HMI
Sally Timmons
Active in published reports from Feb 2022 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
105
As lead
82
78% of visits
Last 12 months
5
Remits
2
Schools & FE 97 · Other 8
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE54 graded by Sally
Sally
National
| Outstanding | 4% | 10% | -7 |
| Good | 80% | 66% | +14 |
| Requires improvement | 13% | 19% | -6 |
| Inadequate | 4% | 5% | -1 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 54 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sally Timmons's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 81% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 4.8
- per report
- Hedged
- 11%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 99%Teaching & assessment 90%Leadership & governance 84%Behaviour 78%Reading & phonics 76%SEND & inclusion 61%Staff development 57%Safeguarding 54%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement5
Attendance and behaviour5
Behaviour and attitudes54
Curriculum and teaching5
Early years34
Inclusion5
Leadership and governance5
Leadership and management54
Personal development54
Personal development and wellbeing5
Post 16 provision2
Quality of education54
All inspections (105)
- Croftlands Junior School30 Jun 2026 ·Community school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Jacqui Wilson, Alison Dickinson, Sally TimmonslowestNeeds attention
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Cloughwood Academy28 Apr 2026 ·Academy special converter· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Sue Dymond, Orienne Langley-Sadler, Sally Timmons +1lowestExpected
- Oastlers School3 Feb 2026 ·Academy special converter· Bradford· very positive tone· Stephanie Innes-Taylor, Berni Moorcroft, David Penny +2lowestExceptional
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Progress Arc Billinge School15 May 2025 ·Other independent special school· St. Helens· positive tone· Rebecca Sharples, Sally Timmons, Tim SherriffGood
- Ungraded inspection
- High Peak School13 Feb 2025 ·Other independent special school· Cheshire East· very positive tone· Mavis Smith, Sally TimmonsGood
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Grow Independent School10 Oct 2024 ·Other independent special school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Sally Timmons, Mark HazzardGood
- Freshfield Nursery School23 Jul 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Stockport· very positive tone· Sally Timmons, Jackie StillingsInspection
- Appletree School12 Jul 2024 ·Other independent special school· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Sally Timmons, Cleo CunninghamGood
- South Lakes Academy4 Jul 2024 ·Other independent special school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Phill WalmsleyGood
- Sandfield Park School19 Jun 2024 ·Community special school· Liverpool· very positive tone· Sally Timmons, Lindy Griffiths, Paul EdmondsonOutstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Noorul Uloom10 May 2024 ·Other independent school· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Sally Timmons, Pippa Jackson MaitlandGood
- LLSE25 Apr 2024 ·Teacher development· Kent· very positive tone· Donna Briggs, Caroline Poole, Eleanor Belfield +2Report
- Good
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School20 Mar 2024 ·Voluntary aided school· Cumberland· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Cleo Cunningham, Elizabeth HulseGood
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- Good
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- Good
- Beckstone Primary School6 Dec 2023 ·Community school· Cumberland· very positive tone· Sally Timmons, Cleo Cunningham, Ian HardmanGood
- St Matthew's CofE School29 Nov 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Cumberland· very positive tone· Liz Dayton, Amanda Whittingham, Sally TimmonsGood
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- North Lakes School11 Oct 2023 ·Community school· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Sally Timmons, Rachael AlarconGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Taywood Nursery School3 Jul 2023 ·Local authority nursery school· Lancashire· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Sandra HamiltonInspection
- Bolton Primary School28 Jun 2023 ·Community school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Cleo CunninghamGood
- Pontville School22 Jun 2023 ·Other independent special school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Sally Timmons, Kevin SextonGood
- Good
- Good
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- Inspection
- Good
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- Progress Schools - Carlisle27 Apr 2023 ·Other independent special school· Cumberland· mostly positive tone· Sally Timmons, Lindy GriffithsRequires improvement
- Maryport CofE Primary School29 Mar 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cumberland· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Elaine Mawson, Nick CapronGood
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Lower Pastures1 Feb 2023 ·Other independent special school· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Mavis SmithGood
- Lazonby C of E Primary School26 Jan 2023 ·Academy converter· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Victoria BurnsideGood
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Brook View School1 Dec 2022 ·Other independent special school· Lancashire· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Sue EastwoodGood
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy23 Nov 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Oldham· positive tone· Ahmed Marikar, Stephen Ruddy, Alan Hammersley +5Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Beetham CofE Primary School5 Oct 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Paul EdmondsonInspection
- Armathwaite School30 Sept 2022 ·Community school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Elaine MawsonInspection
- Good
- Inadequate
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School20 Jul 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Ian Hardman, Janette Walker +1Good
- Inspection
- Storth CofE School12 Jul 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Sally Timmons, Mavis SmithInspection
- Unity Academy Blackpool6 Jul 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Blackpool· mostly positive tone· Sally Timmons, Alyson Middlemass, Nick Lowry +1Requires improvement
- Inspection
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School22 Jun 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Sally KenyonGood
- Good
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School9 Jun 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sally Timmons, John DonaldInspection
- Inspection
- Millom School25 May 2022 ·Community school· Cumberland· mostly positive tone· Sally Timmons, Emma Gregory, Rebecca SharplesGood
- Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School19 May 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Lancashire· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Joan Grant, Michelle JoyceGood
- St Mary's Catholic Academy11 May 2022 ·Academy converter· Blackpool· very positive tone· David Hampson, Ahmed Marikar, David Roberts +2Good
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- Inspection
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- Good
- Good
- Pendle Primary Academy9 Mar 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Lancashire· positive tone· Sally Timmons, Adam Sproston, Louise McArdleGood
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School3 Mar 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Janette Walker, Andy Hunt, Sally TimmonsGood
- Good
- Good
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