Inspector
Sonia Lee
Active in published reports from Mar 2025 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
17
As lead
17
100% of visits
Last 12 months
7
Remits
2
Early years 16 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years6 graded by Sonia
Sonia
National
| Outstanding | 67% | 11% | +56 |
| Good | 33% | 76% | -42 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 7% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Early years3 graded by Sonia
SoniaNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 9 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sonia Lee's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 95% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +20
- Length
- +8%
- Next steps
- 3.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 0%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 76%Progress & outcomes 76%Communication & language 65%Behaviour 59%Safeguarding 59%SEND & inclusion 53%Staff development 47%Teaching & assessment 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement3
Behaviour and attitudes6
Behaviour, attitudes and routines5
Children's welfare and wellbeing5
Curriculum and teaching3
Inclusion5
Leadership and governance5
Leadership and management6
Personal development6
Quality of education6
All inspections (17)
- Junior Adventures Group @ Ashford St Marys TN2318 Jun 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Kent· very positive tone· Sonia LeelowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- SJOut12 May 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Kent· very positive tone· Sonia LeelowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Bexley Day Nursery Limited18 Mar 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Bexley· very positive tone· Sonia Lee, Sarah Taylor-SmithlowestExpected
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Not met
- Met
- Outstanding
- Met
- Report
- Swanley Kindergarten Pre-School8 May 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Kent· very positive tone· Sonia LeeGood
- Outstanding
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