Ofsted Inspector
Nicola Bray
Active in published reports from May 2022 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
23
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
3
Remits
1
Schools & FE 23
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Nicola
Nicola
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 82% | 66% | +16 |
| Requires improvement | 9% | 19% | -10 |
| Inadequate | 9% | 5% | +4 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 11 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Nicola Bray's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 23% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −6
- Length
- −6%
- Next steps
- 3.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Reading & phonics 96%Leadership & governance 87%SEND & inclusion 87%Teaching & assessment 74%Behaviour 70%Parents & families 65%Personal development 39%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement3
Attendance and behaviour3
Behaviour and attitudes15
Curriculum and teaching3
Early years16
Inclusion3
Leadership and governance3
Leadership and management15
Personal development15
Personal development and wellbeing3
Quality of education15
All inspections (23)
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy22 Sept 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Plymouth· very positive tone· Kelly Olive, Claire Bunting, Nicola Bray +1lowestExpected
- lowestUrgent improvement
- Widewell Primary Academy31 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Plymouth· very positive tone· Sophie Hillson, Matthew Shanks, Nicola BraylowestExpected
- Ungraded inspection
- Newport Community School Primary Academy12 Mar 2025 ·Academy converter· Devon· very positive tone· Gavin Summerfield, Julie Barton, Nicola BrayGood
- Requires improvement
- Ungraded inspection
- Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery23 Oct 2024 ·Academy converter· Plymouth· positive tone· Angela Folland, Demelza Bolton, Nicola BrayGood
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St John and St Francis Church School12 May 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Lydia Pride, Matthew Shanks, Nicola BrayGood
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