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Ofsted Inspector

Matthew West

Active in published reports from Apr 2013 to Jun 2026.
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Inspections

74

As lead

33

45% of visits

Last 12 months

5

Remits

3

Schools & FE 41 · Early years 28 · Other 5

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE16 graded by Matthew
MatthewNational
Outstanding6%10%-4
Good75%66%+9
Requires improvement13%19%-7
Inadequate6%5%+2

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 52 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Matthew West's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−15
Length
Typical
Next steps
3.9
per report
Hedged
8%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Teaching & assessment 78%Progress & outcomes 72%Behaviour 70%Leadership & governance 68%Curriculum 57%Parents & families 50%Safeguarding 47%Reading & phonics 42%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

16 to 19 study programmes4
Achievement5
Attendance and behaviour5
Behaviour and attitudes28
Curriculum and teaching5
Early years11
Inclusion5
Leadership and governance5
Leadership and management51
Outcomes22
Personal development28
Personal development and wellbeing5
Personal development, behaviour and welfare23
Post 16 provision1
Quality of education28
Teaching, learning and assessment23

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