Additional Inspector
Sue Cox
Active in published reports from May 2012 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
278
As lead
127
46% of visits
Last 12 months
10
Remits
2
Schools & FE 261 · Other 17
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE56 graded by Sue
Sue
National
| Outstanding | 7% | 10% | -3 |
| Good | 64% | 66% | -1 |
| Requires improvement | 21% | 19% | +2 |
| Inadequate | 7% | 5% | +2 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 164 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sue Cox's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 55% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- +7%
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 98%Teaching & assessment 94%Curriculum 90%Reading & phonics 81%Behaviour 79%Progress & outcomes 72%Maths 56%Parents & families 49%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes11
Achievement10
Attendance and behaviour9
Behaviour and attitudes80
Behaviour and safety1
Curriculum and teaching9
Early years103
Inclusion9
Leadership and governance9
Leadership and management176
Outcomes65
Personal development80
Personal development and wellbeing9
Personal development, behaviour and welfare65
Post 16 provision1
Quality of education80
Quality of teaching1
Sixth form4
Teaching, learning and assessment65
All inspections (278)
- lowestNeeds attention
- Hillingdon Grange School16 Jun 2026 ·Other independent special school· Slough· very positive tone· Julie Sackett, Louise Ling, Sue CoxlowestExpected
- Grandpont Nursery School6 May 2026 ·Local authority nursery school· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Neil Pilsworth, Sue CoxlowestExpected
- Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children21 Apr 2026 ·Local authority nursery school· West Berkshire· very positive tone· Laura James, Sue CoxlowestExpected
- Slated Row School10 Mar 2026 ·Community special school· Milton Keynes· very positive tone· Simon Graydon, Martin Dyer, Sue CoxlowestStrong
- St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School3 Mar 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Neil Pilsworth, Clare Morgan, Sue CoxlowestExpected
- Red Kite School10 Feb 2026 ·Other independent special school· Buckinghamshire· very positive tone· Jo Brinkley, Sue CoxlowestExpected
- Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School9 Dec 2025 ·Academy converter· Wokingham· very positive tone· Simon Woodbridge, Maria Roberts, Neil Pilsworth +1lowestExpected
- lowestNeeds attention
- Park School5 Nov 2025 ·Other independent special school· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Sue Cox, Simon WoodbridgeInspection
- Inspection
- KWS Milton Keynes10 Jul 2025 ·Other independent special school· Milton Keynes· positive tone· Sue Cox, Matthew HaynesGood
- Inspection
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School2 Jul 2025 ·Voluntary controlled school· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Alexandra Aldridge-Gibbons, Mineza Maher, Sue CoxGood
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Park School27 Feb 2025 ·Other independent special school· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Sue Cox, Charlotte WilsonGood
- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Good
- Outstanding
- The Disraeli School6 Nov 2024 ·Community school· Buckinghamshire· very positive tone· Sue Cox, Joyce Lydford, Julie Hiddleston +1Good
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- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Henry Allen Nursery School6 Jun 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Buckinghamshire· very positive tone· Sue Cox, Chris Ellison, Daniel BottingOutstanding
- Victory Park Academy9 May 2024 ·Academy alternative provision sponsor led· Southend-on-Sea· positive tone· Michael Williams, Sue CoxGood
- Europa School UK1 May 2024 ·Free schools· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Numera Anwar, John Burridge, Matthew Rixson +1Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Dame Alice Owen's School6 Dec 2023 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Andrew Robinson, Al Mistrano, Sally Nutman +2Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- The Green Room School Kingsley16 Nov 2023 ·Other independent special school· Hampshire· very positive tone· Sue Cox, Jason PhilipszOutstanding
- Meadowbrook College8 Nov 2023 ·Academy alternative provision converter· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Sue Cox, Gary Regan, Shazia AkramInspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Good
- University of Greenwich15 Jun 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Greenwich· positive tone· Alan Derry, Chris Ellison, Chris Shelton +7Report
- Inspection
- Ambition Institute18 May 2023 ·Teacher development· Kensington and Chelsea· very positive tone· Emma Gater, David Radomsky, Jane Dennis +4Report
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Education Development Trust23 Mar 2023 ·Teacher development· Reading· mostly positive tone· Alison Colenso, Elaine Mawson, Emma Gater +4Report
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Redbourn Park School17 Nov 2022 ·Other independent special school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Steve Mellors, Sue CoxRequires improvement
- Good
- Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery9 Nov 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Southend-on-Sea· mostly positive tone· Michael Williams, Craige Brown, Sue CoxGood
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Stifford Clays Primary School12 Oct 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Thurrock· very positive tone· Nathan Lowe, Bozena Laraway, Mike Wade +1Good
- Good
- Kents Hill Park all-through school5 Oct 2022 ·Free schools· Milton Keynes· positive tone· Linda Culling, Andrew Foster, Kate Magliocco +2Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Bonneygrove Primary School16 Jun 2022 ·Community school· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Tessa Holledge, Sharon Waldron, Sue CoxGood
- Inadequate
- Good
- Inspection
- St Christopher's Academy12 May 2022 ·Academy alternative provision converter· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· John Mitcheson, Sue CoxInspection
- Requires improvement
- First Base Ipswich Academy5 May 2022 ·Academy alternative provision converter· Suffolk· very positive tone· Steve Mellors, Sue CoxInspection
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School5 May 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Milton Keynes· positive tone· Sue Cox, Alan Derry, Debbie BennettGood
- Lift Clacton27 Apr 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Essex· mostly positive tone· Liz Smith, Andrew Hemmings, Paul Lawrence +2Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Kingsdown School2 Mar 2022 ·Academy special converter· Southend-on-Sea· mostly positive tone· John Mitcheson, Sue CoxInspection
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Hill View Primary School12 Jan 2022 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Sue Cox, James Broadbridge, Lizzie JeanesGood
- The Willows Primary School8 Dec 2021 ·Community school· West Berkshire· positive tone· Sue Cox, Gareth Flemington, Jenny Ashley-JonesGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Letter
- Slade Nursery School18 May 2021 ·Local authority nursery school· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Sue Cox, Louise WalkerInspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School11 Mar 2020 ·Voluntary controlled school· Suffolk· very positive tone· Nick Rudman, Lesley Daniel, Sue CoxGood
- Stradbroke27 Feb 2020 ·Other independent special school· Redbridge· mostly positive tone· Gary Rawlings, Sue CoxRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Furneux Pelham Church of England School29 Jan 2020 ·Voluntary controlled school· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Wendy Varney, Sue CoxGood
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Lexden Springs School4 Dec 2019 ·Community special school· Essex· very positive tone· Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop, Sally Garrett, Sue CoxGood
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Radlett Preparatory School Ltd14 Nov 2019 ·Other independent school· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop, Declan McCarthy, Sue CoxGood
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery13 Nov 2019 ·Community school· Windsor and Maidenhead· mostly positive tone· Sue Cox, Deirdre Crutchley, Paul ShaughnessyRequires improvement
- Good
- Hertswood Academy12 Sept 2019 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Al Mistrano, Jason Howard, Lynn Ayling +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park1 May 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Croydon· positive tone· Sarah Parker, Ellie Whilby, Lascelles Haughton +2Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- King Edward VI CEVC School6 Mar 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Suffolk· very positive tone· John Randall, Cathy Tooze, Kay Leach +2Good
- Short inspection
- The Beacon Folkestone13 Feb 2019 ·Foundation special school· Kent· very positive tone· Susan Conway, Rosemary Keen, Sue CoxOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Talmud Torah Yetev Lev24 Jan 2019 ·Other independent school· Hackney· critical tone· Sarah Murphy-Dutton, Alison Moore, David Davies +2Inadequate
- Essex Fresh Start17 Jan 2019 ·Other independent special school· Essex· positive tone· Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop, Rachael Judd, Sue CoxGood
- Good
- Good
- OA - Thurrock5 Dec 2018 ·Academy alternative provision sponsor led· Thurrock· positive tone· Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop, Sue CoxGood
- Walthamstow Montessori School1 Nov 2018 ·Other independent school· Waltham Forest· mostly positive tone· Alison Cartlidge, Sue CoxRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Eastbury Community School12 Jul 2018 ·Community school· Barking and Dagenham· very positive tone· David Radomsky, Gerard Strong, James Whiting +2Good
- Good
- Good
- The Rosewood School4 Jul 2018 ·Pupil referral unit· Kent· mostly positive tone· Emma Sanderson, Andrew Hogarth, Julie Sackett +1Requires improvement
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing20 Jun 2018 ·Community school· West Sussex· very positive tone· Sue Cox, Clementina Aina, Peter WibroeGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Salfords Primary School and Nursery3 May 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· Surrey· mostly positive tone· Sue Cox, Cassie Buchanan, Lynn MartinRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Short inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy17 Jan 2018 ·Academy sponsor led· East Sussex· mostly positive tone· Sue Cox, Claire Prince, Stephanie ScutterRequires improvement
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Sutton Courtenay CofE Primary School29 Nov 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Sue Cox, Kevin Parfoot, Nicola CaleRequires improvement
- Buxton School22 Nov 2017 ·Foundation school· Waltham Forest· positive tone· Helena Mills, Matt Tiplin, Ian Morris +4Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Whyteleafe Primary School27 Sept 2017 ·Academy converter· Surrey· positive tone· Sue Cox, Alison Ashcroft, Cassie Buchanan +2Good
- Whyteleafe Primary School27 Sept 2017 ·Academy converter· Surrey· positive tone· Sue Cox, Alison Ashcroft, Cassie Buchanan +2Good
- Millbrook Primary School21 Sept 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Sue Cox, Graham Marshall, Janis RogersRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Thriftwood School13 Sept 2017 ·Academy special converter· Essex· very positive tone· Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop, Gary Rawlings, Sue CoxOutstanding
- Good
- Saint Pierre School14 Jul 2017 ·Other independent school· Southend-on-Sea· very positive tone· Declan McCarthy, Sue CoxRequires improvement
- Good
- Ascot Heath Church of England Junior School12 Jul 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Bracknell Forest· mixed tone· Sue Cox, James Munt, Kevin BurrellRequires improvement
- Acorn Cottage The Lodge6 Jul 2017 ·Other independent special school· Suffolk· positive tone· Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop, Sue CoxRequires improvement
- Good
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy28 Jun 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Portsmouth· mostly positive tone· Sue Cox, Deirdre Crutchley, Paul ShaughnessyRequires improvement
- Good
- Western House Academy15 Jun 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Slough· very positive tone· Sue Cox, Eileen Northey, Frances Bartlett +1Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Southfields Primary School11 May 2017 ·Community school· Peterborough· mostly positive tone· Tracy Fielding, Anne Fisher, Annie Hookway +2Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School27 Apr 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Thurrock· very positive tone· Joseph Figg, Liz Cornish, Sue Cox +1Good
- Good
- Good
- Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery16 Mar 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Southend-on-Sea· very positive tone· Prue Rayner, Sandra Jones, Sue CoxReport
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Windale Community Primary School25 Jan 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Sarah Hubbard, Andrew Clark, Sue CoxRequires improvement
- Whitefield School11 Jan 2017 ·Academy special converter· Waltham Forest· positive tone· Lesley Cox, Denise James-Mason, Jo Jones +1Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Summerswood Primary School3 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Pauline MacMillan, Dominic Carver, Sue CoxGood
- The Village School6 Oct 2016 ·Community special school· Brent· very positive tone· Gaynor Roberts, Andrew Penman, Joan Deslandes +2Outstanding
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School5 Oct 2016 ·Voluntary aided school· Slough· very positive tone· Louise Adams, Bill James, Darren Aisthorpe +2Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Marnel Community Junior School7 Jul 2016 ·Schools & FE· Basingstoke and Deane· positive tone· Seamus Murphy, Darren Aisthorpe, Rosemary Beattie +1Good
- Outstanding
- Cambridge School14 May 2015 ·Community special school· Hammersmith and Fulham· positive tone· Melvyn Blackband, Sue CoxGood
- Altwood Church of England School1 May 2015 ·Academy converter· Windsor and Maidenhead· mostly positive tone· Robert Ridout, Peter Wilkins, Stephanie Matthews +1Requires improvement
- Report
- Report
- Furze Platt Senior School12 Feb 2015 ·Academy converter· Windsor and Maidenhead· positive tone· Helen Matthews, David Howley, David Smith +2Report
- James Brindley School14 Jan 2015 ·Academy special converter· Birmingham· mixed tone· Sue Morris-King, Karen Gannon, Linda McGill +2Inadequate
- Bishop Stopford's School9 Jan 2015 ·Voluntary aided school· Enfield· very positive tone· Venetia Mayman, Angela Podmore, Maeve Hamill +1Good
- Maidenhill School10 Dec 2014 ·Foundation school· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Venetia Mayman, Peter Thomas, Sue CoxRequires improvement
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Catherine's Catholic School12 Jun 2014 ·Academy converter· Bexley· positive tone· Michael Pennington, Adam Mirams, Andrew Corish +1Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Turnfurlong Infant School14 May 2014 ·Foundation school· Buckinghamshire· positive tone· Andrew Saunders, Avtar Sherri, Sue CoxGood
- William Bellamy Primary School30 Apr 2014 ·Schools & FE· Barking and Dagenham· positive tone· Martin Marsh, Kate Robertson, Ruth Hill +1Good
- Wexham Court Primary School19 Mar 2014 ·Community school· Slough· mostly positive tone· Alison Cartlidge, Keith Homewood, Sue Cox +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Uxbridge High School13 Feb 2014 ·Academy converter· Hillingdon· mostly positive tone· Nasim Butt, Jennifer Bray, Kanwaljit Singh +2Requires improvement
- Trinity School31 Jan 2014 ·Academy converter· West Berkshire· positive tone· Sean Thornton, Lesley Voaden, Sue Cox +1Report
- Good
- The Sittingbourne School18 Dec 2013 ·Academy sponsor led· Kent· positive tone· Haydn Evans, Josephine Lewis, Michael Elson +2Good
- Frederick Bremer School26 Sept 2013 ·Community school· Waltham Forest· positive tone· Ann Short, Alastair McMeckan, Brian Netto +2Requires improvement
- Stanborough School12 Jul 2013 ·Academy converter· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Elaine Taylor, Alison Footman, Gillian Walley +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Valley Park School19 Apr 2013 ·Academy converter· Kent· very positive tone· Helen Hutchings, Helen Blanchard, Najoud Ensaff +2Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School25 Jan 2013 ·Voluntary controlled school· Kent· mostly positive tone· Raymond Prentice, Michael Jude, Sue CoxReport
- Northgate High School17 May 2012 ·Community school· Suffolk· positive tone· John Mitcheson, Justina Ilochi, Mina Drever +2Good
- Monitoring visit
- Report
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
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