Social Care Inspector
Ashley Arkless
Active in published reports from Aug 2024 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
56
As lead
48
86% of visits
Last 12 months
21
Remits
1
Social care 56
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care47 graded by Ashley
Ashley
National
| Outstanding | 2% | 12% | -10 |
| Good | 74% | 68% | +7 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 23% | 15% | +9 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 6% | -6 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 47 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Ashley Arkless's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 53% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- −1%
- Next steps
- 5.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 89%Staff development 84%Progress & outcomes 80%Records & policies 63%Care & placements 59%Safeguarding 50%Parents & families 39%Behaviour 38%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected47
Leadership and management47
All inspections (56)
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Assurance
- Outstanding
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Children's home run by Diverse Abilities Plus Limited in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6 Jan 2026 ·Children's home· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mixed tone· Tara Webb, Ashley ArklessMonitoring visit
- Children's home run by Diverse Abilities Plus Limited in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole22 Dec 2025 ·Children's home· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mixed tone· Clare Nixson, Ashley ArklessMonitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
Show all 56 inspections
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Children's Home run by Budwood Limited in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole16 Apr 2025 ·Children's Home· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mostly positive tone· Ashley ArklessGood
- RI to be good
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Assurance
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- RI to be good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
Where they've inspected
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