Additional Inspector
Michael Appleby
Active in published reports from Jan 2013 to Mar 2020.
Inspections
127
As lead
25
20% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 126 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 92 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Michael Appleby's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 50% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −2
- Length
- +9%
- Next steps
- 4.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 100%Reading & phonics 96%Progress & outcomes 95%Maths 90%Behaviour 87%Curriculum 85%Parents & families 43%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes2
Behaviour and attitudes19
Early years91
Leadership and management117
Outcomes70
Personal development19
Personal development, behaviour and welfare71
Quality of education19
Teaching, learning and assessment71
All inspections (127)
- Paganel Primary School11 Mar 2020 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Lynda Townsend, Collette Higgins, Michael ApplebyGood
- Wembrook Primary School4 Mar 2020 ·Community school· Warwickshire· mostly positive tone· Johanne Clifton, Dawn White, Michael Appleby +1Good
- Turves Green Primary School26 Feb 2020 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· positive tone· Chris Pollitt, Diana Pearce, Michael ApplebyGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Croft Junior School29 Jan 2020 ·Community school· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Tina Willmott, Dawn White, Michael ApplebyGood
- Parkgate Primary School15 Jan 2020 ·Academy converter· Coventry· positive tone· Bianka Zemke, Michael Appleby, Susan Helps +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Lift Anglesey4 Dec 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Staffordshire· positive tone· Declan McCauley, Michael Appleby, Rebecca NashGood
- Inspection
- Stanton Bridge Primary School27 Nov 2019 ·Academy converter· Coventry· positive tone· Heather Simpson, Devinder Riat, Michael ApplebyGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Marston Green Infant Academy16 Oct 2019 ·Academy converter· Solihull· positive tone· Kirsty Foulkes, Mel Davies, Michael ApplebyGood
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy10 Oct 2019 ·Academy converter· Birmingham· positive tone· Tina Willmott, Anne Potter, Michael ApplebyGood
- Clifford Bridge Academy2 Oct 2019 ·Academy converter· Coventry· positive tone· Jane Spilsbury, Michael Appleby, Tina WillmottGood
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Maney Hill Primary School18 Sept 2019 ·Community school· Birmingham· positive tone· Nicola Harwood, Marilyn Mottram, Michael ApplebyGood
- Good
- Good
- Cheslyn Hay Primary School10 Jul 2019 ·Community school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Kirsty Foulkes, Helen Quinn, Michael ApplebyGood
- Telford Junior School4 Jul 2019 ·Community school· Warwickshire· mostly positive tone· Nicola Harwood, Mary Maybank, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Grange Primary26 Jun 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Shropshire· positive tone· Patrick Amieli, Mary Maybank, Michael ApplebyGood
- Audley Primary School20 Jun 2019 ·Academy converter· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Alun Williams, Collette Higgins, Graeme Rudland +1Requires improvement
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- Requires improvement
- Good
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School22 May 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· positive tone· Claire Jones, Charalambos Loizou, Collette Higgins +1Good
- Billesley Primary School15 May 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· very positive tone· Ann Pritchard, Anne Potter, Michael Appleby +1Outstanding
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy3 Apr 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Telford and Wrekin· mostly positive tone· Claire Jones, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Huntingtree Primary School27 Feb 2019 ·Community school· Dudley· very positive tone· Wayne Simner, Gill Turner, Michael ApplebyGood
- River View Primary and Nursery School14 Feb 2019 ·Community school· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Patrick Amieli, Gill Turner, Michael ApplebyGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Brandhall Primary School24 Jan 2019 ·Community school· Sandwell· very positive tone· Pamela Matty, Ian Beardmore, Michael ApplebyGood
- All Saints CofE Primary School16 Jan 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Sandwell· positive tone· Claire Jones, Michael Appleby, Sarah MalamGood
- Ball Green Primary School5 Dec 2018 ·Community school· Stoke-on-Trent· mixed tone· Declan McCauley, Elizabeth Ellis-Martin, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School28 Nov 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Chris Pollitt, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Sun Academy Bradwell11 Jul 2018 ·Academy converter· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Charalambos Loizou, Michael ApplebyGood
- Blakesley Hall Primary School5 Jul 2018 ·Community school· Birmingham· positive tone· Declan McCauley, Andrew Orgill, Lynda Townsend +1Good
- Good
- Yorkswood Primary School16 May 2018 ·Community school· Solihull· mostly positive tone· Graham Tyrer, Julie Bourdon-Pierre, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Peters Hill Primary School10 May 2018 ·Community school· Dudley· very positive tone· Patrick Amieli, Janet Tibbits, Kerri James +1Good
- Wednesbury Oak Academy25 Apr 2018 ·Academy converter· Sandwell· mixed tone· Catherine Crooks, Diana Pearce, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Chuckery Primary School21 Mar 2018 ·Community school· Walsall· positive tone· Ed Masterson, Michael Appleby, Tracey O’Keeffe-PullanGood
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School8 Feb 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Sue Cameron, Adam Hewett, Dawn White +1Inadequate
- Good
- Temple Meadow Primary School24 Jan 2018 ·Foundation school· Sandwell· very positive tone· Nicola Harwood, Justine Lomas, Michael ApplebyGood
- Fairhaven Primary School17 Jan 2018 ·Community school· Dudley· mostly positive tone· Jane Spilsbury, Michael Appleby, Susan HughesRequires improvement
- Holy Souls Catholic Primary School12 Jan 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Claire Jones, Jonathan Keay, Michael Appleby +2Inadequate
- Leominster Primary School10 Jan 2018 ·Community school· Herefordshire, County of· very positive tone· Martin Spoor, Allyson Taylor, Lindsay Nash +1Good
- Charford First School6 Dec 2017 ·Community school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Claire Jones, Barry Yeardsley, Michael ApplebyGood
- Waverley School29 Nov 2017 ·Academy converter· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Sandy Hayes, Alan Johnson, Dan Owen +3Requires improvement
- Rednal Hill Junior School22 Nov 2017 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Lynda Townsend, Derek Gardiner, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Northleigh CofE Primary School15 Nov 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Worcestershire· mixed tone· Martin Pye, Marie Thomas, Michael ApplebyInadequate
- Holmer Lake Primary School2 Nov 2017 ·Community school· Telford and Wrekin· positive tone· Kerry Rochester, Marie Thomas, Michael ApplebyGood
- Good
- Budbrooke Primary School20 Sept 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Warwickshire· positive tone· Adam Hewett, John Bates, Michael ApplebyGood
- Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School6 Jul 2017 ·Academy converter· Herefordshire, County of· positive tone· Lynda Townsend, Michael ApplebyGood
- Hateley Heath Primary School29 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Steve Nelson, Julie Griffiths, Kate Hanson +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Birches Green Junior School5 May 2017 ·Community school· Birmingham· mixed tone· Max Vlahakis, Julie Griffiths, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- St Martin's Primary School29 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Herefordshire, County of· mostly positive tone· Alan Prince, Amarjit Cheema, Anne Potter +1Requires improvement
- Sutton Park Community Primary School24 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Ann Pritchard, Michael Appleby, Sarah AshleyRequires improvement
- Heath Mount Primary School22 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Lynda Townsend, Mary Maybank, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School3 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· positive tone· Jonathan Keay, Josie Leese, Karen O’Keefe +1Good
- Landywood Primary School2 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Patrick Amieli, Jane Edgerton, Michael ApplebyGood
- Langdale Primary School12 Jan 2017 ·Foundation school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Jeremy Bird, Ellen Taylor, Michael ApplebyGood
- Adderley Primary School14 Dec 2016 ·Community school· Birmingham· positive tone· Martin Spoor, Julie McCarthy, Michael Appleby +1Good
- Weddington Primary School30 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Warwickshire· mostly positive tone· Robert Greatrex, Benetia Mounsey, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Woods Bank Academy9 Nov 2016 ·Academy converter· Walsall· positive tone· Bogusia Matusiak-Varley, Linda Brown, Michael ApplebyGood
- Good
- Radford Primary Academy19 Oct 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Coventry· mixed tone· Charalambos Loizou, Michael Appleby, Tim HillRequires improvement
- Southam St James (Voluntary Aided) CofE Primary School15 Sept 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Warwickshire· positive tone· Simon Mosley, Jeremy Bird, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Beanfield Primary School13 Jul 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· North Northamptonshire· positive tone· Vondra Mays, Jo Ward, Michael Appleby +1Good
- Good
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy25 May 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Walsall· very positive tone· Adam Hewett, Mel Ford, Michael ApplebyGood
- Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School18 May 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Simon Mosley, Adam Hewett, Michael ApplebyOutstanding
- Parkfield Community School11 May 2016 ·Academy converter· Birmingham· very positive tone· Peter Humphries, Abigail Rourke, Michael Appleby +2Outstanding
- Hurst Hill Primary School27 Apr 2016 ·Community school· Dudley· mostly positive tone· Charalambos Loizou, Michael Appleby, Nicola HarwoodRequires improvement
- Woodfield Junior School13 Apr 2016 ·Community school· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Sarah Somers, Kevin Butlin, Michael ApplebyRequires improvement
- Michael Drayton Junior School7 Apr 2016 ·Community school· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Pamela Matty, Michael Appleby, Michael OnyonGood
- Pennyhill Primary School2 Mar 2016 ·Community school· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Graeme Burgess, Deborah Allen, Michael Appleby +1Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Offmore Primary School29 Jan 2016 ·Community school· Worcestershire· mixed tone· Martin Spoor, Michael Appleby, Sarah SomersRequires improvement
- Good
- Aldermoor Farm Primary School4 Jun 2015 ·Community school· Coventry· very positive tone· Michael Appleby, Carol Deakin, Sally NutmanGood
- St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth24 Apr 2015 ·Voluntary controlled school· Birmingham· positive tone· Michael Appleby, Richard Kentish, Stephanie PetersGood
- St Andrew's Ceva Primary School20 Mar 2015 ·Voluntary aided school· West Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Michael Appleby, Elaine Hamilton, Kate RobertsonRequires improvement
- Outwoods Primary School5 Mar 2015 ·Community school· Warwickshire· mostly positive tone· Michael Appleby, Alan Radford, Jatinder VirkRequires improvement
- Brackley Church of England Junior School12 Feb 2015 ·Voluntary controlled school· West Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Michael Appleby, Simon MorleyRequires improvement
- George Betts Primary Academy29 Jan 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Sandwell· very positive tone· Michael Appleby, Helen Masefield, Marie ThomasGood
- Good
- Good
- St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock28 Nov 2014 ·Voluntary controlled school· Leicestershire· positive tone· Michael Appleby, Beverley StrangeGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Bilton CofE Junior School27 Jun 2014 ·Voluntary controlled school· Warwickshire· positive tone· Michael Appleby, Heather Phillips, Judith Tulloch +1Good
- The Meadows Primary School9 May 2014 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Michael Appleby, Roisin Chambers, Wendy HanrahanRequires improvement
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School12 Feb 2014 ·Academy converter· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Ann Ashdown, Michael Appleby, Mike WilliamsGood
- Joseph Turner Primary School31 Jan 2014 ·Community school· Sandwell· positive tone· Steven Cartlidge, Carolyn Wood, Michael ApplebyGood
- Requires improvement
- Wylde Green Primary School18 Dec 2013 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Susan Williams, Michael Appleby, Roisin ChambersRequires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Christ Church CofE Primary School26 Sept 2013 ·Voluntary aided school· Sandwell· positive tone· Sarah Somers, Michael Appleby, Roisin ChambersGood
- Holmer CofE Academy19 Sept 2013 ·Academy converter· Herefordshire, County of· positive tone· Elizabeth Cooper, Kathryn Brunt, Michael ApplebyGood
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Requires improvement
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- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
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