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Ofsted Inspector

Vicky Atherton

Active in published reports from Oct 2016 to Feb 2025.
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Inspections

18

As lead

0

0% of visits

Last 12 months

0

Remits

1

Schools & FE 18

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE4 graded by Vicky
VickyNational
Outstanding0%10%-10
Good50%66%-16
Requires improvement50%19%+31
Inadequate0%5%-5

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 13 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Vicky Atherton's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 63% of inspectors).

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Tone vs peers
+0
Length
Typical
Next steps
5.8
per report
Hedged
13%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 100%Behaviour 89%Teaching & assessment 89%Progress & outcomes 83%SEND & inclusion 67%Reading & phonics 61%Personal development 61%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

16 to 19 study programmes1
Behaviour and attitudes7
Leadership and management15
Outcomes7
Personal development7
Personal development, behaviour and welfare8
Quality of education7
Teaching, learning and assessment8

All inspections (18)

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