Ofsted Inspector
Ben Crook
Active in published reports from Mar 2022 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
17
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Schools & FE 17
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE14 graded by Ben
Ben
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 86% | 66% | +20 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 14 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Ben Crook's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 49% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −2
- Length
- +47%
- Next steps
- 4.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 100%Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 94%Curriculum 94%Progress & outcomes 94%Behaviour 76%Safeguarding 53%Maths 41%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes15
Curriculum and teaching2
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management15
Participation and development2
Personal development15
Quality of education15
All inspections (17)
- Qommunicate Ltd29 Jun 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Solihull· positive tone· Steve Kelly, Ben Crook, Jaswant Mann +2lowestNeeds attention
- Fit UK Training & Education Ltd10 Mar 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cheshire East· positive tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Ben Crook, Scott CubittPartly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- Aurelia Training Limited31 Jan 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Coventry· mixed tone· Bev Ramsell, Ben Crook, Karen Roberts +3Requires improvement
- Good
- Warwickshire College Group17 May 2024 ·Further education· Warwickshire· positive tone· Bev Ramsell, Ben Crook, Beth Selwood +12Good
- West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust23 Feb 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Andrea Dill-Russell, Ben Crook +5Good
- Worcestershire County Council20 Oct 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Martin Ward, Andrea Dill-Russell, Ben Crook +2Good
- Juniper Training Limited30 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Staffordshire· positive tone· Ian Higgins, Ben Crook, Beth Selwood +6Good
- University College Birmingham19 May 2023 ·Higher education institutions· Birmingham· positive tone· Stuart Collett, Andrew Thompson, Ben Crook +4Good
- Heart of England Training Limited24 Mar 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warwickshire· positive tone· Martin Ward, Ben Crook, Bev Ramsell +4Good
- City of Wolverhampton College20 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Mark Parton, Andrew Thompson, Ben Crook +11Good
- Mercury Training Services Ltd18 Nov 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Dudley· positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Ben Crook, Jacqui Deane +3Good
- Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College21 Oct 2022 ·Further education· Herefordshire, County of· positive tone· Ian Higgins, Andrew Thompson, Ben Crook +10Good
- Good
- Staffordshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority26 May 2022 ·Employer Provider· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Victor Reid, Ben Crook, Debbie Whiston +1Good
- Lifetime Training Group Limited16 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bristol· mixed tone· Nick Crombie, Alastair Mollon, Ben Crook +30Requires improvement
- The Development Manager Ltd4 Mar 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Worcestershire· positive tone· Stuart Collett, Ben Crook, Maggie Fobister +4Good
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