Additional Inspector
Stephen Cloke
Active in published reports from May 2015 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
58
As lead
20
34% of visits
Last 12 months
4
Remits
1
Schools & FE 58
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE17 graded by Stephen
Stephen
National
| Outstanding | 6% | 10% | -5 |
| Good | 65% | 66% | -1 |
| Requires improvement | 29% | 19% | +10 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 38 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Stephen Cloke's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 41% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 3.9
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 98%Reading & phonics 98%Teaching & assessment 97%Leadership & governance 95%Behaviour 86%Progress & outcomes 69%SEND & inclusion 60%Parents & families 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement4
Attendance and behaviour4
Behaviour and attitudes24
Curriculum and teaching4
Early years38
Inclusion4
Leadership and governance4
Leadership and management41
Outcomes16
Personal development24
Personal development and wellbeing4
Personal development, behaviour and welfare16
Quality of education24
Teaching, learning and assessment16
All inspections (58)
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School30 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Southend-on-Sea· very positive tone· Jane Bennett, Danny Wagstaff, Nicola Shadbolt +1lowestExpected
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School2 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Essex· very positive tone· Sarah Stevens, Rebecca McCutcheon, Stephen ClokelowestStrong
- Fawcett Primary School24 Mar 2026 ·Foundation school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Tessa Holledge, Michele Geddes, Stephen ClokelowestNeeds attention
- Springfield Primary School10 Mar 2026 ·Community school· Essex· very positive tone· Lynne Williams, Nerrissa Bear, Stephen Cloke +1lowestExpected
- Ungraded inspection
- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Combs Ford Primary School12 Feb 2025 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Stephen Cloke, Charlotte Martin, Rob EdwardsGood
- Ungraded inspection
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Good
- Sutton House Academy7 Mar 2024 ·Academy special sponsor led· Southend-on-Sea· positive tone· Suzanne Thrower, Stephen ClokeGood
- Good
- Poplars Community Primary School22 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· positive tone· Jonny Wallace, Helen McCarney, Stephen ClokeRequires improvement
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester8 Nov 2023 ·Academy converter· Essex· very positive tone· Jonny Wallace, Nathan Lowe, Dave Gibson +1Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- The Pinetree School27 Sept 2023 ·Free schools alternative provision· Norfolk· mixed tone· Tessa Holledge, Stephen ClokeGood
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Unity Primary Academy8 Mar 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Essex· mostly positive tone· Lynne Williams, Nicola Shadbolt, Stephen ClokeRequires improvement
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- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School7 Dec 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Essex· mostly positive tone· Nerrissa Bear, Mike Wade, Stephen ClokeRequires improvement
- Lift Hamford16 Nov 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Essex· positive tone· Damian Loneragan, Nicola Shadbolt, Stephen ClokeGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Tuckswood Academy22 Apr 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Charlie Fordham, Simon Harbrow, Stephen ClokeRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Wroughton Junior Academy20 Nov 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Stephen Cloke, Joanna Pedlow, Jo NutbeamRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School26 Sept 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Essex· positive tone· Sarah Warboys, Nick Templeton, Stephen ClokeGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Martham Academy and Nursery19 Oct 2017 ·Academy converter· Norfolk· very positive tone· Gulshan Kayembe, Henry Weir, Stephen ClokeGood
- Cobholm Primary Academy27 Sept 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Maria Curry, Brian Oppenheim, Madeleine Gerard +1Requires improvement
- Grove Wood Primary School7 Jun 2017 ·Academy converter· Essex· very positive tone· Cindy Impey, Paul Hughes, Sarah Warboys +2Outstanding
- Wheatfields Primary School8 Mar 2017 ·Foundation school· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Mike Capper, Caroline Skingsley, Jeremy Rowe +2Requires improvement
- Downham Feoffees Primary School20 Jan 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cambridgeshire· mixed tone· Lesley Daniel, Fiona Webb, Stephen ClokeInadequate
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Dussindale Primary School17 Jun 2016 ·Community school· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Maria Curry, Debbie Flowerdew, Stephen Cloke +1Requires improvement
- Bluebell Primary School6 May 2016 ·Community school· Norfolk· very positive tone· Nick Butt, Pauline MacMillan, Stephen ClokeGood
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School4 Mar 2016 ·Community school· Essex· very positive tone· Wendy Varney, Lesley Stevens, Stephen ClokeOutstanding
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School8 May 2015 ·Community school· Essex· mostly positive tone· Jackie Cousins, Paul Hughes, Stephen ClokeRequires improvement
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