Ofsted Inspector
Simon Potten
Active in published reports from Nov 2022 to Dec 2024.
Inspections
24
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 24
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE14 graded by Simon
Simon
National
| Outstanding | 7% | 10% | -3 |
| Good | 57% | 66% | -8 |
| Requires improvement | 36% | 19% | +16 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 14 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Simon Potten's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 19% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −8
- Length
- +1%
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 11%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 96%Progress & outcomes 83%SEND & inclusion 83%Leadership & governance 83%Behaviour 75%Personal development 58%Reading & phonics 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes19
Leadership and management19
Personal development19
Quality of education19
All inspections (24)
- Ungraded inspection
- Good
- The Mandeville School20 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· Buckinghamshire· mixed tone· Linda Culling, Julia Mortimore, Mark Marande +1Requires improvement
- Ranelagh School13 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· Bracknell Forest· very positive tone· Jude Wilson, Adrian Percival, Louise Agley +1Outstanding
- Chichester High School6 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· West Sussex· positive tone· Paul Metcalf, Alan Johnson, Christopher Doherty +2Good
- Salesian School, Chertsey23 Oct 2024 ·Academy converter· Surrey· very positive tone· Linda Culling, Andy Platt, Christian Kingsley +2Outstanding
- Inspection
- Windsor Girls' School15 May 2024 ·Academy converter· Windsor and Maidenhead· mixed tone· Numera Anwar, Harry Kutty, Louise Agley +1Requires improvement
- Good
- The Folkestone School for Girls24 Apr 2024 ·Academy converter· Kent· very positive tone· Michelle Payne, Harry Kutty, Simon Potten +2Good
- Bohunt School7 Mar 2024 ·Academy converter· Hampshire· very positive tone· Stephen Long, Hanna Miller, Michelle Payne +4Good
- Ark Alexandra Academy21 Feb 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· East Sussex· mostly positive tone· Zoe Enser, James Broadbridge, Judy Rider +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Inspection
- Astor Secondary School16 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Kent· critical tone· Maria Roberts, Chris Ellison, Lorraine Clarke +3Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Leigh Academy Longfield27 Sept 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Kent· positive tone· Maria Roberts, Mike Boddington, Nicky Archer +1Good
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury13 Sept 2023 ·Academy converter· Kent· very positive tone· Louise Walker, Giles Osborne, Scott Norman +2Good
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School17 May 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Brighton and Hove· very positive tone· Paul Metcalf, James Rouse, Simon PottenInspection
- The Malling School29 Mar 2023 ·Foundation school· Kent· very positive tone· Louise Walker, Martin Smith, Phillip Blagg +1Good
- Outstanding
- Aldworth School8 Feb 2023 ·Community school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Marian Feeley, Andrew Foster, Paul James +1Requires improvement
- Miltoncross Academy25 Jan 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Portsmouth· mostly positive tone· Zoe Enser, Alan Johnson, Andy Johnson +2Requires improvement
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form23 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Aimee Floyd, Maria Roberts, Simon Potten +1Good
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