Ofsted Inspector
Paul Walker
Active in published reports from Sept 2018 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
28
As lead
23
82% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 28
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE5 graded by Paul
Paul
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 80% | 66% | +14 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 20% | 5% | +15 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 16 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Paul Walker's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 49% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −2
- Length
- −4%
- Next steps
- 4.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Curriculum 96%Reading & phonics 93%Behaviour 82%SEND & inclusion 64%Parents & families 61%Safeguarding 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes12
Early years16
Leadership and management18
Outcomes6
Personal development12
Personal development, behaviour and welfare6
Quality of education12
Teaching, learning and assessment6
All inspections (28)
- Good
- Hayes School27 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· Torbay· very positive tone· Paul Walker, Sarah Tustain, Stewart GaleOutstanding
- Good
- Inspection
- Lift Barton Hill27 Sept 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Torbay· positive tone· Jason Edge, Lizzie Lethbridge, Paul Walker +1Good
- Inspection
- Bridport Primary School8 Mar 2023 ·Academy converter· Dorset· mostly positive tone· Paul Walker, Demelza Bolton, Lizzie LethbridgeGood
- Inspection
- Inspection
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- All Saints CofE VC Infants School28 Sept 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Paul Walker, Andrew LovettInspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Welton Primary School26 Jun 2019 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· very positive tone· Paul Walker, Jo BriscombeGood
- Good
- Good
- Brixham Church of England Primary School27 Mar 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Torbay· mixed tone· Stewart Gale, Paul Walker, Wendy HanrahanRequires improvement
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- Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School13 Feb 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Wiltshire· mostly positive tone· Paul Walker, Emma Jelley, Simon BissettRequires improvement
- Beech Grove Primary School30 Jan 2019 ·Community school· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Richard Lucas, Marcia Northeast, Paul WalkerRequires improvement
- Good
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