Ofsted Inspector
Sue Higginson
Active in published reports from Nov 2021 to Oct 2023.
Inspections
5
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 5
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE5 graded by Sue
Sue
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 80% | 66% | +14 |
| Requires improvement | 20% | 19% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 5 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sue Higginson's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 14% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −9
- Length
- +28%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 13%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 100%Staff development 100%Leadership & governance 100%Safeguarding 80%Teaching & assessment 80%Behaviour 80%Curriculum 60%Personal development 60%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes5
Leadership and management5
Personal development5
Quality of education5
All inspections (5)
- Kendal College13 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· David Towsey, Alison Humphreys, Angus Forsyth +8Requires improvement
- Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited26 May 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cheshire East· mostly positive tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Alison Humphreys, Andy Gadsdon +4Good
- The Trafford and Stockport College Group11 Nov 2022 ·Further education· Trafford· positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Bernie White +13Good
- Instep UK Limited26 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warrington· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Andrea Machell, Bob Busby +4Good
- Blackpool and the Fylde College12 Nov 2021 ·Further education· Blackpool· positive tone· Andrea Machell, Alastair Mollon, Elaine Price +10Good
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