Ofsted Inspector
Tim Redding
Active in published reports from Mar 2022 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
18
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
5
Remits
1
Schools & FE 18
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Tim
Tim
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 100% | 66% | +34 |
| 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 8 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Tim Redding's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 10% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −12
- Length
- −2%
- Next steps
- 2.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 12%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 94%Teaching & assessment 89%Behaviour 83%SEND & inclusion 78%Reading & phonics 56%Personal development 56%Staff development 56%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement5
Attendance and behaviour5
Behaviour and attitudes10
Curriculum and teaching5
Early years1
Inclusion5
Leadership and governance5
Leadership and management10
Personal development10
Personal development and wellbeing5
Post 16 provision2
Quality of education10
All inspections (18)
- The Dorcan Academy22 Sept 2026 ·Academy converter· Swindon· positive tone· Sara Berry, Aimee Mitchell-White, Alun Williams +2lowestNeeds attention
- Swindon Academy19 May 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Swindon· positive tone· Victoria Griffin, Claire Mirams, Craig Follett +4lowestExpected
- Digitech Studio School6 May 2026 ·Studio schools· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Rachel Hesketh, Daisy Louisa Agathine-Louise, Mark Richard Lees +1lowestExpected
- St Mark's CofE School17 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· very positive tone· Victoria Griffin, Andrew Raistrick, Tim ReddinglowestExpected
- Oasis Academy Brislington20 Jan 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· positive tone· Victoria Griffin, Chris Walker, Jerry Giles +2lowestNeeds attention
- St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School29 Jan 2025 ·Voluntary aided school· Bristol, City of· positive tone· Rachel Hesketh, Jerry Giles, Kathy Maddocks +2Good
- John Cabot Academy6 Nov 2024 ·Academy sponsor led· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Frances Bywater, Alison Naylor, Jerry Giles +2Good
- Gordano School1 May 2024 ·Academy converter· North Somerset· positive tone· Susan Aykin, Kathy Maddocks, Rachel Goodwin +4Good
- Ralph Allen School6 Mar 2024 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Rachel Hesketh, Malcolm Willis, Tim ReddingInspection
- Inspection
- Lawn Manor Academy12 Jul 2023 ·Academy converter· Swindon· mostly positive tone· Frances Bywater, David Simons, Paul Nicholson +1Good
- The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College19 Apr 2023 ·Academy converter· Swindon· very positive tone· Victoria Griffin, Helen Kerr, Sarah Forster +2Good
- Norton Hill Academy22 Mar 2023 ·Academy converter· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Matthew Collins, Helen Kerr, Tim ReddingInspection
- Chipping Sodbury School9 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Kelly Olive, Alison Naylor, Duncan Millard +1Good
- Matravers School22 Sept 2022 ·Foundation school· Wiltshire· positive tone· Susan Aykin, Rachel Hutchinson, Teresa Hill +1Good
- Good
- Mangotsfield School2 Mar 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Matthew Barnes, Christine Raeside, Tim Redding +1Good
- Blaise High School— ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· mixed tone· Sarah Favager-Dalton, Anna Mills, Gemma Mann +3Good
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