Ofsted Inspector
Chris Dearnley
Active in published reports from May 2017 to May 2025.
Inspections
14
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 12 · Other 2
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE12 graded by Chris
Chris
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 75% | 66% | +9 |
| Requires improvement | 25% | 19% | +6 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Chris Dearnley's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 66% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +1
- Length
- +39%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 79%Maths 57%Behaviour 50%Personal development 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes12
Leadership and management12
Personal development12
Quality of education12
All inspections (14)
- Writtle College Limited9 May 2025 ·Further education· Essex· positive tone· Penny Fawcus, Alan Winchcombe, Angela Twelvetree +6Good
- South Hampshire College Group2 May 2025 ·Further education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Chris Dearnley, Debbie Collinson-Bolles +10Good
- Good
- Ministry of Defence (RAF)14 Jun 2024 ·Employer Provider· Shropshire· positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Chris Dearnley, Fazal Dad +7Good
- Siemens Mobility Limited15 Mar 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· West Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Sarah Houghton, Chris Dearnley, Michael Worgs +2Requires improvement
- Sparsholt College Hampshire13 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Akhil Amlani, Ann Potterton +9Good
- Capel Manor College26 May 2023 ·Further education· Enfield· mostly positive tone· Lynda Brown, Chris Dearnley, Christina Christou +8Requires improvement
- Basingstoke College of Technology3 Feb 2023 ·Further education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Roland White, Ann Potterton, Carolyn Brownsea +9Good
- Babcock Training Limited16 Sept 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Southwark· positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Ann Minton, Ben Sheridan +6Good
- Engineering Trust Training Limited17 Jun 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Viki Faulkner, Chris Dearnley, Ian Goodwin +1Good
- Central Bedfordshire College28 Jan 2022 ·Further education· Central Bedfordshire· mixed tone· Rebecca Perry, Chris Dearnley, Emma Leavey +6Requires improvement
- East Sussex College Group26 Nov 2021 ·Further education· East Sussex· positive tone· Emma Leavey, Alan Winchcombe, Alice Giles +11Good
- Report
- NACRO12 May 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mixed tone· Jules Steele, Chris Dearnley, Darrell Bate +5Report
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