Ofsted Inspector
Steph Matthews
Active in published reports from Feb 2018 to Jul 2023.
Inspections
27
As lead
15
56% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 27
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE10 graded by Steph
Steph
National
| Outstanding | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Good | 70% | 66% | +4 |
| Requires improvement | 20% | 19% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 18 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Steph Matthews's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 24% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −6
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 4.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 5%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 100%Reading & phonics 96%Teaching & assessment 96%Behaviour 78%Parents & families 67%Safeguarding 63%SEND & inclusion 56%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes12
Early years18
Leadership and management18
Outcomes6
Personal development12
Personal development, behaviour and welfare6
Quality of education12
Teaching, learning and assessment6
All inspections (27)
- Inspection
- Norton Hill Primary School12 Jul 2023 ·Free schools· Bath and North East Somerset· very positive tone· Steph Matthews, Ken BuxtonOutstanding
- Inspection
- Sea Mills Primary School28 Jun 2023 ·Community school· Bristol, City of· positive tone· Steph Matthews, Adam Matthews, Ken BuxtonGood
- Bitham Brook Primary School21 Jun 2023 ·Community school· Wiltshire· mostly positive tone· Steph Matthews, Laura Bennett, Spencer AllenGood
- Inspection
- Pensford Primary School7 Jun 2023 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Steph Matthews, Tonwen EmpsonInspection
- Good
- Good
- Burton Church of England Primary School12 May 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Liz Geller, Sandy Hayes, Steph MatthewsRequires improvement
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- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Abbotswood Primary School2 Oct 2019 ·Community school· South Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Catherine Beeks, Steph Matthews, Tonya HillGood
- Good
- St Anne's Infant School27 Feb 2019 ·Foundation school· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Paul Smith, Paula Marsh, Steph MatthewsRequires improvement
- Hotwells Primary School19 Sept 2018 ·Academy converter· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Sarah McGinnis, Steph MatthewsRequires improvement
- The Tynings School12 Jul 2018 ·Community school· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Sarah O’Donnell, Liz Jenkins, Steph MatthewsRequires improvement
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- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
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