Social Care Inspector
Dawn Bennett
Active in published reports from Feb 2012 to Aug 2026.
Inspections
311
As lead
260
84% of visits
Last 12 months
5
Remits
3
Social care 271 · Other 34 · Schools & FE 6
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care76 graded by Dawn
Dawn
National
| Outstanding | 22% | 12% | +11 |
| Good | 70% | 68% | +2 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 8% | 15% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 6% | -6 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 167 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Dawn Bennett's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 58% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −0
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 4.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 84%Progress & outcomes 78%Staff development 71%Care & placements 55%Behaviour 54%Parents & families 49%Records & policies 48%Safeguarding 48%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and safety2
Helped and protected169
Leadership and management162
Quality of teaching2
All inspections (311)
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire5 Aug 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Sophie HillsGood
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire3 Jul 2025 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, John TomlinsonOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Clifford House Fostering20 Dec 2024 ·Independent Fostering Services· Worcestershire· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Charlotte LoveOutstanding
- Assurance
- Birmingham Children's Trust Fostering Agency1 Nov 2024 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Birmingham· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Nurul Kabir, Stacie SharpeGood
- Sandwell Children's Trust Fostering18 Oct 2024 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Lydia Isaac, Stacie SharpeGood
- Good
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- Father Hudson's (Adoption Support Agency)25 Sept 2024 ·Adoption Support Agencies, Adults and children· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Lydia IsaacOutstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Atrium Foster Care16 Aug 2024 ·Independent Fostering Services· Staffordshire· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Nurul KabirGood
- Chroma25 Jul 2024 ·Adoption Support Agencies, Children· Herefordshire· very positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Stacie SharpeOutstanding
- Good
- Adoption Focus28 Jun 2024 ·Voluntary Adoption Agency, Domestic and inter-country adoption· Solihull· very positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Stacie SharpeOutstanding
- The Foster Care Charity14 Jun 2024 ·Independent Fostering Services· Worcestershire· positive tone· Lydia Isaac, Dawn BennettGood
- Good
- Adopters for Adoption24 May 2024 ·Voluntary Adoption Agency, Domestic adoption· Worcestershire· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Stacie SharpeGood
- Good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Outstanding
- Birmingham Children's Trust Fostering Agency19 Dec 2023 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Dawn BennettReport
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Foster Care Associates Midlands6 Oct 2023 ·Independent Fostering Services· Worcestershire· very positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Sharon Bourne, Stacie SharpeOutstanding
- Assurance
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire13 Sept 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Debbie Bond, Dawn Bennett, Louise BattersbyGood
- Aspris Fostering Services18 Aug 2023 ·Independent Fostering Services· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Stacie SharpeGood
- Good
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove27 Jul 2023 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mixed tone· Debbie Bond, Dawn Bennett, Louise Battersby +1Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Outstanding
- Worcestershire Children First Fostering10 Feb 2023 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Anne Daly, Suzanne YoungGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Sunbeam Fostering Agency11 Nov 2022 ·Independent Fostering Services· Coventry· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Anne DalyGood
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Overley Hall Limited in Telford and Wrekin2 Nov 2022 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Telford and Wrekin· mostly positive tone· Debbie Bond, Dawn Bennett, Lisa O’DonovanGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Gateway Psychology13 Jul 2022 ·Adoption Support Agencies· Stoke-on-Trent· very positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Shazana JamalOutstanding
- Good
- Worcestershire Children First Voluntary Adoption Service10 Jun 2022 ·Voluntary Adoption Agency, Domestic and inter-country adoption· Worcestershire· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Shazana JamalGood
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Inspection
- Royal National College for the Blind27 Jan 2022 ·FE College with Residential Care· Herefordshire· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, James TallisReport
- Chroma20 Jan 2022 ·Adoption Support Agencies, Children· Herefordshire· positive tone· Tracey Coglan Greig, Dawn BennettOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Capstone Foster Care (South East) Limited3 Dec 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Karol Keenan, Christy Wannop, Dawn BennettGood
- Good
- Report
- Adoption Focus29 Oct 2021 ·Voluntary Adoption Agency, Domestic and inter-country adoption· Solihull· very positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Sue Young, Tracey Coglan GreigOutstanding
- Adoption Focus29 Oct 2021 ·Voluntary Adoption Agency, Domestic and inter-country adoption· Solihull· very positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Sue Young, Tracey Coglan GreigOutstanding
- Good
- Birmingham Children's Trust Fostering Agency20 Aug 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Birmingham· mixed tone· Joanna Warburton, Dawn Bennett, Sarah Berry +1Good
- Sandwell Children's Trust Fostering6 Aug 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Anne Daly, Debbie HolderGood
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Overley Hall Limited in Telford and Wrekin14 Jul 2021 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Telford and Wrekin· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Lydia IsaacGood
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire30 Jun 2021 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, James Tallis, Suzanne YoungGood
- Monitoring visit
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Warwickshire College13 Feb 2020 ·FE College with Residential Care· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Sue YoungReport
- Inspection
- RI to be good
- Action for Children - Adoption and Permanency Service Midlands17 Jan 2020 ·Voluntary Adoption Agency· Solihull· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Christine Kennet, Sue Young +1Good
- Good
- Sandwell Children's Trust Fostering29 Nov 2019 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Sandwell· mixed tone· Dawn Bennett, Annemarie Parker, Christy WannopRI to be good
- Outstanding
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Bryn Melyn Care Limited in Shropshire16 Oct 2019 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Shropshire· mostly positive tone· Dawn BennettGood
- Inspection
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove9 Oct 2019 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Matt Hedges, Michelle SpruceInspection
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire2 Oct 2019 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Lisa O’Donovan, Louise WhittleGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Overley Hall Limited in Telford and Wrekin11 Jul 2019 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Telford and Wrekin· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Joanna WarburtonGood
- Good
- Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College22 May 2019 ·FE College with Residential Care· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Sue YoungReport
- Good
- Outstanding
- Children's Home run by Bryn Melyn Care Limited in Telford and Wrekin17 Apr 2019 ·Children's Home· Telford and Wrekin· mostly positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Louise WhittleGood
- Report
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Report
- Sandwell Children's Trust Fostering1 Mar 2019 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Sandwell· very critical tone· Dawn Bennett, Christy Wannop, Lisa O’DonovanInadequate
- Birmingham Children’s Trust Adoption Agency15 Feb 2019 ·Social care· Birmingham· very positive tone· Anne Daly, Annemarie Parker, Dawn Bennett +1Good
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Birmingham Children's Trust Fostering Agency25 Jan 2019 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Birmingham· critical tone· Christy Wannop, Dawn Bennett, Tracey Coglan GreigRI to be good
- Good
- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School15 Jan 2019 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· mixed tone· Tim Hill, Dawn Bennett, Heather SimpsonInspection
- Outstanding
- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School22 Nov 2018 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· critical tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn BennettReport
- Lucton School21 Nov 2018 ·Other independent school· Herefordshire, County of· mostly positive tone· Sandy Hayes, Dawn Bennett, Louise BattersbyInspection
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove27 Sept 2018 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mostly positive tone· Sue Young, Dawn Bennett, Gareth LeckeyGood
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Abbey College in Malvern10 Jul 2018 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Catherine Crooks, Andrew Hewston, Dawn BennettInspection
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Wyre Forest School14 Mar 2018 ·Residential Special School· Worcestershire· critical tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn BennettRI to be good
- Inspection
- Report
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Inadequate
- RI to be good
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Abbey College in Malvern16 Nov 2017 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Melanie Callaghan-Lewis, Andrew Hewston, Dawn BennettReport
- Abbey College in Malvern16 Nov 2017 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Melanie Callaghan-Lewis, Andrew Hewston, Dawn BennettReport
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire13 Oct 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· critical tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn Bennett, Sue YoungRI to be good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Inadequate
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire10 Aug 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· very critical tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn Bennett, Sue YoungMonitoring visit
- Inadequate
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Report
- Walton Hall Academy15 Mar 2017 ·Academy special sponsor led· Staffordshire· positive tone· Deb Jenkins, Dawn Bennett, Simon MosleyReport
- Report
- Interim
- Shenstone Lodge School28 Feb 2017 ·Community special school· Sandwell· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Dave Carrigan, Louise WhittleReport
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Report
- Interim
- Interim
- Wyre Forest School11 Jan 2017 ·Community special school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn BennettReport
- Interim
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove11 May 2016 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mostly positive tone· Sue Young, Christy Wannop, Dawn Bennett +1RI to be good
- Report
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- Interim
- Report
- Report
- Outstanding
- Report
- Abbey College in Malvern3 Nov 2015 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Julian Mason, Dawn BennettReport
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- RI to be good
- Report
- Ashby School5 Feb 2015 ·Academy converter· Leicestershire· positive tone· David Bray, Alison Broomfield, Christine Murrell +3Report
- Report
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire29 Jan 2014 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dawn BennettInspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Report
- Inspection
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- New College Worcester (NMSS)14 Jun 2012 ·Non-maintained special school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Janet Thompson, Dawn Bennett, Pauline Hilling-SmithGood
- Springfield House Community Special School8 Mar 2012 ·Community special school· Birmingham· very positive tone· Susan Lewis, Dawn Bennett, Russell HintonOutstanding
- Report
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Achieving For Children— ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Windsor and Maidenhead· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Lydia IsaacAssurance
- Inspection
- Good
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