Ofsted Inspector
Rachel McDonald-Taylor
Active in published reports from Mar 2022 to Mar 2024.
Inspections
14
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 14
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE10 graded by Rachel
Rachel
National
| Outstanding | 20% | 10% | +10 |
| Good | 60% | 66% | -6 |
| Requires improvement | 20% | 19% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 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.
Rachel McDonald-Taylor's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 28% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −5
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 3.9
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 100%Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 93%Behaviour 86%Reading & phonics 86%Staff development 57%SEND & inclusion 57%Parents & families 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes10
Early years5
Leadership and management10
Personal development10
Quality of education10
All inspections (14)
- The Wyvern School (Buxford)13 Mar 2024 ·Foundation special school· Kent· positive tone· Michelle Payne, Alan Johnson, Rachel McDonald-TaylorGood
- Headstart23 Nov 2023 ·Other independent special school· East Sussex· very positive tone· Julie Sackett, Rachel McDonald-TaylorGood
- Unsted Park School9 Nov 2023 ·Other independent special school· Surrey· positive tone· Chris Ellison, Rachel McDonald-TaylorRequires improvement
- Compass Community School Pinetree Park5 Oct 2023 ·Other independent special school· East Sussex· positive tone· Clive Dunn, Rachel McDonald-TaylorGood
- Rachel Madocks School9 Feb 2023 ·Community special school· Hampshire· positive tone· Gary Tostevin, Rachel McDonald-TaylorInspection
- Arbour Vale School11 Jan 2023 ·Academy special sponsor led· Slough· positive tone· Shazia Akram, Linda Jacobs, Rachel McDonald-TaylorGood
- Bradfields Academy30 Nov 2022 ·Academy special converter· Medway· very positive tone· Jo Petch, Rachel McDonald-TaylorInspection
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School16 Nov 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Brighton and Hove· mostly positive tone· Laura James, Andrea Carter, Rachel McDonald-Taylor +1Good
- Maple Ridge School19 Oct 2022 ·Community special school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Linda Jacobs, Rachel McDonald-TaylorInspection
- Osborne School29 Sept 2022 ·Community special school· Hampshire· very positive tone· Linda Jacobs, Charles Joseph, Rachel McDonald-TaylorOutstanding
- Chadlington Church of England Primary School12 Jul 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Richard Blackmore, Rachel McDonald-TaylorInspection
- Olney Infant Academy23 Jun 2022 ·Academy converter· Milton Keynes· very positive tone· Sue Child, Rachel McDonald-TaylorOutstanding
- The Eastbourne Academy25 May 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· East Sussex· mixed tone· Michelle Lower, Christopher Doherty, Ginny Rhodes +1Requires improvement
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School10 Mar 2022 ·Academy converter· Kent· mostly positive tone· Alice Roberts, Hanna Miller, Rachel McDonald-Taylor +1Good
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