Social Care Inspector
Charlie Bamber
Active in published reports from Jun 2015 to Mar 2025.
Inspections
189
As lead
157
83% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Social care 185 · Other 4
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care8 graded by Charlie
Charlie
National
| Outstanding | 13% | 12% | +1 |
| Good | 50% | 68% | -18 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 0% | 15% | -15 |
| Inadequate | 38% | 6% | +32 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 90 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Charlie Bamber's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 86% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +5
- Length
- +13%
- Next steps
- 4.2
- per report
- Hedged
- 6%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 74%Care & placements 71%Leadership & governance 59%Staff development 58%Behaviour 58%Records & policies 50%Teaching & assessment 41%Safeguarding 40%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected99
Leadership and management81
All inspections (189)
- Children's home run by Halliwell Homes Limited in Staffordshire Moorlands12 Mar 2025 ·Children's home· Staffordshire Moorlands· very positive tone· Sally Mitchell, Charlie BamberOutstanding
- Oak House New Spring Residential Centre24 Jan 2024 ·Residential Family Centre· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Cheryl Field, Charlie BamberGood
- New Spring Family Care Limited12 Dec 2023 ·Residential Family Centre· Blackpool· mostly positive tone· Cheryl Field, Charlie BamberGood
- Monitoring visit
- Oak House New Spring Residential Centre11 Oct 2023 ·Residential Family Centre· Lancashire· very critical tone· Cheryl Field, Charlie BamberInadequate
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Family Assessment Centre25 Jan 2023 ·Residential Family Centre· Trafford· mostly positive tone· Cheryl Field, Charlie BamberMonitoring visit
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Children's Home run by Cumbria County Council in Westmorland and Furness10 Nov 2021 ·Children's Home· Westmorland and Furness· very critical tone· Natalie Bennett, Charlie BamberInadequate
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Cambian Whinfell School Limited in Westmorland and Furness4 Nov 2021 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Charlie Bamber, Cheryl FieldGood
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home run by Radical Services Limited in Westmorland and Furness4 Aug 2021 ·Children's Home· Westmorland and Furness· critical tone· Charlie Bamber, Kathryn GrindrodInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Children's home run by Halliwell Homes Limited in Staffordshire Moorlands15 Jul 2021 ·Children's home· Staffordshire Moorlands· mostly positive tone· Pauline Yates, Charlie Bamber, Michael CharnleyGood
- Children's home run by Halliwell Homes Limited in Staffordshire Moorlands15 Jul 2021 ·Children's home· Staffordshire Moorlands· mixed tone· Natalie Bennett, Charlie Bamber, Lisa WalshRI to be good
- Good
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- RI to be good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- RI to be good
- Good
- Children's Home run by Radical Services Limited in Westmorland and Furness29 Apr 2021 ·Children's Home· Westmorland and Furness· very critical tone· Charlie Bamber, Natalie BennettInadequate
- Inadequate
- Children's home run by Halliwell Homes Limited in Staffordshire Moorlands14 Apr 2021 ·Children's home· Staffordshire Moorlands· mostly positive tone· Cheryl Field, Charlie BamberRI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Cambian Whinfell School Limited in Westmorland and Furness2 Mar 2021 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· very critical tone· Charlie BamberMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Cambian Whinfell School Limited in Westmorland and Furness27 Jan 2021 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· critical tone· Charlie Bamber, Cheryl FieldMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Children's home run by Halliwell Homes Limited in Staffordshire Moorlands13 Nov 2020 ·Children's home· Staffordshire Moorlands· mostly positive tone· Cheryl Field, Charlie BamberMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Children's home run by Halliwell Homes Limited in Staffordshire Moorlands11 Jun 2020 ·Children's home· Staffordshire Moorlands· mostly positive tone· Charlie Bamber, Michelle BaconMonitoring visit
- Assurance
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Assurance
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Cambian Whinfell School Limited in Westmorland and Furness19 Feb 2020 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Charlie Bamber, William DrummOutstanding
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Outstanding
- Assurance
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Children's Home run by Radical Services Limited in Westmorland and Furness28 Nov 2019 ·Children's Home· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Charlie Bamber, Cheryl FieldOutstanding
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Children's Home run by Hexagon Care Services Limited in Westmorland and Furness23 Aug 2019 ·Children's Home· Westmorland and Furness· very critical tone· Charlie Bamber, Gillian WaltersInadequate
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kedleston (Wings Education) Limited in Westmorland and Furness14 Aug 2019 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Gillian Walters, Charlie BamberGood
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Children's home run by Progress Care and Education Limited in Hammersmith and Fulham27 Jun 2019 ·Children's home· Hammersmith and Fulham· critical tone· Jessica Forshaw, Charlie BamberRI to be good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Inspection
- Children's home run by ROC Northwest Limited in Westmorland and Furness7 Feb 2019 ·Children's home· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Lisa Mulcahy, Charlie BamberGood
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Cambian Whinfell School Limited in Westmorland and Furness30 Jan 2019 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Charlie BamberOutstanding
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Children's Home run by Sandcastle Care Limited in Westmorland and Furness18 Dec 2018 ·Children's Home· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Natalie Bennett, Charlie BamberAssurance
- Outstanding
- Good
- Children's Home run by Reflexion Care Group Limited in Westmorland and Furness21 Nov 2018 ·Children's Home· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Gillian Walters, Charlie BamberGood
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kedleston (Wings Education) Limited in Westmorland and Furness18 Oct 2018 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Gillian Walters, Charlie BamberGood
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kedleston (Wings Education) Limited in Westmorland and Furness13 Feb 2018 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· mixed tone· Gillian Walters, Charlie BamberInspection
- Good
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- Good
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- Outstanding
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kedleston (Wings Education) Limited in Westmorland and Furness30 Nov 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Charlie Bamber, Sarah OldhamGood
- Outstanding
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- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
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- RI to be good
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