HMI
Nikki Heron
Active in published reports from Feb 2025 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
34
As lead
24
71% of visits
Last 12 months
28
Remits
2
Schools & FE 32 · Other 2
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement26
Attendance and behaviour26
Behaviour and attitudes2
Curriculum and teaching26
Early years6
Inclusion26
Leadership and governance26
Leadership and management2
Personal development2
Personal development and wellbeing26
Post 16 provision5
Quality of education2
All inspections (34)
- lowestExpected
- Inspection
- Parkside School7 Jul 2026 ·Academy converter· Bradford· critical tone· Michael Wardle, James Duncan, Michael Evans +2lowestUrgent improvement
- lowestNeeds attention
- Sedgefield Community College23 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· County Durham· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Catherine Beard, Joanne Maw +2lowestStrong
- lowestExpected
- Farringdon Academy9 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· positive tone· Nikki Heron, Bryony McAnelly, Steven HolmeslowestNeeds attention
- Trinity Academy Cathedral2 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Wakefield· very positive tone· Lyndsey Reed, Ed Hall, Katrina Gueli +2lowestStrong
- Cramlington Learning Village19 May 2026 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Anne Vernon, Bernard Clark +3lowestExpected
- Haughton Academy12 May 2026 ·Academy converter· Darlington· positive tone· Nikki Heron, Graham Findlay, Jill Bowe +2lowestNeeds attention
- lowestNeeds attention
- Inspection
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School21 Apr 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Leeds· very positive tone· Chris Sergeant, Adrian Fearn, Nikki HeronlowestExpected
- Maltby Lilly Hall Academy15 Apr 2026 ·Academy converter· Rotherham· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Claire Leech, Rebecca Lumb +1lowestExpected
- Escomb Primary School31 Mar 2026 ·Community school· County Durham· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Stephanie Innes-Taylor, Sue RichardsonlowestExpected
- Brighouse High School24 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Calderdale· mostly positive tone· Nikki Heron, Aejaz Laher, James Franklin-Smith +2lowestNeeds attention
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland17 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· County Durham· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Jayne Gaunt, Katie Spurr +2lowestExpected
- Newland School for Girls10 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Kingston upon Hull, City of· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Richard Wood, Steve Lewis +1lowestExpected
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School3 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Christine Durand, Lyndsey Reed +1lowestExpected
- Corbridge Middle School10 Feb 2026 ·Community school· Northumberland· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Bernard Clark, Philip WheatleylowestExpected
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College3 Feb 2026 ·Academy converter· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Nikki Heron, Jayne Gaunt, Jill Bowe +2lowestExpected
- Morpeth Newminster Middle School27 Jan 2026 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, David Milligan, Geoffrey Lumsdon +1lowestExpected
- Mo Mowlam Academy20 Jan 2026 ·Academy special sponsor led· Redcar and Cleveland· positive tone· Nikki Heron, Ian RawstornelowestNeeds attention
- Croft Community School13 Jan 2026 ·Community special school· County Durham· positive tone· Nikki Heron, Catherine Beard, Hannah Millett +1lowestNeeds attention
- North Shore Academy6 Jan 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Stockton-on-Tees· very positive tone· Hannah Millett, Chris Sergeant, Nikki Heron +2lowestExpected
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- Outwood Academy Ormesby9 Dec 2025 ·Academy converter· Middlesbrough· positive tone· Dan McKeating, Chris Carr, Graham Findlay +3lowestNeeds attention
- Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy2 Dec 2025 ·Academy converter· Gateshead· positive tone· Chris Carr, Chris Sergeant, Jessica McKay +3lowestExpected
- Barlby High School25 Nov 2025 ·Academy converter· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Dan McKeating, Chris Sergeant, Nikki Heron +1lowestNeeds attention
- Abbey Hill Academy9 Jul 2025 ·Academy special converter· Stockton-on-Tees· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Jenni MachinUngraded inspection
- Humberston Park School2 Jul 2025 ·Academy special converter· North East Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Nikki Heron, Richard WakefieldUngraded inspection
- Collingwood School & Media Arts College11 Jun 2025 ·Community special school· Northumberland· very positive tone· Emily Stevens, Nikki HeronUngraded inspection
- St Wilfrid's RC College9 Apr 2025 ·Academy converter· South Tyneside· mixed tone· Hannah Millett, Bernard Clark, Jonathan Ferstenberg +2Requires improvement
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy19 Feb 2025 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· very positive tone· Richard Wakefield, Anne Vernon, Julie McGrane +2Outstanding
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