Ofsted Inspector
Taj Bhambra
Active in published reports from Dec 2016 to Mar 2025.
Inspections
31
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 31
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Taj
Taj
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 73% | 66% | +7 |
| Requires improvement | 27% | 19% | +8 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 22 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Taj Bhambra's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 45% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −2
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 97%Behaviour 94%Teaching & assessment 94%SEND & inclusion 68%Progress & outcomes 65%Reading & phonics 61%Personal development 58%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes6
Behaviour and attitudes15
Leadership and management24
Outcomes9
Personal development15
Personal development, behaviour and welfare9
Quality of education15
Teaching, learning and assessment9
All inspections (31)
- Ungraded inspection
- John O'Gaunt School15 Jan 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· West Berkshire· mixed tone· Ed Mather, Jane Cartwright, Taj BhambraGood
- Chipping Norton School25 Sept 2024 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Mark Bagust, Jason Philipsz, Taj Bhambra +1Outstanding
- Oasis Academy Mayfield24 Apr 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Southampton· positive tone· Mark Enser, Julia Mortimore, Peter Fry +1Good
- Stantonbury School24 Jan 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· Milton Keynes· mixed tone· Daniel Botting, Mary Davies, Philip Wayne +2Requires improvement
- Oxford Spires Academy23 Nov 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Ginny Rhodes, Jason Philipsz, Julia Mortimore +2Good
- Inspection
- St Augustine Academy13 Jul 2023 ·Academy sponsor led· Kent· mostly positive tone· Keith Pailthorpe, Jason Philipsz, Julia Mortimore +1Requires improvement
- Carrington School18 May 2023 ·Academy converter· Surrey· positive tone· Keith Pailthorpe, Julia Mortimore, Richard Carlyle +2Good
- Glebelands School22 Mar 2023 ·Community school· Surrey· very positive tone· Charles Joseph, Antonia Spinks, Harry Kutty +1Good
- Inspection
- Didcot Girls' School23 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Mary Davies, John Burridge, Taj BhambraInspection
- Uckfield College5 Oct 2022 ·Community school· East Sussex· very positive tone· Paul Metcalf, Cathy Reid, Taj BhambraInspection
- Thornden School22 Jun 2022 ·Academy converter· Hampshire· positive tone· Paula Sargent, David Cousins, John Burridge +2Good
- Theale Green School5 May 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· West Berkshire· positive tone· Paul Metcalf, Cathy Reid, Taj BhambraGood
- King's School23 Mar 2022 ·Free schools· Brighton and Hove· positive tone· Paul Metcalf, Stuart Edwards, Sue Bullen +1Good
- Gosford Hill School16 Feb 2022 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· mostly positive tone· Matthew Newberry, Mary Davies, Taj Bhambra +1Good
- Furze Platt Senior School18 Nov 2021 ·Academy converter· Windsor and Maidenhead· positive tone· Paul Metcalf, Beverley Murtagh, Taj BhambraInspection
- The Grange School3 Nov 2021 ·Foundation school· Buckinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Matthew Newberry, Linda Culling, Nicholas Simmonds +2Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Cranbourne21 Nov 2019 ·Community school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Karen Roche, Ciaran ODowda, Mark Bagust +1Requires improvement
- Trevelyan Middle School2 Oct 2019 ·Academy converter· Windsor and Maidenhead· positive tone· Christopher Lee, Peter Fry, Richard Kearsey +1Good
- Christ's College, Guildford22 May 2019 ·Academy converter· Surrey· mostly positive tone· Catherine Old, James Rouse, Susan Conway +1Requires improvement
- Maidstone Grammar School16 Jan 2019 ·Foundation school· Kent· positive tone· Theresa Phillips, Colin Lankester, Julie Summerfield +2Good
- The Matthew Arnold School20 Jun 2018 ·Academy converter· Surrey· positive tone· Beverley Murtagh, Alistair Brien, Harry Kutty +1Good
Show all 31 inspections
- King Alfred's10 May 2018 ·Academy converter· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Catherine Old, Jane Cartwright, Ross Macdonald +2Requires improvement
- Hugh Christie School6 Dec 2017 ·Foundation school· Kent· very positive tone· Christopher Lee, Catherine Davies, Peter Rodin +1Good
- The Radcliffe School22 Sept 2017 ·Foundation school· Milton Keynes· mixed tone· Karen Roche, Charles Joseph, Mark Duke +2Requires improvement
- Aldworth School23 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Seamus Murphy, Andy Hemmings, Ann McCarthy +3Requires improvement
- Admiral Lord Nelson School9 Mar 2017 ·Academy converter· Portsmouth· positive tone· Seamus Murphy, Alistair Brien, Ben Ramdhony +3Good
- Ark Charter Academy1 Dec 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Portsmouth· positive tone· Theresa Phillips, Lucy English, Mark Bagust +1Good
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