Ofsted Inspector
Ed Lack
Active in published reports from Jun 2023 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
10
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
3
Remits
2
Schools & FE 9 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE6 graded by Ed
Ed
National
| Outstanding | 17% | 10% | +6 |
| Good | 50% | 66% | -16 |
| Requires improvement | 17% | 19% | -3 |
| Inadequate | 17% | 5% | +12 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 6 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Ed Lack's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 30% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −5
- Length
- +16%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 90%Teaching & assessment 90%Staff development 90%Maths 60%Personal development 60%SEND & inclusion 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes6
Contribution to meeting skills needs1
Curriculum and teaching3
Inclusion3
Leadership and governance3
Leadership and management6
Participation and development3
Personal development6
Quality of education6
All inspections (10)
- Rochdale Training Association Limited7 Jul 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Rochdale· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Alastair Mollon, Ben Gamble +4Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Harper Craven Associates Limited9 Jun 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· positive tone· Suzanne Horner, Alison Humphreys, Ed Lack +3Partly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- Furness College10 Feb 2026 ·Further education· Westmorland and Furness· mixed tone· Philippa Firth, Alex Lang, Alison Dennis +7lowestNeeds attention
- Capslock Education Ltd5 Jun 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Ed Lack, Simon Farrar +1Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Furness College11 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Westmorland and Furness· critical tone· Zoe Ibbotson, Alastair Mollon, Alison Humphreys +6Inadequate
- Cheshire West and Chester Council23 May 2024 ·Adult and Community Learning· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Ed Lack, Suzanne Wainwright +1Report
- Holy Cross College15 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Bury· positive tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Angie Fisher, David Towsey +4Good
- Liverpool John Moores University13 Oct 2023 ·Higher education institutions· Liverpool· positive tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Ed Lack, Janine Archer +5Good
- Mantra Learning Limited16 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Oldham· mostly positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Bob Busby +5Good
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