Additional Inspector
Simon Francis
Active in published reports from Jun 2012 to Mar 2023.
Inspections
41
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 39 · Other 2
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE13 graded by Simon
Simon
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 69% | 66% | +4 |
| Requires improvement | 31% | 19% | +11 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 31 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Simon Francis's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 60% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +0
- Length
- −3%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 98%Reading & phonics 93%Teaching & assessment 93%Behaviour 85%Maths 63%Progress & outcomes 61%Parents & families 54%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes17
Behaviour and safety1
Early years29
Leadership and management35
Outcomes15
Personal development17
Personal development, behaviour and welfare15
Quality of education17
Quality of teaching1
Teaching, learning and assessment15
All inspections (41)
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School29 Mar 2023 ·Academy· Southampton· mostly positive tone· Kate Fripp, Deirdre Crutchley, Matthew Rixson +1Requires improvement
- The Horsell Village School9 Feb 2023 ·Academy converter· Surrey· very positive tone· Becky Greenhalgh, Debra Mansfield, Simon FrancisGood
- Inspection
- St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery12 Jan 2023 ·Academy· Windsor and Maidenhead· positive tone· Lizzie Jeanes, Simon Francis, Vickie FarrowRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- The Palmer Primary Academy23 Nov 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Reading· positive tone· Chris Parker, Alison Ashcroft, Simon FrancisGood
- Good
- Clanfield CofE Primary School3 Feb 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· James Broadbridge, Simon FrancisInspection
- Good
- Good
- Foundry Lane Primary School12 Jan 2022 ·Foundation school· Southampton· mostly positive tone· Linda Culling, Lee Selby, Linda Jacobs +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School13 Oct 2021 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Clare Haines, Mo Galway, Simon FrancisGood
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School29 Jan 2020 ·Voluntary aided school· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Shazia Akram, Michael Green, Simon FrancisOutstanding
- Singleton CofE Primary School17 Dec 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· West Sussex· mostly positive tone· Dylan Davies, Simon FrancisInspection
- Inspection
- Good
- St Monica Primary School9 Oct 2019 ·Community school· Southampton· mostly positive tone· Maxine McDonald-Taylor, Felix Rayner, Rachel Goplen +1Inadequate
- Weyfield Primary Academy10 Jul 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Surrey· mostly positive tone· Peter Wibroe, Krista Dawkins, Simon FrancisRequires improvement
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School26 Jun 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Portsmouth· critical tone· Lee Selby, Clare Haines, Simon FrancisInadequate
- Carterton Primary School20 Mar 2019 ·Community school· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Bill James, Catherine Davies, Simon FrancisRequires improvement
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary28 Nov 2018 ·Voluntary controlled school· West Berkshire· very positive tone· Dom Cook, Kevin Parfoot, Simon FrancisGood
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- Ludlow Infant Academy4 Oct 2018 ·Academy converter· Southampton· very positive tone· Dom Cook, Rachel Goplen, Simon FrancisGood
- Requires improvement
- Report
- Fairisle Junior School28 Feb 2018 ·Foundation school· Southampton· very positive tone· Brian Macdonald, Rachel Goplen, Simon FrancisGood
- Sandhills Community Primary School31 Jan 2018 ·Community school· Oxfordshire· mixed tone· Elizabeth Farr, Frances Nation, Simon FrancisInadequate
- Calcot Junior School6 Dec 2017 ·Community school· West Berkshire· positive tone· Linda Jacobs, Lea Hannam, Simon FrancisGood
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School22 Nov 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Surrey· very positive tone· Lea Hannam, Tracy Good, Kevin Parfoot +1Outstanding
- Milton Park Primary School24 May 2017 ·Community school· Portsmouth· mostly positive tone· Mo Galway, Cassie Buchanan, Simon FrancisRequires improvement
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School7 Dec 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Richard Blackmore, Nigel Cook, Simon FrancisGood
- Overstone Combined School18 May 2016 ·Foundation school· Buckinghamshire· positive tone· Diana Choulerton, Anthony Linnet, Gillian Peck +1Good
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy5 May 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Portsmouth· mixed tone· Louise Adams, Christine Dickens, Simon FrancisRequires improvement
- Billingshurst Primary School10 Dec 2015 ·Childminder· Westminster· very positive tone· Jim McVeigh, Julie Sackett, Simon Francis +1Good
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School25 Jun 2015 ·Voluntary aided school· Southampton· positive tone· Janet Maul, Linda Rowley, Simon FrancisGood
- Good
- Report
- Conifers Primary School28 Jun 2012 ·Community school· Dorset· positive tone· Derek Watts, Simon Francis, Stephanie MatthewsGood
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