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Ofsted Inspector

Matthew Newbould

Active in published reports from Mar 2017 to Mar 2026.
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Inspections

15

As lead

0

0% of visits

Last 12 months

1

Remits

3

Schools & FE 8 · Other 6 · Early years 1

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Early years1 graded by Matthew
MatthewNational
Outstanding0%11%-11
Good0%76%-76
Requires improvement100%7%+93
Inadequate0%7%-7

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Schools & FE6 graded by Matthew
MatthewNational
Outstanding0%10%-10
Good100%66%+34
Requires improvement0%19%-19
Inadequate0%5%-5

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 8 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Matthew Newbould's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 7% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−20
Length
+26%
Next steps
4.4
per report
Hedged
9%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 100%Staff development 100%Curriculum 93%Progress & outcomes 93%Maths 73%Personal development 47%Safeguarding 47%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes8
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management8
Participation and development1
Personal development8
Quality of education8

All inspections (15)

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