Ofsted Inspector
Stephen Crossley
Active in published reports from Sept 2016 to Mar 2020.
Inspections
44
As lead
1
2% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 43 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 41 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Stephen Crossley's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 33% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −4
- Length
- −2%
- Next steps
- 6.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Curriculum 98%Behaviour 93%Progress & outcomes 89%Maths 57%Attendance 57%Staff development 48%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes20
Behaviour and attitudes8
Early years1
Leadership and management41
Outcomes32
Personal development8
Personal development, behaviour and welfare33
Quality of education8
Teaching, learning and assessment33
All inspections (44)
- Ash Hill Academy5 Mar 2020 ·Academy sponsor led· Doncaster· positive tone· Janice Gorlach, Erica Hiorns, Rebekah Taylor +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Allerton Grange School5 Feb 2020 ·Community school· Leeds· very positive tone· David Pridding, Belita Scott, Julian Appleyard +2Good
- Clifton Community School5 Dec 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Rotherham· positive tone· Debbie Redshaw, Peter Cole, Stephen Crossley +1Good
- Vale of York Academy14 Nov 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· York· positive tone· Dimitris Spiliotis, Adam Ryder, Stephen CrossleyGood
- Good
- Swinton Academy25 Sept 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Rotherham· mostly positive tone· Michele Costello, John McNally, Stephen Crossley +1Requires improvement
- Colne Valley High School19 Sept 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Bernard Campbell, Carl Sugden, Gordon Watts +2Good
- Winifred Holtby Academy10 Jul 2019 ·Academy converter· Kingston upon Hull, City of· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Andrew Cummings, George Gilmore +2Requires improvement
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy19 Jun 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Bradford· mixed tone· Michele Costello, Gordon Watts, Lynne Selkirk +2Requires improvement
- Queensbury Academy7 Jun 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Bradford· mixed tone· Barry Found, Stephen Crossley, Tricia Stevens +1Inadequate
- Leeds City Academy22 May 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Leeds· very positive tone· Dimitris Spiliotis, David Pridding, Stephen CrossleyGood
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form1 May 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Sheffield· very positive tone· Dimitris Spiliotis, George Gilmore, Rebekah Taylor +2Good
- University Technical College Leeds27 Mar 2019 ·University technical college· Leeds· mostly positive tone· Lee Elliott, Rachel Angus, Stephen CrossleyRequires improvement
- Upper Batley High School21 Mar 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Kirklees· very positive tone· Barry Found, Gordon Watts, Peter Cole +1Good
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School14 Mar 2019 ·Free schools· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Steve Shaw, Gordon Watts, Heather Mensah +2Inadequate
- Sirius Academy West7 Nov 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Kingston upon Hull, City of· mostly positive tone· Steve Shaw, Elizabeth Cresswell, Gordon Watts +3Requires improvement
- The Hermitage Academy31 Oct 2018 ·Academy converter· County Durham· critical tone· Barry Found, Adam Ryder, Joanne Owens +2Inadequate
- North Durham Academy4 Oct 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· County Durham· mixed tone· Darren Stewart, Joanne Owens, Sara Crawshaw +1Requires improvement
- Framwellgate School Durham2 May 2018 ·Academy converter· County Durham· mostly positive tone· Lynn Kenworthy, Nick Horn, Stephen Crossley +1Requires improvement
- Sandhill View Academy15 Mar 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Sunderland· mixed tone· Steve Shaw, Geoffrey Lumsdon, Josh Hukin +2Requires improvement
- Liberty Academy28 Feb 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Kingston upon Hull, City of· mostly positive tone· Lynn Kenworthy, Carl Sugden, Graham Crerar +3Requires improvement
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College31 Jan 2018 ·Voluntary controlled school· North Yorkshire· critical tone· Nick Whittaker, Garry Stout, Michael Cook +2Inadequate
- Hanson School11 Jan 2018 ·Foundation school· Bradford· mixed tone· Bernard Campbell, Mark Burgess, Mary Lanovy-Taylor +2Requires improvement
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School29 Nov 2017 ·Academy converter· Northumberland· mostly positive tone· Jim McGrath, Mike Tull, Nick Whittaker +2Requires improvement
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- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy9 Nov 2017 ·Academy converter· Kirklees· critical tone· Mike Tull, Bernard Clark, Malcolm Kirtley +3Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Kirk Balk Academy28 Sept 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Barnsley· mostly positive tone· Michele Costello, Bernard Clark, Fiona Dixon +2Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- The Holy Family Catholic High School, Carlton7 Jun 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· David Pridding, Graham Crerar, Peter McKenzie +1Requires improvement
- Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy11 May 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· David Pridding, Catherine Garrett, Gordon Watts +2Requires improvement
- Thornhill Community Academy4 May 2017 ·Academy converter· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Susan Hayter, Beverley Clubley, Gordon Watts +2Requires improvement
- Wath Comprehensive School : A Language College16 Mar 2017 ·Foundation school· Rotherham· critical tone· Phil Smith, Andy Swallow, Catherine Garrett +5Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Priesthorpe School1 Feb 2017 ·Foundation school· Leeds· mostly positive tone· Tudor Griffiths, Jeremy Haigh, John McNally +4Requires improvement
- Priesthorpe School1 Feb 2017 ·Foundation school· Leeds· mostly positive tone· Tudor Griffiths, Jeremy Haigh, John McNally +4Requires improvement
- Spen Valley High School11 Jan 2017 ·Foundation school· Kirklees· positive tone· Bernard Campbell, Cathy Morgan, Gordon Watts +2Report
- Holmfirth High School14 Dec 2016 ·Community school· Kirklees· positive tone· Malcolm Kirtley, Chris Smith, Fiona Dixon +2Good
- The Barlow RC High School1 Dec 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Manchester· mixed tone· Jonathan Jones, David Woodhouse, Stephen Crossley +3Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Lift Unity City3 Nov 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Middlesbrough· mixed tone· Chris Smith, Darren Stewart, Jen Cave +2Inadequate
- Sowerby Bridge High School19 Oct 2016 ·Community school· Calderdale· mixed tone· Susan Hayter, Jim McGrath, Melanie Williams +2Inadequate
- Pudsey Grammar School28 Sept 2016 ·Foundation school· Leeds· mostly positive tone· Debbie Redshaw, Lynne Selkirk, Stephen Crossley +1Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
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