Additional Inspector
Sarah O’Donnell
Active in published reports from Nov 2014 to Dec 2024.
Inspections
68
As lead
49
72% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 67 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Sarah
Sarah
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 55% | 66% | -11 |
| Requires improvement | 45% | 19% | +26 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 55 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sarah O’Donnell's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 80% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +3
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 99%Teaching & assessment 97%Reading & phonics 91%Curriculum 91%Maths 84%Progress & outcomes 76%Parents & families 69%Behaviour 65%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes16
Early years38
Leadership and management43
Outcomes22
Personal development16
Personal development, behaviour and welfare23
Quality of education16
Teaching, learning and assessment23
All inspections (68)
- Good
- Grangefield Primary School3 Jul 2024 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Lakmini Harkus, Sarah O’Donnell, Sean McKeownGood
- Temple Guiting Church of England School26 Jun 2024 ·Voluntary controlled school· Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Lakmini Harkus, Sarah O’DonnellGood
- St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley12 Jun 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Neil Pilsworth, Andrew Foster, Sarah O’DonnellGood
- Barton Hill Academy17 Apr 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· positive tone· Matt Fletcher, Paula Marsh, Sarah O’DonnellRequires improvement
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School19 Oct 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Wendy D’Arcy, Sarah O’DonnellRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School28 Apr 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Chris HansenGood
- Bethany Church of England Junior School23 Mar 2022 ·Academy converter· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Bradley Murray, Marcia NortheastGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- St John and St Francis Church School14 Nov 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Jen Edwards, Martin BraggRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Inspection
- Good
- Inadequate
- Dorchester Middle School22 May 2019 ·Academy converter· Dorset· mixed tone· Sarah McGinnis, Jacqui Goodall, Judith O’Hare +2Requires improvement
- Good
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- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- The Tynings School12 Jul 2018 ·Community school· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Liz Jenkins, Steph MatthewsRequires improvement
- Short inspection
- Whitchurch Primary School23 May 2018 ·Community school· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Helen SpringettGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Beech Green Primary School29 Nov 2017 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Bill Jerman, Emma JelleyGood
- Grange Primary School15 Nov 2017 ·Foundation school· Gloucestershire· mixed tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Linda Rowley, Liz JenkinsInadequate
- Good
- Chesterton Primary School27 Sept 2017 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· mixed tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Liz Jenkins, Maddy KentInadequate
- Good
- Inadequate
- Cashes Green Primary School28 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Catherine Beeks, Wendy HanrahanGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Nursling Church of England Primary School11 May 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Graham MarshallRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Horfield Church of England Primary School22 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Bristol, City of· very positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, David New, Dawn Breeze +2Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Rush Common School12 Jan 2017 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Elizabeth Farr, Caroline Walshe, Penny Orme +2Good
- Springfield Primary School30 Nov 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Surrey· very positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Linda Phillips, Teresa DaviesGood
- The Meadows Primary School25 Nov 2016 ·Community school· South Gloucestershire· critical tone· Lorna Brackstone, Claire Mirams, Sarah O’DonnellInadequate
- Purbrook Junior School16 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Hampshire· positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Bruce Waelend, Judith GrevettGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Michael's on the Mount Church of England Primary School24 Sept 2015 ·Voluntary controlled school· Bristol, City of· very positive tone· Alex Baxter, Sarah O’DonnellReport
- Good
- Good
- Palace Wood Primary School12 Feb 2015 ·Community school· Kent· mostly positive tone· Julie Sackett, Liz Kissane, Sarah O’DonnellRequires improvement
- Good
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