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Social Care Inspector

Dorothy Thompstone

Active in published reports from Aug 2022 to Sept 2026.
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Inspections

133

As lead

98

74% of visits

Last 12 months

23

Remits

2

Social care 128 · Schools & FE 5

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Social care105 graded by Dorothy
DorothyNational
Outstanding10%12%-1
Good70%68%+3
Requires improvement to be good14%15%0
Inadequate5%6%-1

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 105 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Dorothy Thompstone's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 23% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−7
Length
+5%
Next steps
5.2
per report
Hedged
4%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Leadership & governance 94%Staff development 86%Safeguarding 64%Records & policies 62%Teaching & assessment 61%Progress & outcomes 61%Parents & families 55%Behaviour 53%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Helped and protected105
Leadership and management109

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