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Sandy Hayes

Active in published reports from Sept 2016 to Jul 2026.
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Inspections

106

As lead

60

57% of visits

Last 12 months

16

Remits

3

Schools & FE 101 · Early years 1 · Other 4

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Early years1 graded by Sandy
SandyNational
Outstanding0%11%-11
Good0%76%-76
Requires improvement0%7%-7
Inadequate100%7%+93

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Schools & FE17 graded by Sandy
SandyNational
Outstanding24%10%+13
Good53%66%-13
Requires improvement24%19%+4
Inadequate0%5%-5

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.

Sandy Hayes's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 21% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−7
Length
+1%
Next steps
4.2
per report
Hedged
8%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Teaching & assessment 95%Leadership & governance 94%Curriculum 87%Progress & outcomes 76%Behaviour 71%Reading & phonics 58%Maths 48%SEND & inclusion 43%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

16 to 19 study programmes2
Achievement16
Attendance and behaviour16
Behaviour and attitudes34
Curriculum and teaching16
Early years46
Inclusion16
Leadership and governance16
Leadership and management58
Outcomes24
Personal development34
Personal development and wellbeing16
Personal development, behaviour and welfare24
Post 16 provision3
Quality of education34
Teaching, learning and assessment24

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