Inspector
Nicola Coverdale
Active in published reports from Jul 2019 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
13
As lead
13
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Early years 12 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years4 graded by Nicola
Nicola
National
| Outstanding | 25% | 11% | +14 |
| Good | 75% | 76% | -1 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 7% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Early years1 graded by Nicola
NicolaNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Nicola Coverdale's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 91% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +10
- Length
- −1%
- Next steps
- 1.8
- per report
- Hedged
- 2%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 92%Communication & language 85%Behaviour 77%Safeguarding 77%Reading & phonics 69%Staff development 62%Progress & outcomes 46%Maths 38%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes11
Leadership and management11
Personal development11
Quality of education11
All inspections (13)
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Not met
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- St. Oswald's Sunshine Club26 Jul 2019 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Durham· very positive tone· Nicola CoverdaleReport
Where they've inspected
Often inspects with
Usually inspects alone.
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