HMI
Tim Hill
Active in published reports from Sept 2016 to Feb 2026.
Inspections
152
As lead
104
68% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
2
Schools & FE 133 · Other 19
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE8 graded by Tim
Tim
National
| Outstanding | 13% | 10% | +2 |
| Good | 0% | 66% | -66 |
| Requires improvement | 75% | 19% | +56 |
| Inadequate | 13% | 5% | +8 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 71 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Tim Hill's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 24% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −6
- Length
- +13%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 11%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 96%Teaching & assessment 95%Curriculum 80%Progress & outcomes 71%Behaviour 66%Reading & phonics 59%Safeguarding 55%Maths 45%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes1
Achievement2
Attendance and behaviour2
Behaviour and attitudes17
Curriculum and teaching2
Early years31
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management56
Outcomes39
Personal development17
Personal development and wellbeing2
Personal development, behaviour and welfare38
Post 16 provision2
Quality of education17
Sixth form2
Teaching, learning and assessment39
All inspections (152)
- Joseph Leckie Academy3 Feb 2026 ·Academy converter· Walsall· very positive tone· Deborah James, Darren Bishop, Helen Reeves +3lowestExpected
- Moseley School and Sixth Form9 Dec 2025 ·Foundation school· Birmingham· mixed tone· Bianka Zemke, Alexander Laney, Andrew Madden +3lowestUrgent improvement
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Wednesfield Academy26 Feb 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Wolverhampton· positive tone· Stuart Clarkson, Gwen Onyon, Jane Epton +1Good
- Inspection
- Oakbank14 Nov 2024 ·Free schools· Wokingham· very critical tone· Lisa Strong, Michelle Payne, Simon Conway +1Inadequate
- Ungraded inspection
- On Track Education Centre Westbury8 Oct 2024 ·Other independent special school· Wiltshire· mixed tone· Marie Thomas, Jen Southall, Simon Hollingsworth +1Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Inspection
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- Caludon Castle School7 Feb 2024 ·Academy converter· Coventry· mostly positive tone· Deborah James, Helen Reeves, Tim HillInspection
- Cambian New Elizabethan School25 Jan 2024 ·Other independent special school· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Mark Howes, Tim HillRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Inspection
- The King David High School7 Jun 2023 ·Academy converter· Manchester· mostly positive tone· Tim Hill, Ben Hill, Dawn Farrent +1Requires improvement
- Birmingham City University25 May 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Birmingham· positive tone· Alexander Laney, Bianka Zemke, Eve Morris +5Report
- Red Rose School11 May 2023 ·Other independent special school· Lancashire· mixed tone· Tim Hill, Melanie Callaghan-LewisInspection
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- James Brindley School29 Jun 2022 ·Academy special converter· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Chris Pollitt, Amjid Zaman, Gemma Mann +1Inspection
- St Luke's CofE First School13 Jan 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Lorraine Lord, Tim HillRequires improvement
- Rowley Hall Primary School25 Nov 2021 ·Foundation school· Sandwell· mixed tone· Bogusia Matusiak-Varley, Anna Smith, Chris Ogden +3Requires improvement
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- Nicholas Chamberlaine School25 Nov 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Warwickshire· mostly positive tone· Christopher Stevens, Dan Robinson, Graeme Rudland +3Requires improvement
- Wathen Grange School14 Oct 2021 ·Other independent special school· Warwickshire· critical tone· Heather Phillips, Tim HillInadequate
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- Good
- Requires improvement
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- Requires improvement
- Barrs Court School23 Oct 2019 ·Academy special converter· Herefordshire, County of· mostly positive tone· Tim Hill, Malcolm WillisInspection
- Overton School17 Oct 2019 ·Other independent special school· Shropshire· mostly positive tone· Tim Hill, Graham TyrerGood
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- Inadequate
- Monitoring visit
- Frederick Bird Primary School6 Jun 2019 ·Community school· Coventry· mostly positive tone· Tim Hill, Jane Ferguson, Mark Hinton +1Requires improvement
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- Coppice Primary School4 Apr 2019 ·Foundation school· Birmingham· very positive tone· Tim Hill, Jo Evans, Julie Griffiths +2Good
- Requires improvement
- Short inspection
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School15 Jan 2019 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· mixed tone· Tim Hill, Dawn Bennett, Heather SimpsonInspection
- Good
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Inadequate
- Short inspection
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- The Hollies Pupil Referral Unit4 Jul 2018 ·Pupil referral unit· Staffordshire· mixed tone· Tim Hill, Chris Pollitt, James McNeillieInadequate
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
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- Good
- Good
- Good
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- Good
- Robin's Nest School18 Jan 2018 ·Other independent special school· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Tim Hill, Mary MaybankRequires improvement
- Good
- Letter
- Skilts School6 Dec 2017 ·Community special school· Birmingham· critical tone· Tim Hill, Linda McGill, Sue Morris-KingInadequate
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Letter
- Good
- Inadequate
- Three Peaks Primary Academy28 Sept 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Staffordshire· positive tone· Tim Hill, Chris Wright, Janice WoodGood
- Good
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Inadequate
- Paget Primary School28 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Tim Hill, Jeremy Bird, Kim Ellis +2Requires improvement
- Heathlands Primary Academy21 Jun 2017 ·Academy converter· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Tim Hill, Jeannette Mackinney, John Bates +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
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- Good
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- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Berrybrook Primary School25 Jan 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Wolverhampton· positive tone· Tim Hill, Michael Onyon, Wayne SimnerGood
- Good
- St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy11 Jan 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Wolverhampton· very positive tone· Tim Hill, Anna Smith, Paul LongdenGood
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Radford Primary Academy19 Oct 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Coventry· mixed tone· Charalambos Loizou, Michael Appleby, Tim HillRequires improvement
- Good
- Inadequate
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