Inspector
Vicky Burns
Active in published reports from Sept 2022 to Aug 2025.
Inspections
29
As lead
29
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Early years 29
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years26 graded by Vicky
Vicky
National
| Outstanding | 15% | 11% | +4 |
| Good | 81% | 76% | +5 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 7% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 4% | 7% | -3 |
Early years3 graded by Vicky
VickyNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 29 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Vicky Burns's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 71% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +2
- Length
- −4%
- Next steps
- 2.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 97%Safeguarding 86%Behaviour 79%Curriculum 72%Communication & language 66%Staff development 55%Leadership & governance 48%Teaching & assessment 45%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes26
Leadership and management26
Personal development26
Quality of education26
All inspections (29)
- Inadequate
- Met
- Swallows Day Nursery11 Jun 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Devon· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Good
- Good
- Little Beeches Nursery29 Jan 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Somerset· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Park Hill Nursery Limited22 Jan 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Devon· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Good
- Make Waves Nursery4 Dec 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Devon· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Good
- Good
- Wooden House Nursery14 Aug 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Devon· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Good
- Swimbridge Pre School24 Apr 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Devon· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Future Stars Coaching at Bridge Farm Primary School27 Mar 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Bristol· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsMet
- Not met
- Great Expectations Day Nursery Ltd15 Jun 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· South Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsOutstanding
- North Common Pre-School4 May 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· South Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- White Tree Preschool5 Jan 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Bristol· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsOutstanding
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- Phase Five Pre School @ Abbotswood8 Dec 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· South Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Cranmore & Doulting Preschool17 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Somerset· positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- The Learning Tree Day Nursery7 Oct 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Vicky BurnsGood
- Wyvern Nursery @ The Levels Childrens Centre8 Sept 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Somerset· very positive tone· Vicky BurnsOutstanding
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