Additional Inspector
Paul Welford
Active in published reports from Nov 2014 to Nov 2018.
Inspections
20
As lead
1
5% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 20
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
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.
Paul Welford's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −12
- Length
- −9%
- Next steps
- 5.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Curriculum 95%Behaviour 90%Maths 85%Reading & phonics 60%Staff development 55%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes6
Early years1
Leadership and management18
Outcomes14
Personal development, behaviour and welfare14
Sixth form3
Teaching, learning and assessment14
All inspections (20)
- Stokesley School7 Nov 2018 ·Academy converter· North Yorkshire· mixed tone· Darren Stewart, Alexandra Hook, Garry Stout +2Requires improvement
- Berwick Academy31 Jan 2018 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· critical tone· Tudor Griffiths, Michael Tull, Paul Welford +1Inadequate
- Huntington School12 Oct 2017 ·Community school· York· very positive tone· John Townsley, Bernard Clark, Debbie Redshaw +8Outstanding
- George Pindar School23 Jun 2017 ·Foundation school· North Yorkshire· mixed tone· David Pridding, Andy Swallow, Paul Welford +1Inadequate
- Sedgefield Community College9 Mar 2017 ·Community school· County Durham· positive tone· Chris Smith, Deano Wright, Michael Cook +3Outstanding
- Durham Sixth Form Centre2 Mar 2017 ·Community school· County Durham· very positive tone· Joanne Suddes, Chris Jones, Colin Scott +3Outstanding
- Heaton Manor School30 Nov 2016 ·Foundation school· Newcastle upon Tyne· critical tone· Chris Smith, Joan Hewitt, Joanne Suddes +5Inadequate
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy16 Nov 2016 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Joanne Owens, Karen Gammack +3Requires improvement
- Monkwearmouth Academy5 Oct 2016 ·Academy converter· Sunderland· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Ashley Wood, Karen Gammack +3Requires improvement
- Walbottle Campus15 Jul 2016 ·Community school· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Andrew Swallow, Karen Gammack, Lee Elliot +2Good
- Requires improvement
- BBG Academy10 Mar 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Kirklees· positive tone· Tanya Stuart, Lynn Selkirk, Mary Lanovy-Taylor +1Good
- Seaton Valley High School14 Jan 2016 ·Community school· Northumberland· positive tone· Janice Gorlach, Nicholas Horn, Paul WelfordGood
- Headlands School10 Dec 2015 ·Community school· East Riding of Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· James McGrath, Jennifer Cave, Jeremy Haigh +1Requires improvement
- North Durham Academy21 May 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· County Durham· mostly positive tone· Alison Thomson, Anne Smedley, Frank Cain +2Requires improvement
- King James's School11 Mar 2015 ·Academy converter· Kirklees· positive tone· Rebecca Lawton, Clive Hurren, Mary Lanovy-Taylor +1Good
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School12 Feb 2015 ·Community school· County Durham· very positive tone· Mark Patton, Georgiana Sale, Graeme Clarke +2Outstanding
- Dixons Allerton Academy13 Nov 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Bradford· positive tone· James McGrath, Linda Magrath, Mary Lanovy-Taylor +2Requires improvement
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