positive tone· Peter Wibroe, Mary Ellen McCarthy, Matt BatchelorRequires improvement
- Copperfield Academy30 Jan 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Kent· critical tone· Harry Ingham, Mary Ellen McCarthy, Shazia AkramInadequate
- Radstock Primary School10 May 2018 ·Community school· Wokingham· positive tone· Claire Prince, Jon Hills, Mary Ellen McCarthyRequires improvement
- Tickford Park Primary School30 Nov 2017 ·Foundation school· Milton Keynes· positive tone· Richard Blackmore, Christopher Crouch, Mary Ellen McCarthyRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Letter
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