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Inspector

Sue Buckingham

Active in published reports from Jan 2022 to Mar 2024.
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Inspections

64

As lead

62

97% of visits

Last 12 months

0

Remits

1

Early years 64

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Early years60 graded by Sue
SueNational
Outstanding10%11%-1
Good43%76%-32
Requires improvement20%7%+13
Inadequate27%7%+20
Early years4 graded by Sue
Sue
National

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 64 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Sue Buckingham's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 5% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−25
Length
+2%
Next steps
3.3
per report
Hedged
5%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Safeguarding 91%Progress & outcomes 83%Parents & families 83%Teaching & assessment 77%Staff development 70%Behaviour 66%Communication & language 52%Reading & phonics 41%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Behaviour and attitudes60
Leadership and management60
Personal development60
Quality of education60

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