HMI
Steve Mellors
Active in published reports from Feb 2018 to Feb 2025.
Inspections
196
As lead
146
74% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
3
Schools & FE 167 · Other 28 · Early years 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE50 graded by Steve
Steve
National
| Outstanding | 2% | 10% | -8 |
| Good | 78% | 66% | +12 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 6% | 5% | +1 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 109 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Steve Mellors's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 37% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −4
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 3.9
- per report
- Hedged
- 6%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 90%Leadership & governance 89%Teaching & assessment 87%Reading & phonics 82%Behaviour 58%Progress & outcomes 55%Safeguarding 48%SEND & inclusion 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes71
Early years63
Leadership and management98
Outcomes27
Personal development71
Personal development, behaviour and welfare27
Quality of education71
Teaching, learning and assessment27
All inspections (196)
- Ungraded inspection
- Weatherfield Academy7 Feb 2025 ·Academy special converter· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Sara Boyce, Wayne JarvisGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Thomas Deacon Academy13 Nov 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Peterborough· positive tone· Bessie Owen, Dan Leonard, Steve Mellors +2Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Include Suffolk4 Jul 2024 ·Other independent school· Suffolk· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Joanna Pedlow, Nathan LoweGood
- Inspection
- Brandles School5 Jun 2024 ·Academy special sponsor led· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Mary AbeyasekeraGood
- Inspection
- Willow Nursery School23 May 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Caroline Crozier, Steve MellorsGood
- White Trees Independent School16 May 2024 ·Other independent special school· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Nathan LoweGood
- Woodlands Secondary School9 May 2024 ·Community special school· Luton· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Javier Sanchez-Garcia, Sue PryorOutstanding
- Langford Village Academy25 Apr 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Central Bedfordshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Julie Lawrence, Michael ScottGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Haywood Grove School28 Feb 2024 ·Community special school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Mary AbeyasekeraInspection
- Greys Education Centre8 Feb 2024 ·Academy alternative provision converter· Bedford· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Fiona WebbGood
- Lexden Springs School2 Feb 2024 ·Community special school· Essex· critical tone· Steve Mellors, Daniel Short, Michael Williams +2Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
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- St Elizabeth's School11 Oct 2023 ·Non-maintained special school· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Clare GammonsInspection
- Ivel Valley School & College20 Sept 2023 ·Community special school· Central Bedfordshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Helen JonesInspection
- St John's School14 Sept 2023 ·Academy special converter· Bedford· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Adam Cooke, Lesley StevensGood
- East Hall School9 Aug 2023 ·Other independent special school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Nathan LoweInspection
- Inspection
- Lakeside School19 Jul 2023 ·Community special school· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Michael WilliamsInspection
- Inspection
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School29 Jun 2023 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Lucy RobertsGood
- Middleton School22 Jun 2023 ·Community special school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Mary AbeyasekeraInspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Pastures Way Nursery School21 Apr 2023 ·Local authority nursery school· Luton· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Katherine DouglasInspection
- Peter Pan Nursery School19 Apr 2023 ·Local authority nursery school· Bedford· very positive tone· Lynne Williams, Steve MellorsInspection
- The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby14 Mar 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Bessie Owen, Steve MellorsInspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- e-Qualitas9 Feb 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Newham· positive tone· Adam Cooke, Charlie Fordham, Steve Mellors +1Report
- Inadequate
- Sandy Secondary School26 Jan 2023 ·Secondary· Central Bedfordshire· mixed tone· Damian Loneragan, Dan Leonard, Lesley Daniel +2Requires improvement
- OA - Suffolk18 Jan 2023 ·Academy alternative provision sponsor led· Suffolk· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Adam CookeGood
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Hope Tree School24 Nov 2022 ·Other independent special school· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Fiona WebbRequires improvement
- Redbourn Park School17 Nov 2022 ·Other independent special school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Sue CoxRequires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Claydon Primary School19 Oct 2022 ·Academy converter· Suffolk· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Charlotte Martin, Tim McLoughlinGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Inadequate
- Weston Way Nursery School21 Sept 2022 ·Local authority nursery school· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Richard KuehInspection
- Gusford Community Primary School14 Sept 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Ania Vaughan, Richard Fordham +1Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- University of East Anglia16 Jun 2022 ·Initial Teacher Education· Norfolk· very positive tone· Kristian Hewitt, Damian Loneragan, Liz Smith +1Report
- Good
- OA - Nene Valley18 May 2022 ·Academy alternative provision converter· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Linda BartlettGood
- First Base Ipswich Academy5 May 2022 ·Academy alternative provision converter· Suffolk· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Sue CoxInspection
- Inspection
- Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School22 Apr 2022 ·Community school· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Julie Harrison, Kim HallGood
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Woodcroft School17 Mar 2022 ·Other independent special school· Essex· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Declan McCarthyRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- Alderwood Academy11 Feb 2022 ·Academy alternative provision converter· Suffolk· positive tone· Steve Mellors, John MitchesonInspection
- Inspection
- Kensworth Church of England Academy2 Feb 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Central Bedfordshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Lesley StevensGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Isleham Church of England Primary School13 Jan 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Christine DickGood
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School19 Nov 2021 ·Voluntary aided school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Kristian Hewitt, Neil Taggart, Steve MellorsGood
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Beech Hill Community Primary School14 Oct 2021 ·Community school· Luton· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Ahson Mohammed, Jackie Mullan +1Good
- Good
- Avocet House23 Sept 2021 ·Other independent special school· Norfolk· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Stefanie Lipinski-BarltropGood
- Good
- Letter
- Good
- Good
- All Saints School25 Jun 2021 ·Other independent special school· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· John Mitcheson, Steve MellorsRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery9 Jun 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· very positive tone· Isabel Davis, Marc White, Steve MellorsGood
- Letter
- Inspiration Teacher Training20 May 2021 ·Initial Teacher Education· Norfolk· positive tone· Cindy Impey, Adrian Lyons, Steve MellorsReport
- Letter
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Outstanding
- Inadequate
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans25 Sept 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Lesley DanielGood
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy11 Jul 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Jenny CarpenterRequires improvement
- Prae Wood Primary School4 Jul 2019 ·Community school· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Simon Eardley, Simon HarbrowGood
- Good
- Biggleswade Academy26 Jun 2019 ·Academy converter· Central Bedfordshire· positive tone· John Crane, James Dyke, Simon Harbrow +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Avenue Junior School28 Mar 2019 ·Community school· Norfolk· positive tone· Tessa Holledge, Nick Templeton, Steve MellorsGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Short inspection
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School10 Jan 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Peterborough· mixed tone· Paul Wilson, Sean Powell, Steve MellorsRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Short inspection
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery22 Nov 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Southend-on-Sea· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Debbie Rogan, Wendy VarneyGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Short inspection
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred26 Sept 2018 ·Academy converter· Thurrock· very positive tone· Tessa Holledge, John Daniell, Steve Mellors +1Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Earls Hall Primary School27 Jun 2018 ·Community school· Southend-on-Sea· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Annie Hookway, Lou Nelson +1Good
- Good
- Good
- Short inspection
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Burwell Village College (Primary)16 Mar 2018 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Lynsey Holzer, Susan AykinRequires improvement
- Shirley Community Primary School9 Mar 2018 ·Community school· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Steve Mellors, Pete Sewell, Teresa SkeggsGood
- Tuckswood Academy21 Feb 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Tracy Fielding, Lynn Lowery, Steve MellorsRequires improvement
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- Monitoring visit
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- Letter
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- Monitoring visit
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