HMI
Bev Barlow
Active in published reports from Dec 2012 to Jun 2025.
Inspections
27
As lead
8
30% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 11 · Other 16
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Bev
Bev
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 45% | 66% | -20 |
| Requires improvement | 45% | 19% | +26 |
| Inadequate | 9% | 5% | +4 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 11 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Bev Barlow's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 66% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +1
- Length
- +15%
- Next steps
- 4.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 12%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 93%Progress & outcomes 89%Leadership & governance 81%Staff development 74%Curriculum 70%Safeguarding 44%Maths 41%Behaviour 37%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes11
Leadership and management11
Personal development11
Quality of education11
All inspections (27)
- The Training Brokers Limited13 Jun 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Salford· positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Bev Barlow, Zoe IbbotsonGood
- The Oldham College24 Jan 2025 ·Further education· Oldham· mostly positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Alastair Mollon, Bev Barlow +9Requires improvement
- Alliance Learning7 Jun 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bolton· very positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Bev Barlow, Rachel Butt +2Good
- Northern Trains Limited16 Feb 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· very positive tone· Elaine Price, Bev Barlow, Danny Braithwaite +3Good
- Requires improvement
- Alt Valley Community Trust29 Sept 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· mixed tone· Suzanne Horner, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Bev Barlow +2Requires improvement
- AJ Bell Business Solutions Limited27 Jul 2023 ·Employer Provider· Salford· very positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Bev Barlow +1Report
- Siemens Public Limited Company7 Jul 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Bev Barlow, Jaswant Mann +1Good
- Good
- Libra Europe Consulting Ltd7 Oct 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· critical tone· Suzanne Horner, Bev Barlow, Janine Archer +3Inadequate
- Kaplan Financial Limited17 Jun 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Bev Barlow, Bev Ramsell +5Requires improvement
- Birtenshaw College9 Dec 2021 ·Special post 16 institution· Bolton· mostly positive tone· Alison Cameron-Brandwood, Bernie White, Bev BarlowRequires improvement
- Mode Training Ltd10 May 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alison Gray, Bev Barlow +3Report
- Brighter Futures Merseyside Limited1 Mar 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· positive tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Bev Barlow, Charles Lewis +3Report
- NCG21 May 2018 ·Further education· Newcastle upon Tyne· mostly positive tone· Rieks Drijver, Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron-Brandwood +30Report
- Report
- Bury College20 Jan 2017 ·Further education· Bury· mixed tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Bernie White, Bev Barlow +7Report
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