Ofsted Inspector
Moira Banks
Active in published reports from Nov 2016 to Feb 2024.
Inspections
52
As lead
3
6% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 51 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE28 graded by Moira
Moira
National
| Outstanding | 14% | 10% | +4 |
| Good | 61% | 66% | -5 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 11% | 5% | +6 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 43 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Moira Banks's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 13% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −10
- Length
- +4%
- Next steps
- 3.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 98%Behaviour 92%Teaching & assessment 90%Reading & phonics 58%SEND & inclusion 58%Progress & outcomes 50%Safeguarding 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes2
Behaviour and attitudes34
Early years11
Leadership and management43
Outcomes9
Personal development34
Personal development, behaviour and welfare9
Quality of education34
Teaching, learning and assessment9
All inspections (52)
- Outwood Academy Normanby28 Feb 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Redcar and Cleveland· mixed tone· Ian Rawstorne, Andrew Gibbins, Chris Fletcher +1Inadequate
- Harton Academy7 Feb 2024 ·Academy converter· South Tyneside· very positive tone· James Duncan, Bernard Clark, John Lucas +4Good
- Ings Farm Primary School31 Jan 2024 ·Academy converter· Redcar and Cleveland· very positive tone· Carl Sugden, David Roundtree, Moira BanksGood
- Good
- Inspection
- Trinity Academy Newcastle10 Nov 2023 ·Academy special converter· Newcastle upon Tyne· mixed tone· Alex Thorp, Jill Bowe, Moira BanksRequires improvement
- Ponteland Community Primary School9 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· very positive tone· Ian Rawstorne, Moira Banks, Simon WardGood
- Talbot House Children's Charity12 Jul 2023 ·Non-maintained special school· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· David Mills, Moira BanksGood
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School4 Jul 2023 ·Academy converter· South Tyneside· positive tone· Jenny Thomas, Emily Stevens, Moira Banks +1Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester22 Mar 2023 ·Academy converter· County Durham· mixed tone· Stuart Voyce, Christina Jones, Joanne Owens +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School8 Mar 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Philippa Kermotschuk, Moira BanksGood
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy18 Jan 2023 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· positive tone· Carl Sugden, Gillian Hemming, Jamie Lawler +2Good
- Freebrough Academy11 Jan 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Redcar and Cleveland· very positive tone· John Linkins, Karen Gammack, Kate Morris +1Outstanding
- Co-op Academy Grange23 Nov 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Bradford· very critical tone· Thomas Wraith, John Linkins, Kieran McGrane +2Inadequate
- Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy16 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Gateshead· mostly positive tone· Eleanor Belfield, Chris Fletcher, Joanne Owens +2Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
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- Ashbrooke School7 Jul 2022 ·Other independent special school· Sunderland· positive tone· Patricia Head, Moira Banks, Sarah HubbardOutstanding
- Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy18 May 2022 ·Academy special converter· Redcar and Cleveland· very positive tone· Moira Banks, Jo Sharpe, Zoe WestleyOutstanding
- Heworth Grange School27 Apr 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Gateshead· mixed tone· Katherine Spurr, David Milligan, Kieran McGrane +1Requires improvement
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College16 Mar 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Hartlepool· very positive tone· Graham Findlay, Adam Ryder, Christina Jones +2Outstanding
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College19 Jan 2022 ·Academy converter· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Katie Spurr, Bernard Clark, Moira BanksInspection
- Cambian Hartlepool School14 Jan 2022 ·Other independent special school· Hartlepool· positive tone· Patricia Head, Moira BanksGood
- King Edwin School3 Dec 2021 ·Other independent special school· Stockton-on-Tees· positive tone· Chris Smith, Moira BanksGood
- Mackenzie Thorpe Centre11 Nov 2021 ·Other independent special school· Redcar and Cleveland· mostly positive tone· Marian Thomas, Moira BanksGood
- Outstanding
- Berwick Academy13 Oct 2021 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Graham Findlay, Bernard Clark, Moira BanksRequires improvement
- Sandhill View Academy29 Sept 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Sunderland· positive tone· Carl Sugden, Angela White, Katherine Spurr +1Good
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Collingwood School & Media Arts College8 Jan 2020 ·Community special school· Northumberland· very positive tone· Michael Wardle, Moira BanksGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Washington Academy3 Apr 2019 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· very critical tone· Chris Smith, John McNally, Moira BanksReport
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth30 Jan 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Stockton-on-Tees· mostly positive tone· Chris Smith, Lee Elliott, Moira BanksGood
- Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise5 Oct 2018 ·Community school· County Durham· mixed tone· Dimitris Spiliotis, David Penny, Jim McGrath +1Requires improvement
- Bishop Barrington School A Sports with Mathematics College15 Nov 2017 ·Community school· County Durham· mostly positive tone· David Pridding, Adam Ryder, Chris Smith +4Requires improvement
- Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School11 May 2017 ·Foundation school· County Durham· mixed tone· Sir John Townsley, Deano Wright, John Paddick +1Requires improvement
- Sedgefield Community College9 Mar 2017 ·Community school· County Durham· positive tone· Chris Smith, Deano Wright, Michael Cook +3Outstanding
- Durham Sixth Form Centre2 Mar 2017 ·Community school· County Durham· very positive tone· Joanne Suddes, Chris Jones, Colin Scott +3Outstanding
- Cramlington Learning Village2 Feb 2017 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· very positive tone· Mark Evans, Angela White, Geoffrey Lumsdon +4Good
- Cathedral Academy10 Nov 2016 ·Academy converter· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Robert Jones, David Pridding, Kate Lounds +1Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
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