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Ofsted Inspector

Nick Simmonds

Active in published reports from May 2022 to May 2025.
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Inspections

21

As lead

7

33% of visits

Last 12 months

0

Remits

1

Schools & FE 21

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE10 graded by Nick
NickNational
Outstanding0%10%-10
Good50%66%-16
Requires improvement40%19%+21
Inadequate10%5%+5

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 10 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Nick Simmonds's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 13% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−10
Length
−2%
Next steps
4.5
per report
Hedged
13%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 95%Behaviour 95%Teaching & assessment 95%SEND & inclusion 76%Personal development 62%Staff development 57%Reading & phonics 48%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Behaviour and attitudes15
Leadership and management15
Personal development15
Quality of education15

All inspections (21)

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