Ofsted Inspector
Ray Hennessy
Active in published reports from Nov 2016 to Mar 2025.
Inspections
18
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 18
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE6 graded by Ray
Ray
National
| Outstanding | 17% | 10% | +6 |
| Good | 50% | 66% | -16 |
| Requires improvement | 33% | 19% | +14 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 14 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Ray Hennessy's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −12
- Length
- −1%
- Next steps
- 4.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 12%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 94%Behaviour 83%SEND & inclusion 72%Personal development 56%Progress & outcomes 50%Staff development 44%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes5
Behaviour and attitudes11
Leadership and management16
Outcomes5
Personal development11
Personal development, behaviour and welfare5
Quality of education11
Teaching, learning and assessment5
All inspections (18)
- Treviglas Academy5 Mar 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Cornwall· very positive tone· Victoria Griffin, Claire Thomson, Ray Hennessy +1Good
- Outstanding
- Twynham School2 May 2024 ·Academy converter· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· James Oldham, Ben Jordan, Julia Chapman +2Good
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth20 Mar 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Dorset· mostly positive tone· Victoria Griffin, Deborah Wring, Ray Hennessy +2Requires improvement
- Bournemouth School28 Feb 2024 ·Academy converter· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· very positive tone· James Oldham, Jenny Maraspin, Mike Foley +2Outstanding
- Launceston College11 May 2023 ·Academy converter· Cornwall· mostly positive tone· Sarah Favager-Dalton, Anna Mills, Matthew Collins +2Good
- Court Fields School23 Mar 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Somerset· positive tone· Kelly Olive, Ray Hennessy, Sarah Forster +1Good
- Chew Valley School18 May 2022 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Malcolm Willis, Ray Hennessy, Will MorganInspection
- Requires improvement
- The Dean Academy23 Sept 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Lydia Pride, Andrew Lovett, Mark Lees +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- The Bourne Academy20 Nov 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· very positive tone· Tracey Reynolds, Colin Logan, Ray Hennessy +1Good
- Bideford College17 Oct 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Devon· mostly positive tone· Paul Williams, Ann Cox, Gill Hickling +2Requires improvement
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College25 Apr 2018 ·Foundation school· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Sue Frater, Julie Nash, Marie Hunter +1Requires improvement
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School10 May 2017 ·Academy converter· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Steve Smith, Gill Hickling, Malcolm Davison +5Good
- Hayesfield Girls School9 Mar 2017 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· James Sage, Colin Logan, Dee Russell-Thomas +3Good
- Poole High School24 Nov 2016 ·Foundation school· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Paul Williams, Andrew Lovett, Jacqui Goodall +2Good
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