HMI
Usha Devi
Active in published reports from Nov 2006 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
176
As lead
133
76% of visits
Last 12 months
29
Remits
2
Schools & FE 112 · Other 64
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 30 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Usha Devi's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −15
- Length
- +13%
- Next steps
- 2.8
- per report
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- 11%
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Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 95%Progress & outcomes 90%Teaching & assessment 90%Reading & phonics 80%Maths 76%Curriculum 73%Behaviour 44%Parents & families 43%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes2
Achievement41
Attendance and behaviour29
Behaviour and attitudes9
Behaviour and safety1
Care guidance support11
Curriculum11
Curriculum and teaching29
Early years41
Inclusion29
Leadership and governance29
Leadership and management35
Outcomes7
Personal development20
Personal development and wellbeing29
Personal development, behaviour and welfare7
Quality of education9
Quality of teaching1
Teaching and learning11
Teaching, learning and assessment7
All inspections (176)
- Sacred Heart Primary School15 Sept 2026 ·Community school· Sandwell· very positive tone· Usha Devi, Christian Hamilton, Darren King +1lowestExpected
- Springdale Primary School9 Sept 2026 ·Academy converter· Wolverhampton· positive tone· Usha Devi, Bogusia Matusiak-Varley, Kirsty Foulkes +1lowestExpected
- Hallow CofE Primary School14 Jul 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Usha Devi, Lorraine Lord, Maggie SpencelowestExpected
- St Francis Catholic Primary School7 Jul 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Walsall· positive tone· Usha Devi, Declan McCauley, Madeleine GriffinlowestExpected
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley30 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Solihull· positive tone· Usha Devi, Bogusia Matusiak-Varley, Helen Large +1lowestExpected
- Silkmore Primary Academy23 Jun 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Staffordshire· positive tone· Usha Devi, Melanie Callaghan-Lewis, Susan RaylowestExpected
- The Lyppard Grange Primary School16 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Worcestershire· positive tone· Usha Devi, Debbie Newman, Kate Mather +1lowestExpected
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- Priorslee Academy2 Jun 2026 ·Academy converter· Telford and Wrekin· mostly positive tone· Usha Devi, Andrew Tilley, Ellen Taylor +1lowestNeeds attention
- Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education)19 May 2026 ·Other independent special school· Birmingham· very positive tone· Chris Pollitt, Usha DevilowestExpected
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- Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery6 May 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Shropshire· very positive tone· James Dean, Anna Vrahimi, Usha DevilowestNeeds attention
- Bhylls Acre Primary School21 Apr 2026 ·Academy converter· Staffordshire· positive tone· Usha Devi, Barry Yeardsley, Jonathan MoorelowestExpected
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- Rivers Primary Academy17 Mar 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Walsall· very positive tone· Usha Devi, Barry Yeardsley, Helen Lowe +1lowestNeeds attention
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School10 Mar 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Usha Devi, Razia Ali, Tess SharmanlowestStrong
- Seabridge Primary School3 Mar 2026 ·Academy converter· Staffordshire· positive tone· Usha Devi, Allyson Brown, Amanda Green +1lowestExpected
- New Invention Learning Academy24 Feb 2026 ·Academy converter· Walsall· very positive tone· Usha Devi, Adam Montague-Clewes, David LisowskilowestNeeds attention
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School10 Feb 2026 ·Voluntary aided school· Sandwell· very positive tone· Usha Devi, Clair McNeill, Karen Hambleton +1lowestExpected
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- Rushwick CofE Primary School13 Jan 2026 ·Academy sponsor led· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Usha Devi, Diane Pye, Karen O'KeefelowestNeeds attention
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- Oakfield Primary Academy25 Nov 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Heather Simpson, James Dean, Matthew Seex +1lowestExpected
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff18 Nov 2025 ·Academy converter· Stoke-on-Trent· very positive tone· James Dean, Eve Morris, Usha DevilowestExpected
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- Bredenbury Primary School4 Jun 2025 ·Academy sponsor led· Herefordshire, County of· very positive tone· Stuart Clarkson, Usha DeviGood
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- Wyken Croft Primary School6 Nov 2024 ·Community school· Coventry· positive tone· Tony Bradshaw, Emma Titchener, Nina Sangha +1Good
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- Claregate Primary School15 Jun 2016 ·Community school· Wolverhampton· positive tone· Usha Devi, Julie McCarthy, Sarah AshleyGood
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- Nansen Primary School9 Mar 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· positive tone· Usha Devi, John Demmerling, Lesley Else +1Good
- George Salter Academy3 Mar 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Sandwell· mixed tone· Peter Humphries, Alun Williams, Chris Chapman +3Inadequate
- George Salter Academy3 Mar 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Sandwell· mixed tone· Peter Humphries, Alun Williams, Chris Chapman +3Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Bloxwich Academy25 Nov 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Walsall· critical tone· Chris Chapman, Janet Baker, Josie Leese +2Inadequate
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- Thursfield Primary School23 Sept 2015 ·Community school· Staffordshire· critical tone· Peter Humphries, John Bates, Patrick Amieli +1Inadequate
- Good
- Al-Furqan Primary School6 Nov 2014 ·Voluntary controlled school· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Usha Devi, Judith Tulloch, Rachel HowieRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Nansen Primary School3 Apr 2014 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· critical tone· Jacqueline Wordsworth, Joanne Harvey, Rachel Howie +2Inadequate
- Fordbridge Community Primary School19 Mar 2014 ·Community school· Solihull· mostly positive tone· Usha Devi, Glen Goddard, Rowena GreenRequires improvement
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