Ofsted Inspector
Mike Smit
Active in published reports from Nov 2016 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
41
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 40 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE16 graded by Mike
Mike
National
| Outstanding | 13% | 10% | +2 |
| Good | 69% | 66% | +3 |
| Requires improvement | 19% | 19% | -1 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 29 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Mike Smit's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 46% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −2
- Length
- +8%
- Next steps
- 5.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Reading & phonics 98%Curriculum 98%Teaching & assessment 90%Behaviour 83%Progress & outcomes 54%Maths 54%SEND & inclusion 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes27
Early years32
Leadership and management37
Outcomes10
Personal development27
Personal development, behaviour and welfare10
Quality of education27
Teaching, learning and assessment10
All inspections (41)
- Good
- Hallam Nursery & Primary School11 Jun 2025 ·Academy· Sheffield· very positive tone· Andrew Gibbins, Donna Waddington, Emmeline Ford +1Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School24 Apr 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Barnsley· mostly positive tone· Steve Wren, Julian Appleyard, Lindsay Lomas +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Warmsworth Primary School4 Dec 2024 ·Community school· Doncaster· very positive tone· Mavis Smith, Jenny Winfield, Kirsty Norbury +2Good
- Outstanding
- Carcroft Primary School23 May 2024 ·Academy converter· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· Sarah Gordon, Mike Smit, Sinead FoxGood
- Scartho Nursery School17 May 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· North East Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Liam Colclough, Mike SmitGood
- Langley Moor Nursery School16 May 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· County Durham· very positive tone· Alison Stephenson, Mike SmitOutstanding
- Bede Academy1 May 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Steve Wren, Chris Story, Katie Spurr +3Good
- Great Coates Village Nursery School25 Apr 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· North East Lincolnshire· positive tone· Sarah Gordon, Mike SmitGood
- Ormesby Primary School11 Apr 2024 ·Academy converter· Redcar and Cleveland· positive tone· Katie Spurr, Mike Smit, Tim JohnsonGood
- Good
- Bramley Grange Primary School11 May 2023 ·Academy converter· Rotherham· positive tone· Dughall McCormick, Mike Smit, Rowena Sykes +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery19 Oct 2022 ·Academy converter· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Natasha Greenough, Dimitris Spiliotis, Mike SmitRequires improvement
- Good
- Norfolk Community Primary School22 Jun 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Sheffield· positive tone· Zoe Lightfoot, Mike Smit, Philippa KermotschukGood
- Good
- Sutton Upon Derwent Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School16 Mar 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· East Riding of Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Alison Stephenson, Mike SmitInspection
- Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School16 Feb 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· East Riding of Yorkshire· positive tone· Jim McGrath, Mike SmitInspection
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- Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School9 Dec 2021 ·Voluntary controlled school· North Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Nicola Shipman, Lesley Bowyer, Mike Smit +1Good
- Good
- Eastrington Primary School14 Oct 2021 ·Community school· East Riding of Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Tracey Ralph, Mike SmitInspection
- Good
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary14 Nov 2019 ·Academy converter· Bradford· positive tone· Barry Found, Lesley Allwood, Mary Lanovy-Taylor +1Good
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School15 May 2019 ·Community school· North East Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Chris Cook, Elaine Watson, Mike SmitGood
- The Hill Primary Academy2 May 2019 ·Academy converter· Barnsley· mostly positive tone· Kate Rowley, Christine Turner, Mike SmitRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School13 Dec 2017 ·Community school· North Lincolnshire· positive tone· Amraz Ali, Helen Hussey, Mike SmitReport
- Good
- Ainthorpe Primary School22 Jun 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Kingston upon Hull, City of· mostly positive tone· James Reid, Heather Mensah, Mike SmitGood
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School8 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Rotherham· critical tone· Brian Stillings, Janet Keefe, Mary Lanovy-Taylor +1Inadequate
- Middleton Primary School4 Nov 2016 ·Foundation school· Leeds· very positive tone· Michael Reeves, Adrian Fearn, Elaine Watson +2Good
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