HMI
Tim Vaughan
Active in published reports from May 2011 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
291
As lead
244
84% of visits
Last 12 months
21
Remits
3
Schools & FE 232 · Other 39 · Early years 20
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years1 graded by Tim
Tim
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 11% | -11 |
| Good | 0% | 76% | -76 |
| Requires improvement | 100% | 7% | +93 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Schools & FE34 graded by Tim
Tim
National
| Outstanding | 12% | 10% | +1 |
| Good | 56% | 66% | -10 |
| Requires improvement | 26% | 19% | +7 |
| Inadequate | 6% | 5% | +1 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 134 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Tim Vaughan's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 68% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +1
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 89%Leadership & governance 86%Curriculum 82%Reading & phonics 72%Progress & outcomes 64%Behaviour 61%Parents & families 55%Safeguarding 49%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Access to services10
Achievement21
Attendance and behaviour19
Behaviour and attitudes56
Curriculum and teaching19
Curriculum teaching and training2
Early years92
Inclusion21
Leadership2
Leadership and governance19
Leadership and management114
Outcomes38
Personal development56
Personal development and wellbeing19
Personal development, behaviour and welfare39
Professional behaviours personal development and wellbeing2
Quality of education56
Quality of practice10
Teaching, learning and assessment39
All inspections (291)
- Burnley Brunshaw Primary School9 Sept 2026 ·Community school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Amanda Whittingham, Andrew Marlow +1lowestNeeds attention
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary21 Jul 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Tameside· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Emily Morris, Jonny Foster-Carr +1lowestNeeds attention
- lowestNeeds attention
- lowestNeeds attention
- Aldwyn Primary School23 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Tameside· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Gemma Brierley, Joe Dryland +1lowestExpected
- Brentnall Academy16 Jun 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Salford· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Rachael Alarcon, Sue MillslowestExpected
- lowestNeeds attention
- lowestExpected
- lowestStrong
- Co-op Academy Hillside28 Apr 2026 ·Academy converter· Wirral· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Anna Carroll, Gary Anders +1lowestExpected
- Cleator Moor Nursery School14 Apr 2026 ·Local authority nursery school· Cumberland· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Rachael AlarconlowestExpected
- Walton Lane Nursery School24 Mar 2026 ·Local authority nursery school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Rachael AlarconlowestExpected
- Liverpool Hope University16 Mar 2026 ·Initial Teacher Education· Liverpool· very positive tone· Adrian Fearn, Andy Cunningham, Dawn Davies +9Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Chances Mentoring10 Mar 2026 ·Other independent special school· Oldham· very positive tone· Steve Bentham, Tim VaughanlowestExpected
- Ashgate Nursery School3 Mar 2026 ·Local authority nursery school· Derby· mixed tone· Tim Vaughan, Emma Tayler, Peter StonierlowestUrgent improvement
- Oasis Academy Broadoak24 Feb 2026 ·Academy converter· Tameside· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Clare Baron, Lisa Finnegan +1lowestNeeds attention
- Embrace SCITT9 Feb 2026 ·Initial Teacher Education· Lancashire· very positive tone· David Spruce, Jenny Jones, Sally Rix +1Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Central Community Nursery School3 Feb 2026 ·Local authority nursery school· Derby· mixed tone· Tim Vaughan, Amanda Greaves, Andrew Lakatos +1lowestUrgent improvement
- lowestExpected
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School6 Jan 2026 ·Voluntary controlled school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Liz Kelly, Sally AspinwalllowestNeeds attention
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn11 Nov 2025 ·Voluntary aided school· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Rebecca Jewitt, Sue DymondlowestExpected
- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School14 May 2025 ·Academy converter· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Wendy TraceyGood
- Ungraded inspection
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- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Whitefield Infant School and Nursery26 Feb 2025 ·Community school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Gillian Crompton, Rebecca GoughOutstanding
- Collyhurst Nursery School21 Jan 2025 ·Local authority nursery school· Manchester· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Sarah Gower-JonesUngraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Sunny Brow Nursery School19 Nov 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Rochdale· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Sarah Gower-JonesUngraded inspection
- Good
- Ungraded inspection
- Ungraded inspection
- Castleway Nursery School25 Sept 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Wirral· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Victoria BurnsideGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Duke Street Nursery School4 Jul 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Sandra HamiltonInspection
- Good
- St Richard's RC Primary School20 Jun 2024 ·Voluntary aided school· Manchester· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Lee Comber, Stephanie SwiftGood
- Taywood Nursery School9 May 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Sandra HamiltonGood
- St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs26 Apr 2024 ·Non-maintained special school· Liverpool· positive tone· Sue Eastwood, Andrew Cunningham, Ian Hardman +2Requires improvement
- Ightenhill Nursery School25 Apr 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, David RobinsonInspection
- Inspection
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School27 Mar 2024 ·Voluntary controlled school· Sefton· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Ian Cooper, Olivia BarnesGood
- Inspection
- Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre14 Mar 2024 ·Local authority nursery school· Bolton· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Sandra HamiltonInspection
- Inspection
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Basnett Street Nursery School7 Dec 2023 ·Local authority nursery school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Victoria Burnside, Tim VaughanInspection
- Whitegate Nursery School5 Dec 2023 ·Local authority nursery school· Lancashire· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Victoria BurnsideInspection
- Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School29 Nov 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Liz Davidson, Patrick RaynerOutstanding
- Good
- St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley17 Nov 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Victoria Burnside, Tim VaughanRequires improvement
- Highfield Nursery School14 Nov 2023 ·Local authority nursery school· Lancashire· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Victoria BurnsideInspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Grange School18 Oct 2023 ·Academy special sponsor led· Manchester· very positive tone· Stuart Perkins, Julie Bather, Tim VaughanOutstanding
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Stockton Wood Community Primary School13 Sept 2023 ·Community school· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Amy Fidler, Gaynor Rennie +1Requires improvement
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School19 Jul 2023 ·Community school· Warrington· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Kate Bowker, Lindy Griffiths +1Outstanding
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School4 Jul 2023 ·Voluntary aided school· Warrington· very positive tone· Sheena Clark, David Woodhouse, Tim VaughanGood
- Howard Street Nursery School28 Jun 2023 ·Local authority nursery school· Rochdale· positive tone· Victoria Burnside, Tim VaughanGood
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- Pennine Lancashire SCITT9 Mar 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Felicity Ackroyd, Fiona Buke-Jackson +1Report
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Inspection
- Birchfield Nursery School8 Dec 2022 ·Local authority nursery school· Halton· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Maria McGarryInspection
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Didsbury CofE Primary School23 Nov 2022 ·Academy converter· Manchester· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Collette Mather, Shameem PatelGood
- Good
- Duke Street Primary School3 Nov 2022 ·Community school· Lancashire· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Alyson Middlemass, Sophie MurfinGood
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall22 Sept 2022 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Gaynor Rennie, Katie HagueRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Altius Teacher Training23 Jun 2022 ·Initial Teacher Education· Stockport· positive tone· Michael Pennington, Amanda Downing, Tim VaughanReport
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Brunel Nursery School26 Apr 2022 ·Local authority nursery school· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Mavis SmithInspection
- Requires improvement
- Ashworth Nursery School23 Mar 2022 ·Local authority nursery school· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Sue EastwoodGood
- Kingsbridge EIP SCITT10 Mar 2022 ·Initial Teacher Education· Lancashire· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, John Nixon, Kathleen Harris +1Report
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Rainhill Community Nursery18 Nov 2021 ·Local authority nursery school· St. Helens· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Sheila IwaskowInspection
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School10 Nov 2021 ·Voluntary aided school· Liverpool· positive tone· Iain Sim, Aleksandra Hartshorne, Tim VaughanGood
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School3 Nov 2021 ·Community school· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Kelly Eyres, Stephen KirkpatrickRequires improvement
- Good
- Inspection
- Cinnamon Brow CofE Primary School22 Sept 2021 ·Voluntary aided school· Warrington· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Joan Grant, Tina CleughGood
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Report
- Requires improvement
- Cumbria Teacher Training13 May 2021 ·Initial Teacher Education· Cumberland· critical tone· Tim Vaughan, John Nixon, Paul Tomkow +1Report
- Arnside National CofE School11 Mar 2020 ·Academy converter· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Tim SherriffRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School5 Feb 2020 ·Voluntary aided school· Halton· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Joan Williamson, Sandie La PortaGood
- Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School22 Jan 2020 ·Voluntary aided school· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, James MarshRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Turncroft Nursery School17 Dec 2019 ·Local authority nursery school· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Naomi TaylorInspection
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy2 Oct 2019 ·Academy sponsor led· Manchester· very positive tone· Timothy Gartside, Doreen Davenport, Steve Kirkpatrick +1Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Anne's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School9 May 2019 ·Voluntary aided school· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Lynne Ryder, Tim SherriffRequires improvement
- Good
- Short inspection
- Monitoring visit
- St Agnes C of E Primary School6 Feb 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Manchester· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Doreen Davenport, Kathy Hall +2Requires improvement
- Good
- Short inspection
- Monitoring visit
- Short inspection
- Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Short inspection
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre22 Jun 2018 ·Community school· Salford· mostly positive tone· John Donald, Ann Gill, Suzanne Blay +1Requires improvement
- Westwood Park Community Primary School13 Jun 2018 ·Community school· Salford· mostly positive tone· John Donald, Sandie La Porta, Tim VaughanRequires improvement
- Short inspection
- Short inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Short inspection
- Short inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Letter
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Hursthead Junior School7 Dec 2017 ·Academy converter· Stockport· positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Doreen Davenport, Kathy Nichol +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Letter
- Requires improvement
- Letter
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Good
- Robins Lane Community Primary School12 Jul 2017 ·Community school· St. Helens· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Barbara Dutton, John Nixon +1Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Greenacres Primary School21 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Oldham· mostly positive tone· Anne Seneviratne, Tim Vaughan, Doreen DavenportRequires improvement
- Barlows Primary School14 Jun 2017 ·Community school· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Barbara Dutton, Barbara Harrold +2Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Good
- Letter
- Letter
- St Sebastian's RC Primary School29 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Salford· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Adrian Francis, David FannRequires improvement
- Good
- Lowerplace Primary School16 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Rochdale· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Louise Smith, Margot D’Arcy +2Requires improvement
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale9 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Rochdale· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, David Woodhouse, Maggie ParkerRequires improvement
- Letter
- Requires improvement
- Letter
- Good
- Whittlefield Primary School8 Feb 2017 ·Community school· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Pritiben Patel, Stephen RigbyGood
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Good
- Woodlands Primary School2 Nov 2016 ·Community school· Wirral· very positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Elizabeth Clarke, Maggie Parker +1Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Eatock Primary School22 Jun 2016 ·Community school· Bolton· very positive tone· Sue Eastwood, Elizabeth Clarke, Pamela Potter +1Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Jack In The Box Day Nursery (Wigan) Ltd15 Feb 2016 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Wigan· very positive tone· Tim VaughanGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Paul's Pre-School2 Oct 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· St Helens· very positive tone· Tim VaughanGood
- St Anthony's Pre-School/Playgroup24 Sept 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Lancashire· very critical tone· Tim VaughanInadequate
- Holy Trinity Pre-School22 Sept 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Wirral· mixed tone· Tim VaughanRequires improvement
- Good
- Puddleducks@Rising Bridge Ltd21 Jul 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim VaughanGood
- Ninas Nursery Davenport25 Jun 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Tim VaughanGood
- Cliff House Nursery3 Jun 2015 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· very positive tone· Tim VaughanGood
- Outstanding
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Good
- City of Derby-Locality 16 Jun 2014 ·Early years· Derby· mostly positive tone· Joanne Smith, Alan Comerford-Dunbar, Judith Elderfield +1Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Stoke on Trent – South Locality Children’s Centre Group28 Nov 2013 ·Early years· Stoke-on-Trent· mixed tone· Tim Vaughan, Debora Barazetti-Scott, Janet Stacey +2Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- South Northamptonshire Children’s Centre Group20 Jun 2013 ·Early years· West Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Tim Vaughan, Georgina Beasley, Joy Law +1Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Monitoring visit
- Report
- Report
- Report
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Letter
- Monitoring visit
- Letter
- Letter
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Good
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