HMI
Sara Staggs
Active in published reports from Mar 2022 to Apr 2026.
Inspections
93
As lead
69
74% of visits
Last 12 months
14
Remits
2
Schools & FE 89 · Other 4
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE40 graded by Sara
Sara
National
| Outstanding | 13% | 10% | +2 |
| Good | 65% | 66% | -1 |
| Requires improvement | 20% | 19% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 3% | 5% | -2 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 40 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sara Staggs's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 25% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −6
- Length
- −1%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 97%Behaviour 88%Leadership & governance 87%SEND & inclusion 85%Teaching & assessment 83%Reading & phonics 82%Progress & outcomes 53%Safeguarding 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement12
Attendance and behaviour11
Behaviour and attitudes46
Curriculum and teaching11
Curriculum teaching and training1
Early years42
Inclusion12
Leadership1
Leadership and governance11
Leadership and management46
Personal development46
Personal development and wellbeing11
Post 16 provision2
Professional behaviours personal development and wellbeing1
Quality of education46
All inspections (93)
- lowestNeeds attention
- South Farnham SCITT16 Mar 2026 ·Initial Teacher Education· Surrey· very positive tone· Linda Culling, Kate Fripp, Laura James +5Partly verifiedlowestStrong
- Stantonbury School3 Mar 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Milton Keynes· critical tone· Tash Hurtado, Amy Newman, Caroline Legg +3lowestUrgent improvement
- Inkpen Primary School3 Mar 2026 ·Community school· West Berkshire· positive tone· Sara Staggs, Andy Yeoman, Chris Parker +1lowestNeeds attention
- lowestExpected
- The Abbey School13 Jan 2026 ·Academy converter· Kent· positive tone· Michelle Payne, Ben Greene, Keith Pailthorpe +2lowestNeeds attention
- lowestNeeds attention
- Conifers House School22 Dec 2025 ·Other independent special school· West Sussex· positive tone· Sara Staggs, Catherine OldInspection
- lowestNeeds attention
- lowestUrgent improvement
- Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School2 Dec 2025 ·Voluntary controlled school· Buckinghamshire· very positive tone· Carl McCarthy, Katie Hancock, Sara StaggslowestExpected
- Inspection
- Berrywood Primary School18 Nov 2025 ·Community school· Hampshire· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Carl McCarthy, Ed Mather +2lowestExpected
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy11 Nov 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· East Sussex· very positive tone· Sue Keeling, Sara Staggs, Toby MartlewlowestNeeds attention
- St Edward's School25 Sept 2025 ·Other independent special school· Hampshire· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Carl McCarthyOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Ungraded inspection
- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- St Martin's Church of England Infant School24 Apr 2025 ·Academy converter· Surrey· very positive tone· Stephen Cattell, Joyce Lydford, Sara StaggsGood
- Shirley Infant School12 Mar 2025 ·Academy converter· Southampton· positive tone· Sara Staggs, Clare Vallence, Diane CharmanGood
- Good
- Outstanding
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- Southlands School6 Feb 2025 ·Other independent special school· Hampshire· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Andy JohnsonOutstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery26 Jun 2024 ·Academy converter· Portsmouth· positive tone· Sara Staggs, Linda Appleby, Rachel GoplenRequires improvement
- Rose Green Junior School19 Jun 2024 ·Academy converter· West Sussex· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Andy Yeoman, Linda ApplebyOutstanding
- Good
- Norcot Early Years Centre14 May 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Reading· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Chris EllisonInspection
- Bognor Regis Nursery School9 May 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· West Sussex· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Marian FeeleyInspection
- Inadequate
- University of Brighton25 Apr 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Brighton and Hove· very positive tone· Joanna Brinkley, Annmarie Bahaire, Emma Leavey +8Report
- Inspection
- Good
- University of Winchester21 Mar 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Harry Ingham, Abbie Wilkinson, Andrew Porter +7Report
- Inspection
- Good
- Forest Edge School29 Feb 2024 ·Other independent special school· Isle of Wight· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Ian HowieGood
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- Good
- Good
- Good
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- Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School11 Oct 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· positive tone· Sara Staggs, Andrew Foster, Simon WoodbridgeGood
- Inspection
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School27 Sept 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Slough· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Becky Greenhalgh, Matt Batchelor +1Outstanding
- Inspection
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- Requires improvement
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- Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School24 May 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Sara Staggs, Stephen JacksonGood
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Speenhamland School20 Apr 2023 ·Academy converter· West Berkshire· positive tone· Chris Parker, David Cousins, Sara StaggsGood
- Inspection
- St Paul's CofE Primary School14 Mar 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Brighton and Hove· mostly positive tone· Sara Staggs, Mark RiversRequires improvement
- Good
- Inspection
- The Bay Church of England School22 Feb 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Isle of Wight· mostly positive tone· Kathryn Moles, James Stuart, Julia Mortimore +3Good
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- Requires improvement
- Whitewater Church of England Primary School7 Dec 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· very positive tone· Sara Staggs, Gareth FlemingtonGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Rose Hill Primary School12 Oct 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Oxfordshire· mixed tone· Linda Culling, Matthew Rixson, Sara StaggsRequires improvement
- Valentine Primary School & Nursery22 Sept 2022 ·Community school· Southampton· mixed tone· Linda Culling, Clare Vallence, Paul Hemmings +1Requires improvement
- Balksbury Infant School6 Jul 2022 ·Community school· Hampshire· positive tone· Gareth Flemington, Louise Walker, Alan Derry +1Good
- Old Basing Infant School22 Jun 2022 ·Community school· Hampshire· positive tone· Vicky Matthews, Jonathan Shields, Sara StaggsGood
- Good
- Kempshott Infant School25 May 2022 ·Community school· Hampshire· positive tone· Laurie Anderson, Deirdre Crutchley, Sara StaggsGood
- Good
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