Ofsted Inspector
Richard Hopkins
Active in published reports from Oct 2015 to Oct 2019.
Inspections
36
As lead
11
31% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 36
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 35 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Richard Hopkins's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 70% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +2
- Length
- +9%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Progress & outcomes 97%Curriculum 97%Reading & phonics 97%Maths 92%Behaviour 78%Parents & families 53%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes3
Early years32
Leadership and management33
Outcomes30
Personal development3
Personal development, behaviour and welfare30
Quality of education3
Teaching, learning and assessment30
All inspections (36)
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy10 Oct 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· positive tone· Adrian Lyons, Keith Pullen, Richard HopkinsGood
- Greenways Primary School18 Sept 2019 ·Academy converter· Southend-on-Sea· positive tone· Cindy Impey, John Daniell, Pauline MacMillan +1Good
- Southfields Primary School12 Sept 2019 ·Community school· Peterborough· mostly positive tone· Richard Hopkins, Jo Nutbeam, Sarah Warboys +1Good
- Good
- Grange Primary School26 Jun 2019 ·Community school· Essex· mostly positive tone· Joseph Figg, Richard Hopkins, Vicky ParseyRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Houghton Regis Primary School9 May 2019 ·Community school· Central Bedfordshire· positive tone· Richard Hopkins, James Dyke, Lesley StevensGood
- Stanborough Primary School14 Mar 2019 ·Other independent school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Kim Hall, Richard HopkinsInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Gusford Community Primary School28 Nov 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Tracy Fielding, Marios Solomonides, Paul Wilson +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Great Heath Academy25 Apr 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· very positive tone· Richard Hopkins, Jacqueline Bell-Cook, Sebastian GasseGood
- Good
- Paston Ridings Primary School2 Feb 2018 ·Community school· Peterborough· positive tone· Richard Hopkins, Mark Carter-Tufnell, Paul CoppingGood
- Gorseland Primary School13 Dec 2017 ·Community school· Suffolk· very positive tone· Adrian Lyons, Nick Asker, Rachael Judd +2Outstanding
- Forest Academy1 Dec 2017 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Richard Hopkins, Joanna Pedlow, Simon MorleyRequires improvement
- Mile Cross Primary School15 Nov 2017 ·Community school· Norfolk· very positive tone· Nick Butt, Andrew Maher, David Milligan +2Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Fairfield Infant School12 Jul 2017 ·Community school· Suffolk· very positive tone· Ruth Brock, Ceri Evans, Richard Hopkins +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Woods Loke Community Primary School26 Apr 2017 ·Community school· Suffolk· very positive tone· Duncan Ramsey, Richard Hopkins, Sally TaggartGood
- St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School21 Apr 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Suffolk· very positive tone· Robert Greatrex, Mark Jones, Richard HopkinsGood
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- Gusford Community Primary School23 Mar 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Mike Capper, Lynn Lowery, Richard Hopkins +1Requires improvement
- Place Farm Primary Academy2 Mar 2017 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· very positive tone· Duncan Ramsey, Elizabeth Hackett, Heather Hann +2Good
- The Gateway Primary Free School22 Feb 2017 ·Free schools· Thurrock· mostly positive tone· Kim Hall, Liz Kissane, Richard Hopkins +2Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree18 Nov 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Essex· mostly positive tone· Wendy Varney, Caroline Pardy, Richard HopkinsRequires improvement
- Pot Kiln Primary School2 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Suffolk· positive tone· Simon Harbrow, Richard Hopkins, Stewart CaplenGood
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School5 Oct 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Southend-on-Sea· mostly positive tone· Wendy Varney, Jeremy Rowe, Nick Rudman +2Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Bowmansgreen Primary School11 Feb 2016 ·Community school· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Declan McCarthy, Richard Hopkins, Tania PerryGood
- Martins Wood Primary School7 Oct 2015 ·Community school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Kim Hall, Ian Middleton, Janet Lewis +2Requires improvement
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