Social Care Inspector
Debbie Foster
Active in published reports from Nov 2008 to Aug 2026.
Inspections
295
As lead
255
86% of visits
Last 12 months
5
Remits
2
Other 42 · Social care 253
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care41 graded by Debbie
Debbie
National
| Outstanding | 32% | 12% | +20 |
| Good | 66% | 68% | -2 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 0% | 15% | -15 |
| Inadequate | 2% | 6% | -3 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 87 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Debbie Foster's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 91% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +9
- Length
- +5%
- Next steps
- 5.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 74%Progress & outcomes 74%Care & placements 58%Behaviour 55%Leadership & governance 55%Records & policies 47%Teaching & assessment 39%Health & safety 39%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected97
Leadership and management79
All inspections (295)
- Marydale Lodge7 Aug 2026 ·Children's home· St. Helens· positive tone· Thirza Smith, Alison Dennis, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +3Report
- Aycliffe Secure Services11 Jun 2026 ·Children's home· County Durham· mostly positive tone· Jo Birtwhistle, Cath Sikakana, Debbie Foster +2Report
- Vinney Green Secure Unit10 Apr 2026 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Thirza Smith, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Debbie Foster +1Report
- Adel Beck Secure Children's Home22 Jan 2026 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Leeds· positive tone· Gemma McDonnell, Debbie Foster, Leanne LyonReport
- Kyloe House27 Nov 2025 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· positive tone· Thirza Smith, Carolyn Brownsea, Debbie Foster +1Report
- Assurance
- Aldine House Secure Centre17 Apr 2025 ·Children's home· Sheffield· positive tone· Tash Williams, Debbie Foster, Gemma McDonnell +1Report
- Kyloe House26 Sept 2024 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· positive tone· Debbie Foster, Cath Sikakana, Gemma McDonnell +4Report
- Clayfields House Secure Unit12 Sept 2024 ·Children's home· Broxtowe· positive tone· Debbie Foster, Carolyn Brownsea, Gary Turney +2Report
- Barton Moss Secure Care Centre3 Sept 2024 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Salford· mostly positive tone· Cath Sikakana, Debbie Foster, Joanne BirtwhistleAssurance
- Good
- Aldine House Secure Centre11 Jul 2024 ·Children's home· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Debbie Foster, Cath Sikakana, Gemma McDonnell +1Report
- Assurance
- Good
- Adel Beck Secure Children's Home23 May 2024 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Leeds· positive tone· Dawn Parton, Cathey Moriarty, Debbie Foster +1Report
- Kyloe House15 May 2024 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· positive tone· Debbie Foster, Cathey Moriarty, Gemma Mc DonnellAssurance
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Assurance
- Clayfields House Secure Unit25 Jan 2024 ·Children's home· Broxtowe· positive tone· Debbie Foster, Gary Turney, Gemma McDonnell +1Report
- Good
- Lincolnshire Secure Unit14 Dec 2023 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Debbie Foster, Gary Turney, Martin Ward +1Report
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- Kyloe House30 Nov 2023 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· positive tone· Debbie Foster, Cath Sikakana, Dawn Parton +1Report
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- Good
- Report
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Kyloe House8 Aug 2023 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· very positive tone· Debbie Foster, Thirza SmithAssurance
- Clayfields House Secure Unit20 Jul 2023 ·Children's home· Broxtowe· mixed tone· Debbie Foster, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Dawn Parton +1Report
- Monitoring visit
- Adel Beck Secure Children's Home22 Jun 2023 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Leeds· mostly positive tone· Catherine Sikakana, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Debbie Foster +1Report
- Good
- Good
- Swanwick Lodge27 Apr 2023 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Hampshire· very positive tone· Debbie Foster, Debbie Holder, Paul Scott +1Report
- Vinney Green Secure Unit20 Apr 2023 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Paul Taylor, Debbie Foster, Saul Pope +1Report
- Good
- Outstanding
- Aldine House Secure Centre2 Mar 2023 ·Children's home· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Debbie Foster, Cath Sikakana, Haley Lomas +1Report
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Barton Moss Secure Care Centre15 Dec 2022 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Salford· positive tone· Paul Scott, Debbie Foster, Paul Taylor +1Report
- Good
- Good
- Kyloe House3 Nov 2022 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· very positive tone· Cath Sikakana, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Debbie Foster +1Report
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Assurance
- Clayfields House Secure Unit21 Jul 2022 ·Children's home· Broxtowe· positive tone· Debbie Foster, Cath Sikakana, James Tallis +1Report
- Assurance
- Lincolnshire Secure Unit28 Jun 2022 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Paul Scott, Debbie FosterAssurance
- Good
- Atkinson Unit9 Jun 2022 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Devon· positive tone· Cathey Moriarty, Debbie Foster, Martin Ward +1Report
- Good
- Children's home run by First 4 Care Limited in Doncaster24 May 2022 ·Children's home· Doncaster· very critical tone· Cath Sikakana, Debbie Foster, Steve GuireyInadequate
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- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- RI to be good
- Adel Beck Secure Children's Home13 May 2021 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Leeds· very positive tone· Paul Taylor, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Debbie Foster +1Report
- Good
- Vinney Green Secure Unit22 Apr 2021 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· mixed tone· Debbie Foster, Maria Navarro, Paul ScottReport
- Aycliffe Secure Services15 Apr 2021 ·Children's home· County Durham· very positive tone· Debbie Foster, Cath Sikakana, Paul Scott +1Report
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- Monitoring visit
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by The Hesley Group Limited in Doncaster12 Mar 2021 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· Jamie Richardson, Debbie FosterMonitoring visit
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- Outstanding
- Good
- Assurance
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Sheffield City Council in Sheffield30 Jan 2020 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterGood
- Assurance
- Vinney Green Secure Unit21 Jan 2020 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· very critical tone· Jo Stephenson, Debbie FosterInspection
- RI to be good
- Assurance
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- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Good
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- Lincolnshire Secure Unit16 Jan 2019 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Paul Taylor, Debbie Foster, Malcolm Fraser +2Report
- Monitoring visit
- Barton Moss Secure Care Centre23 May 2018 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Salford· very positive tone· Ann-Marie Born, Debbie FosterReport
- Barton Moss Secure Care Centre23 May 2018 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Salford· very positive tone· Ann-Marie Born, Debbie FosterReport
- Adel Beck Secure Children's Home2 May 2018 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Leeds· positive tone· Paul Scott, Debbie Foster, Gerard McGrath +1Report
- Children's home run by Hull City Council in Kingston upon Hull, City of14 Mar 2018 ·Children's home· Kingston upon Hull, City of· very positive tone· Angela Norrie, Debbie FosterOutstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Good
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- Outstanding
- Good
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- Good
- Good
- Good
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- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
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- Barton Moss Secure Care Centre12 Jul 2017 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Salford· very positive tone· Andrew Hewston, Debbie Foster, Paul TaylorReport
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Interim
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Sheffield City Council in Sheffield22 Mar 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Sheffield· very positive tone· Debbie FosterInterim
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Hesley Services Limited in Doncaster28 Feb 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterInterim
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- Interim
- Outstanding
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- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Hesley Services Limited in Doncaster1 Nov 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Interim
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by The Hesley Group Limited in Doncaster7 Jun 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterGood
- Report
- Good
- RI to be good
- Interim
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Sheffield City Council in Sheffield23 Mar 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Sheffield· very positive tone· Debbie FosterInterim
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by The Hesley Group Limited in Doncaster22 Mar 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· Debbie Foster, Jamie RichardsonInterim
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Hesley Services Limited in Doncaster15 Feb 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterInterim
- Interim
- Interim
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Sheffield City Council in Sheffield15 Dec 2015 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Sheffield· very positive tone· Debbie FosterOutstanding
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by The Hesley Group Limited in Doncaster10 Nov 2015 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mixed tone· Debbie Foster, Jamie RichardsonRI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Hesley Services Limited in Doncaster13 Sept 2015 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterRI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Hesley Services Limited in Doncaster4 Jun 2015 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· critical tone· Debbie Foster, Jamie Richardson, Nicola McEvinneyReport
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Hesley Services Limited in Doncaster28 Apr 2015 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Doncaster· mixed tone· Debbie Foster, Jamie Richardson, Nicola McEvinneyReport
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Sheffield City Council in Sheffield5 Feb 2014 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterInspection
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Ruskin Mill Trust Limited in Sheffield19 Dec 2012 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterInspection
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Ruskin Mill Trust Limited in Sheffield21 Jun 2012 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Debbie FosterInspection
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Options Autism (1) Limited in North Lincolnshire31 Jan 2012 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· North Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Debbie FosterInspection
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Options Autism (1) Limited in North Lincolnshire21 Sept 2011 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· North Lincolnshire· positive tone· Debbie FosterInspection
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