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Mel Ford

15 published school inspection report(s) available.

School reports

15

Published school inspection reports linked to this profile.

Coverage window

2014 to 2025

The years currently covered by linked published reports.

Other linked reports

26

Linked reports outside the current school report pack scope.

New inspection format

1 linked report-card style inspection

Mel Ford was lead inspector on 1 of these report.

1 Report-card inspections

School reports used

15

Published school inspection reports currently available for this pack.

1 report-card style

Other linked reports

26

Linked report types that are not used in a report pack.

First report

6 Feb 2014

Earliest linked published report currently attached to this inspector.

Latest report

5 Mar 2025

Most recent linked published school report on this profile.

Public coverage overview

Linked school report coverage

This public view shows the coverage summary and a short sample of linked school inspection reports for this inspector.

15 school reports 1 report-card style

Nuneaton

5 Mar 2025

Included in pack Report-card style

Stoke-on-Trent

22 Jan 2025

Included in pack School inspection

Shrewsbury - Primary

18 Dec 2024

Included in pack School inspection

Ellesmere - Primary

2 Oct 2024

Included in pack School inspection

Stoke-on-Trent

17 Apr 2024

Included in pack School inspection

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Profile summary

What this profile tells you

Status

Eligible

15 published school inspection report(s) available.

Readiness note

Ready for a pack

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Report-card style

1 linked report

Lead inspector on 1 report-card style report.

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Compiled linked reports

15 linked school reports compiled into one pack.

Report-card format

1 report-card style inspection identified in the linked history.

AI briefing included

Recurring themes, inspection signals, report chronology, preparation prompts, and briefing notes are locked in the full pack.