Ofsted Inspector
Clare Russell
Active in published reports from Sept 2015 to Feb 2026.
Inspections
14
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
2
Schools & FE 3 · Other 11
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE2 graded by Clare
Clare
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 50% | 66% | -16 |
| Requires improvement | 50% | 19% | +31 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes2
Contribution to meeting skills needs1
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management2
Participation and development1
Personal development2
Quality of education2
All inspections (14)
- Furness College10 Feb 2026 ·Further education· Westmorland and Furness· mixed tone· Philippa Firth, Alex Lang, Alison Dennis +7lowestNeeds attention
- Wirral Metropolitan College6 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Wirral· mostly positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Alison Humphreys, Angela Owens +10Requires improvement
- Hopwood Hall College28 Apr 2023 ·Further education· Rochdale· positive tone· Ruth Stammers, Alastair Mollon, Alex Lang +11Good
- Shipley College30 Jan 2020 ·Further education· Bradford· very positive tone· Steve Hunsley, Andrea Shepherd, Angie Fisher +1Report
- Priestley College16 May 2019 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Warrington· positive tone· Andrea Machell, Alex Fau-Goodwin, Clare Russell +2Report
- Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College29 Mar 2019 ·Further education· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Paul Cocker, Andrea Machell, Charles Lewis +5Report
- St Mary's College1 Mar 2019 ·Further education· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Andrea Machell, Clare Russell, Roger Pilgrim +1Report
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- Bury College21 Sept 2018 ·Further education· Bury· mostly positive tone· Paul Cocker, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Andrew Scanlan +6Report
- Oaklands College27 Apr 2018 ·Further education· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Harpreet Nagra, Christine Lacey, Clare Russell +6Report
- North Shropshire College12 May 2017 ·Further education· Shropshire· mostly positive tone· Martin Ward, Christopher Young, Clare Russell +5Report
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