Social Care Inspector
Jo Hornby
Active in published reports from May 2015 to Mar 2025.
Inspections
112
As lead
97
87% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
3
Schools & FE 9 · Other 3 · Social care 100
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE9 graded by Jo
Jo
National
| Outstanding | 22% | 10% | +12 |
| Good | 44% | 66% | -21 |
| Requires improvement | 11% | 19% | -8 |
| Inadequate | 22% | 5% | +17 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 48 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Jo Hornby's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 83% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +6%
- Next steps
- 3.9
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
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Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 66%Behaviour 61%Care & placements 54%Leadership & governance 53%Staff development 50%Wellbeing & mental health 32%Parents & families 31%Safeguarding 28%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes9
Helped and protected58
Leadership and management37
Personal development9
Quality of education9
All inspections (112)
- LTE Group7 Mar 2025 ·Further education· Manchester· positive tone· Ruth Stammers, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alison Humphreys +13Good
- Blackburn College15 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alison Humphreys, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +9Good
- Oldham Engineering Group Training Association Limited (The)20 Sept 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Oldham· positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Jo Hornby, Scott Cubitt +1Good
- Smart Training and Recruitment Limited20 Jul 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Isle of Wight· positive tone· Roland White, Alex Miles, Jo-Ann Henderson +4Good
- Paragon Education & Skills Limited7 Jul 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Cliff Shaw, Denise Olander, Jo Hornby +5Report
- Northern Training Academy Limited19 May 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bolton· mixed tone· Suzanne Horner, Emma King, Jackie Moores +3Inadequate
- Loreto College16 Dec 2022 ·Further education· Manchester· positive tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Alison Humphreys, Jo Hornby +3Outstanding
- Genesis Training Limited1 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· mixed tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Andrea Machell, Dilys Taylor +3Inadequate
- Raise The Bar Limited13 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Knowsley· mostly positive tone· Suzanne Horner, Andrea Machell, Elaine Price +3Requires improvement
- East Lancashire Learning Group18 Mar 2022 ·Further education· Lancashire· very positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Andrea Machell, Elaine Price +7Outstanding
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