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Ofsted Inspector

Polly Lankester

Active in published reports from Feb 2023 to May 2026.
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Inspections

27

As lead

0

0% of visits

Last 12 months

4

Remits

1

Schools & FE 27

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE10 graded by Polly
PollyNational
Outstanding10%10%0
Good60%66%-6
Requires improvement20%19%+1
Inadequate10%5%+5

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 10 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Polly Lankester's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 18% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−8
Length
−3%
Next steps
3.6
per report
Hedged
11%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 96%Behaviour 93%Leadership & governance 93%SEND & inclusion 85%Personal development 74%Progress & outcomes 56%Reading & phonics 44%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Achievement4
Attendance and behaviour4
Behaviour and attitudes19
Curriculum and teaching4
Inclusion4
Leadership and governance4
Leadership and management19
Personal development19
Personal development and wellbeing4
Post 16 provision3
Quality of education19

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