Ofsted Inspector
Clare Hood
Active in published reports from Nov 2022 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
16
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Schools & FE 16
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE14 graded by Clare
Clare
National
| Outstanding | 14% | 10% | +4 |
| Good | 71% | 66% | +6 |
| 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.
Clare Hood's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 21% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −7
- Length
- +37%
- Next steps
- 3.9
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 100%Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Teaching & assessment 94%Curriculum 81%Personal development 75%Maths 50%Behaviour 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes14
Curriculum and teaching2
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management14
Participation and development2
Personal development14
Quality of education14
All inspections (16)
- Tui UK Limited14 Jul 2026 ·Employer Provider· Luton· positive tone· Rochelle Saneria, Clare Hood, Georgina Ager +1Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)13 Jan 2026 ·Schools & FE· King's Lynn and West Norfolk· very positive tone· Rochelle Saneria, Claire Griffin, Clare Hood +3Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Outstanding
- East Sussex College Group31 Jan 2025 ·Further education· East Sussex· positive tone· Carolyn Brownsea, Ally Bell, Ben Sheridan +10Good
- Good
- Good
- Hertford Regional College17 May 2024 ·Further education· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Penny Fawcus, Caroline Williams, Christine Ricketts +8Good
- Chelmsford College8 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Essex· mostly positive tone· Penny Fawcus, Catherine Gunn, Clare Hood +9Good
- 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
- North Hertfordshire College24 Nov 2023 ·Further education· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Jules Steele, Alan Winchcombe, Alison Barber +11Good
- Mary P's Ltd22 Sept 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Cliff Shaw, Clare HoodOutstanding
- Shoots Training Limited28 Jul 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mostly positive tone· Cliff Shaw, Clare Hood, Hannah Staddon +3Good
- Averee Ltd23 Jun 2023 ·Schools & FE· Welwyn Hatfield· mostly positive tone· Caroline Williams, Catherine Gunn, Clare Hood +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Cambridge Marketing College Limited24 Mar 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Sambit Sen, Christine Leeding, Clare Hood +3Good
- Inclusive Training Solutions Ltd24 Nov 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· West Northamptonshire· mixed tone· Philip Elliott, Caroline Williams, Catherine Richards +4Requires improvement
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