HMI
Simon Rowe
Active in published reports from Feb 2012 to Jan 2025.
Inspections
71
As lead
48
68% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 32 · Other 39
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Simon
Simon
National
| Outstanding | 29% | 10% | +18 |
| Good | 57% | 66% | -8 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Simon Rowe's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 6% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −23
- Length
- −6%
- Next steps
- 3.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 92%Teaching & assessment 92%Behaviour 75%Progress & outcomes 75%Curriculum 70%Maths 58%Reading & phonics 54%Staff development 34%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes2
Achievement3
Behaviour and attitudes7
Behaviour and safety3
Early years1
Leadership and management20
Outcomes4
Personal development7
Personal development, behaviour and welfare4
Quality of education7
Quality of teaching3
Sixth form1
Teaching, learning and assessment4
All inspections (71)
- Outstanding
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- Simon Balle All-Through School12 Jun 2024 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Al Mistrano, Simon Rowe, Jenny Thomas +3Inspection
- Good
- Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School13 Dec 2023 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Rachel Henrick, Richard Wakefield, Simon RoweGood
- Falmouth School8 Feb 2023 ·Academy converter· Cornwall· very critical tone· Simon Rowe, Helen Coulson, Matthew Collins +1Requires improvement
- Colyton Grammar School23 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Devon· positive tone· Sarah Favager-Dalton, Andrew Lovett, Gemma Tatlow +1Outstanding
- Coombe Dean School23 Mar 2022 ·Academy converter· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Sarah Favager-Dalton, Daniel Mather, Jen Gibbs +2Good
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre19 Jan 2022 ·Academy converter· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Susan Aykin, David New, Matthew Collins +2Good
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- Redruth School13 Dec 2018 ·Foundation school· Cornwall· positive tone· Paul Williams, Carol Hannaford, Non Davies +2Good
- Requires improvement
- St Aldhelm's Academy3 Mar 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Simon Rowe, Deborah Wring, Jerry GilesGood
- Good
- Good
- Orchard School Bristol21 Oct 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· positive tone· Simon Rowe, Colin Logan, Stephen Lee +1Report
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School1 Oct 2015 ·Voluntary aided school· Devon· very positive tone· Simon Rowe, Malcolm Davison, Martin Watson +2Good
- Glenmoor Academy17 Jun 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Simon Rowe, Elizabeth Bull, Judith Long +1Good
- Good
- Good
- Lift Broadlands18 Jun 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Bath and North East Somerset· mostly positive tone· Alan Hinchliffe, Peter Clifton, Simon RoweRequires improvement
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- The John of Gaunt School5 Mar 2014 ·Academy converter· Wiltshire· positive tone· Simon Rowe, David Wolfson, Deborah Wring +2Report
- Good
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- St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School25 Apr 2013 ·Voluntary controlled school· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Stephen McShane, Jeanie Jovanova, Simon RoweRequires improvement
- Christ The King College5 Jul 2012 ·Voluntary aided school· Isle of Wight· positive tone· Christopher Russell, Andrew Baker, Simon Rowe +1Good
- Pilton Community College21 Jun 2012 ·Academy converter· Devon· positive tone· Simon Rowe, Judith Goodchild, Louise Sharples +2Good
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College1 Mar 2012 ·Foundation school· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Simon Rowe, Helen Matthews, Jonathan Palk +1Satisfactory
- Camborne Science and International Academy23 Feb 2012 ·Academy converter· Cornwall· mostly positive tone· Jonathan Palk, Carl Winch, Judith O’Hara +2Good
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- Bristol Brunel Academy— ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Helen Matthews, Ann Pritchard, Paul Williams +2Report
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