Ofsted Inspector
Jo Brodrick
Active in published reports from Dec 2017 to Feb 2026.
Inspections
32
As lead
1
3% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
3
Schools & FE 29 · Other 2 · Early years 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE24 graded by Jo
Jo
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 83% | 66% | +18 |
| Requires improvement | 13% | 19% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 4% | 5% | -1 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 29 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jo Brodrick's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 16% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −9
- Length
- +10%
- Next steps
- 4.2
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 97%Staff development 97%Teaching & assessment 88%Curriculum 78%Progress & outcomes 78%Safeguarding 69%Personal development 63%Maths 47%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes29
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management29
Participation and development1
Personal development29
Quality of education29
All inspections (32)
- Qualitrain Limited24 Feb 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derbyshire· positive tone· Michael Worgs, Jo Brodrick, Kevin Williams +3Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Requires improvement
- The Tess Group13 Jun 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· West Northamptonshire· positive tone· Russ Henry, Alison Whatsize, Angela Twelvetree +3Good
- Orange Moon Training Limited2 May 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Nottingham· very positive tone· Sarah Biddulph, Ann Minton, Jo Brodrick +4Good
- DBC Training21 Mar 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derby· mostly positive tone· Russ Henry, Alison Whatsize, Christine Blowman +5Good
- East Coast College6 Dec 2024 ·Further education· Suffolk· positive tone· Georgina Ager, Alan Winchcombe, Anne Tyrrell +9Good
- Northampton College11 Oct 2024 ·Further education· West Northamptonshire· positive tone· Russ Henry, Alison Whatsize, Debra Gray +11Good
- His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)20 Sept 2024 ·Employer Provider· Salford· positive tone· Emma Woods, Angela Twelvetree, Gareth Luke +2Good
- Train Together19 Apr 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Leicester· very positive tone· Nikki Brady, Alan Winchcombe, Jo Brodrick +2Good
- West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust23 Feb 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Andrea Dill-Russell, Ben Crook +5Good
- Best Practice Network Limited15 Dec 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bristol· positive tone· Cliff Shaw, Edd Brown, Grace Watkins +5Good
- Weston College8 Dec 2023 ·Further education· North Somerset· positive tone· Matt Hann, Alex Howarth, Ann Monaghan +14Good
- Loughborough College10 Nov 2023 ·Further education· Leicestershire· positive tone· Russ Henry, Alison Loxton, Angela Twelvetree +9Good
- Report
- Sparsholt College Hampshire13 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Akhil Amlani, Ann Potterton +9Good
- Mineral Products Qualifications Council30 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Nottinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Russ Henry, Jo BrodrickGood
- Academy Transformation Trust9 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Angela Twelvetree, Alison Whatsize, Jo Brodrick +3Good
- The Tess Group17 Feb 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· West Northamptonshire· critical tone· Russ Henry, Angela Twelvetree, Jo Brodrick +3Requires improvement
- Grantham College27 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Emma Woods, Angela Twelvetree, Carla Warren +5Good
- De Montfort University13 Jan 2023 ·Higher education institutions· Leicester· mostly positive tone· Saul Pope, Alison Loxton, Jai Sharda +4Good
- Wildes Education16 Dec 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derbyshire· critical tone· Russ Henry, Angela Twelvetree, Beth Selwood +2Inadequate
- Maximus UK Services Limited30 Sept 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Saul Pope, Angela Twelvetree, Jo Brodrick +3Good
- Total Training Provision Limited5 Aug 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Barnsley· positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Dan Grant, David Sykes +5Good
- Guard Business Solutions Limited17 Jun 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derbyshire· positive tone· Russ Henry, Alison Loxton, Beth Selwood +3Good
- Acorn Training Consultants Limited19 Nov 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Durham· positive tone· Emma Woods, Alison Cameron-Brandwood, Ian Frear +3Good
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- Linden Management (UK) Limited22 Oct 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Nottinghamshire· mixed tone· Russ Henry, Helen Whelan, Jo Brodrick +2Requires improvement
- Qualitrain Limited24 Sept 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derbyshire· positive tone· Russ Henry, Bob Hamp, Helen Whelan +4Good
- ABM Training (UK) Ltd16 Sept 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kent· mostly positive tone· Peter Cox, Carolyn Brownsea, Jo BrodrickGood
- Liga (UK) LTD20 Feb 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Oxfordshire· critical tone· Carolyn Brownsea, Ann Monaghan, Jo Brodrick +2Inadequate
- Deere Apprenticeships Ltd31 Jan 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Nottinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Joanna Walters, Debra Gray, Jai Sharda +2Good
- Seymour Davies Ltd29 Nov 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Alan Winchcombe, Bev Cross +3Requires improvement
- City College Nottingham1 Dec 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Nottingham· mostly positive tone· Russ Henry, Bob Hamp, Jo Brodrick +1Report
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