Ofsted Inspector
Iain Glendinning
Active in published reports from Jul 2022 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
9
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
1
Schools & FE 9
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Iain
Iain
National
| Outstanding | 14% | 10% | +4 |
| Good | 71% | 66% | +6 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 7 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Iain Glendinning's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 15% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −9
- Length
- +35%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 6%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 100%Staff development 100%Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Behaviour 78%Safeguarding 56%Personal development 56%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes7
Contribution to meeting skills needs1
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management7
Participation and development2
Personal development7
Quality of education7
All inspections (9)
- Norton Webb Limited7 Jul 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Leeds· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Gareth Luke, Iain Glendinning +2lowestExpected
- Myerscough College21 Apr 2026 ·Further education· Lancashire· very positive tone· Suzanne Horner, Amanda Mackinnon, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +9Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Requires improvement
- Lite (Stockport) Limited7 Jun 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Stockport· very positive tone· Suzanne Horner, Iain Glendinning, Sarah HoughtonOutstanding
- University of Northumbria At Newcastle8 Feb 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Daniel Bowater, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Good
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council9 Jun 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Stockton-on-Tees· mixed tone· Charles Searle, Iain Glendinning, Sarah Seaman +2Good
- Gateshead College10 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Gateshead· positive tone· Philippa Firth, Andrew Scanlan, Anne Tyrrell +9Good
- CVS (UK) Limited24 Nov 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Iain GlendinningGood
- T3 Training & Development Ltd15 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Barnsley· positive tone· Jonny Wright, Andrew Scanlan, Iain Glendinning +1Good
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