Additional Inspector
Melanie Maitland
Active in published reports from Mar 2015 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
25
As lead
8
32% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
1
Schools & FE 25
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE9 graded by Melanie
Melanie
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 78% | 66% | +12 |
| Requires improvement | 22% | 19% | +3 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 17 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Melanie Maitland's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 83% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Reading & phonics 100%Teaching & assessment 96%Leadership & governance 96%Behaviour 68%Maths 64%Parents & families 60%Progress & outcomes 52%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Attendance and behaviour1
Behaviour and attitudes13
Curriculum and teaching1
Early years22
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management22
Outcomes6
Personal development13
Personal development and wellbeing1
Personal development, behaviour and welfare6
Quality of education13
Teaching, learning and assessment6
All inspections (25)
- lowestNeeds attention
- St Paul's CofE Primary School4 Jun 2025 ·Voluntary aided school· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Jessica McKay, Melanie MaitlandGood
- Archibald First School30 Apr 2025 ·Foundation school· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Emily Stevens, Jane Wilson, Melanie MaitlandOutstanding
- Horden Nursery School9 Jul 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· County Durham· very positive tone· Alison Stephenson, Melanie MaitlandInspection
- Good
- Meadowdale Academy12 Jul 2023 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· positive tone· Kathryn McDonald, Gemma Jeynes, Melanie MaitlandGood
- Wallsend St Peter's CofE Aided Primary School7 Jun 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· North Tyneside· positive tone· Kathryn McDonald, Cathy Lee, Melanie MaitlandRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- West Boldon Primary School29 Sept 2021 ·Community school· South Tyneside· positive tone· Chris Smith, Cathy Lee, Melanie MaitlandGood
- Good
- Melsonby Methodist Primary School20 Nov 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Diane Buckle, Melanie MaitlandInspection
- Alne Primary School15 Jul 2019 ·Community school· North Yorkshire· critical tone· Diane Buckle, Lee Owston, Melanie MaitlandInadequate
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School26 Jun 2019 ·Community school· Darlington· mostly positive tone· Alison Aitchison, Deborah Ashcroft, Dominic Brown +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Rose Wood Academy6 Dec 2018 ·Academy converter· Middlesbrough· very positive tone· Melanie Maitland, Alison Ashworth, Karine HendleyGood
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery27 Jun 2018 ·Community school· County Durham· very positive tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Gillian Nimer, Melanie MaitlandGood
- Bexhill Academy8 Jul 2015 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· positive tone· Peter Evea, Melanie Maitland, Sonia HumbleGood
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School25 Jun 2015 ·Community school· Darlington· positive tone· Belita Scott, Carl Faulkner, Melanie Maitland +1Good
- Bellfield Primary School19 Mar 2015 ·Academy converter· Kingston upon Hull, City of· very positive tone· Declan McCauley, Melanie MaitlandGood
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