Additional Inspector
Susan Lowry
Active in published reports from Jun 2013 to Mar 2024.
Inspections
26
As lead
9
35% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 25 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE4 graded by Susan
Susan
National
| Outstanding | 25% | 10% | +15 |
| Good | 75% | 66% | +9 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 20 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Susan Lowry's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 24% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −6
- Length
- +4%
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 96%Curriculum 88%Progress & outcomes 81%Behaviour 81%Maths 69%Reading & phonics 69%Safeguarding 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes5
Early years14
Leadership and management17
Outcomes11
Personal development5
Personal development, behaviour and welfare11
Quality of education5
Teaching, learning and assessment11
All inspections (26)
- Anglesey Primary School20 Mar 2024 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Keri Baylis, Linda Brown, Susan Lowry +1Good
- Bournville Village Primary6 Dec 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· positive tone· Lorraine Lord, Anne Potter, Chris Ogden +1Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Springfield House Community Special School11 Mar 2020 ·Community special school· Birmingham· critical tone· Mike Cladingbowl, Sarah Ashley, Susan LowryInadequate
- Inspection
- Titan St Georges Academy9 Jul 2019 ·Free schools alternative provision· Birmingham· positive tone· Susan Lowry, Lesley YatesGood
- Short inspection
- Short inspection
- Short inspection
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Holy Souls Catholic Primary School12 Jan 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Claire Jones, Jonathan Keay, Michael Appleby +2Inadequate
- Paddox Primary School12 Jul 2017 ·Community school· Warwickshire· positive tone· Simon Mosley, Collette Higgins, Helen Quinn +2Good
- St Laurence Church Infant School21 Jun 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Birmingham· positive tone· Heather Simpson, Gareth Morgan, Joanne Evans +1Good
- Pitmaston Primary School8 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Ann Pritchard, Anna Smith, Derek Gardiner +2Outstanding
- Queen Victoria Primary School17 May 2017 ·Community school· Dudley· mostly positive tone· Melonie Davies, Janet Tibbits, Louise Minter +2Requires improvement
- Alston Primary School23 Mar 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· positive tone· Matt Meckin, Adam Hewett, Deborah Allen +1Requires improvement
- Bird's Bush Primary School21 Sept 2016 ·Community school· Staffordshire· critical tone· Declan McCauley, Su Plant, Susan LowryInadequate
- New Cangle Community Primary School13 Jun 2013 ·Community school· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Declan McCarthy, Piers Ranger, Susan LowryGood
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