Ofsted Inspector
Jo Swindells
Active in published reports from Dec 2022 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
7
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
1
Schools & FE 7
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE6 graded by Jo
Jo
National
| Outstanding | 17% | 10% | +6 |
| Good | 50% | 66% | -16 |
| Requires improvement | 33% | 19% | +14 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
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.
Jo Swindells's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 52% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- +23%
- Next steps
- 4.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 11%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Staff development 100%Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Safeguarding 71%SEND & inclusion 43%Attendance 43%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes6
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management6
Participation and development1
Personal development6
Quality of education6
All inspections (7)
- Meat East Anglia Trades (Ipswich) Limited2 Jun 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Suffolk· mostly positive tone· Georgina Ager, Caroline Williams, Jo SwindellsPartly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- Central Bedfordshire Council12 Jul 2024 ·Adult and Community Learning· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Chloe Rendall, Jo Swindells +3Good
- Lifetime Training Group Limited24 May 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bristol· very positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alastair Mollon, Angela Twelvetree +19Good
- TheLightbulb Ltd1 Mar 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Essex· mixed tone· Rebecca Perry, Emma Helkenberg, Georgina Ager +3Requires improvement
- City College Peterborough9 Jun 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Peterborough· mostly positive tone· Jules Steele, Alan Winchcombe, Catherine Gunn +4Good
- EKC Group10 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Kent· very positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Alex Warner, Ann Potterton +14Outstanding
- 1st Care Training Limited15 Dec 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Penny Fawcus, Ann Minton, Claire Griffin +3Requires improvement
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