Additional Inspector
Sara Wakefield
Active in published reports from Apr 2012 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
34
As lead
2
6% of visits
Last 12 months
8
Remits
1
Schools & FE 34
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE13 graded by Sara
Sara
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 92% | 66% | +27 |
| Requires improvement | 8% | 19% | -12 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 13 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sara Wakefield's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 15% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −9
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 3.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 97%Leadership & governance 88%SEND & inclusion 85%Teaching & assessment 85%Behaviour 82%Reading & phonics 82%Progress & outcomes 74%Maths 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement10
Attendance and behaviour8
Behaviour and attitudes21
Behaviour and safety2
Curriculum and teaching8
Early years27
Inclusion8
Leadership and governance8
Leadership and management24
Personal development21
Personal development and wellbeing8
Quality of education21
Quality of teaching2
All inspections (34)
- lowestNeeds attention
- Mersham Primary School14 Jul 2026 ·Foundation school· Kent· very positive tone· Julie Sackett, Graham Chisnell, Sara WakefieldlowestNeeds attention
- St Mildred's Primary Infant School23 Jun 2026 ·Foundation school· Kent· very positive tone· Jo Brinkley, Margaret Coussins, Sara WakefieldlowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Sandgate Primary School24 Feb 2026 ·Community school· Kent· very positive tone· Simon Graydon, Caroline Clarke, Margaret Coussins +1lowestStrong
- lowestExpected
- Outstanding
- Good
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School24 Apr 2025 ·Voluntary controlled school· East Sussex· mostly positive tone· Gavin Thomas, Sara WakefieldGood
- Outstanding
- Warden House Primary School19 Mar 2025 ·Academy converter· Kent· positive tone· Carl McCarthy, Catherine Hylands, Sara WakefieldGood
- Good
- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Leigh Academy Molehill11 Dec 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Kent· very positive tone· Michelle Payne, Sara Wakefield, Stephen JacksonOutstanding
- Cliftonville Primary School26 Jun 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Kent· positive tone· Marian Feeley, Anne Allen, Catherine Hylands +1Good
- Good
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone13 Mar 2024 ·Voluntary aided school· Kent· mixed tone· James Broadbridge, Lesley Fisher-Pink, Sara WakefieldGood
- Good
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy1 Feb 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Kent· positive tone· Michelle Payne, Jason Philipsz, Liz McIntosh +1Good
- Good
- Dovers Green School11 Oct 2023 ·Academy converter· Surrey· very positive tone· Maria Roberts, Sam French, Sara WakefieldGood
- Etchingham Church of England Primary School12 Jul 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· East Sussex· positive tone· Graham Chisnell, Sara WakefieldGood
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- Good
- Good
- Rye Community Primary School1 Mar 2023 ·Academy converter· East Sussex· mostly positive tone· Marian Feeley, Anne Allen, Sara WakefieldGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School16 Nov 2022 ·Foundation school· Southampton· mostly positive tone· Sue Keeling, Bill James, Sara WakefieldRequires improvement
- St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School18 Oct 2013 ·Voluntary controlled school· Essex· positive tone· Robert Greatrex, Janet Watson, Sara WakefieldGood
- Beechwood Primary School22 Jun 2012 ·Community school· Luton· positive tone· Marion Wallace, Isobel Randall, Nicholas Rudman +1Good
- Good
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