HMI
Joanne Stork
Active in published reports from Oct 2021 to Aug 2026.
Inspections
111
As lead
52
47% of visits
Last 12 months
17
Remits
2
Schools & FE 97 · Other 14
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE74 graded by Joanne
Joanne
National
| Outstanding | 12% | 10% | +2 |
| Good | 65% | 66% | -1 |
| Requires improvement | 20% | 19% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 3% | 5% | -2 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 76 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Joanne Stork's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 68% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +1
- Length
- +22%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 95%Staff development 93%Teaching & assessment 90%Curriculum 90%Progress & outcomes 89%Safeguarding 61%Behaviour 53%Maths 51%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement17
Behaviour and attitudes76
Curriculum and teaching17
Inclusion17
Leadership and governance17
Leadership and management76
Participation and development17
Personal development76
Quality of education76
All inspections (111)
- Complete Lean Solutions Limited4 Aug 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Ian Frear, Sarah Seaman +1Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Lavender International NDT Consultancy Services Limited21 Jul 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Rotherham· very positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Glenise Burrell, Joanne Stork +2lowestStrong
- Norton Webb Limited7 Jul 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Leeds· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Gareth Luke, Iain Glendinning +2lowestExpected
- Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust9 Jun 2026 ·Employer Provider· North Tyneside· very positive tone· Mark Keen, Joanne Stork, Rebecca Clare +1Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Learning Skills Partnership Ltd2 Jun 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· East Riding of Yorkshire· positive tone· Ian Frear, Glenise Burrell, Joanne Stork +3Partly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- Darlington Borough Council12 May 2026 ·Adult and Community Learning· Darlington· mostly positive tone· Rebecca Clare, David Sykes, Glenise Burrell +2Partly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- Kleek Apprenticeships Limited21 Apr 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Darlington· very positive tone· Philippa Firth, Alison Gray, Charles Searle +3Partly verifiedlowestStrong
- Triage Centrum Limited14 Apr 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Darlington· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Hayley Lomas, Marina GazePartly verifiedlowestExpected
- Penshaw View Training Limited17 Mar 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sunderland· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chris Wiley, Daniel Bowater +4Partly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- lowestNeeds attention
- lowestExpected
- Trinity Solutions Academy27 Jan 2026 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Rebecca Clare, Joanne Stork, Karen Anderson +1lowestExpected
- First Avenue Training Limited13 Jan 2026 ·Schools & FE· East Riding of Yorkshire· positive tone· Joanne Stork, David Sykes, Ian Frear +1lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- lowestExpected
- Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce Industry25 Nov 2025 ·Schools & FE· Kingston upon Hull, City of· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Karen AndersonlowestNeeds attention
- Trinity Sixth Form Academy18 Nov 2025 ·Free schools 16 to 19· Calderdale· very positive tone· Karen Anderson, Alison Dennis, Joanne Stork +1lowestStrong
- Good
- Report
- Requires improvement
- Tyne North Training Limited23 May 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Tyneside· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chloe Rendall, Chris Wiley +1Good
- North Yorkshire Council16 May 2025 ·Adult and Community Learning· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Alison Dennis, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Good
- The Blackpool Sixth Form College31 Mar 2025 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Blackpool· very positive tone· Helen Whelan, Alex Lang, Helen Morgan +3Good
- Barnsley College14 Mar 2025 ·Further education· Barnsley· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Charles Searle, Chris Carr +10Good
- The Developer Academy Limited14 Feb 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sheffield· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Alex Miles, Alison Loxton +1Good
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- Report
- Teesside University31 Jan 2025 ·Higher education institutions· Middlesbrough· very positive tone· Mark Keen, Anne Tyrrell, Ann Minton +3Outstanding
- Report
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council15 Jan 2025 ·Adult and Community Learning· Wakefield· very positive tone· Jonny Wright, Alison Dennis, Bev Cross +3Good
- Report
- Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College11 Dec 2024 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Redcar and Cleveland· positive tone· Sarah Seaman, Joanne Stork, Sarah LonsdaleReport
- Bishop Auckland College6 Dec 2024 ·Further education· County Durham· positive tone· Jonny Wright, Cath Jackson, Chloe Rendall +7Good
- Report
- NCG22 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Glenise Burrell, Alison Dennis, Alison Humphreys +29Good
- Cheshire College - South & West25 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Cheshire East· positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Andrea Machell, Angus Forsyth +11Good
- City of Sunderland College18 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Sunderland· very positive tone· Philippa Firth, Alex Miles, Angus Forsyth +11Outstanding
- Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College11 Oct 2024 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Darlington· very positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alison Dennis, Fionnuala Swann +2Outstanding
- Bradford College4 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Bradford· very positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Alison Dennis, Glenise Burrell +9Good
- Springboard20 Sept 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sunderland· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chris Wiley, Malcolm Fraser +3Good
- Report
- Aire Vocational Training Limited27 Jun 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Leeds· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Ian Frear, Tina OckerbyGood
- Ministry of Defence (RAF)14 Jun 2024 ·Employer Provider· Shropshire· positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Chris Dearnley, Fazal Dad +7Good
- Monitoring visit
- Franklin College17 May 2024 ·Further education· North East Lincolnshire· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Alison Dennis, Chloe Rendall +2Outstanding
- Wilberforce College26 Apr 2024 ·Further education· Kingston upon Hull, City of· positive tone· Glenise Burrell, Anne Tyrrell, Ian Frear +2Good
- Report
- Tameside College8 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Tameside· positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Alex Lang, Alison Cameron Brandwood +10Good
- Medipro Limited1 Mar 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Stockton-on-Tees· positive tone· Hayley Lomas, David Sykes, Graham Baker +2Good
- The Skills Network Limited23 Feb 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Alison Gray, Gareth Luke +4Good
- University of Northumbria At Newcastle8 Feb 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Daniel Bowater, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Good
- Leeds City Council14 Dec 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Leeds· very positive tone· Sarah Seaman, Alison Dennis, Claire Griffin +2Outstanding
- University of York17 Nov 2023 ·Higher education institutions· York· very positive tone· Glenise Burrell, Alex Miles, Joanne StorkGood
- Monitoring visit
- Shipley College20 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Andrew Scanlan, Chloe Rendall +4Requires improvement
- Heart of Yorkshire Education Group19 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Wakefield· positive tone· Jonny Wright, Alison Dennis, Andrew Scanlan +14Good
- New College Bradford22 Sept 2023 ·Free schools 16 to 19· Bradford· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Charles Searle, Rhys Davies +1Outstanding
- Learning Skills Partnership Ltd25 Aug 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· East Riding of Yorkshire· mixed tone· Philippa Firth, Alan Winchcombe, Janet Cannon +3Requires improvement
- Meadowhall Training Limited11 Aug 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chris Wiley, Georgina Ager +2Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Durham County Council23 Jun 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Durham· positive tone· Ian Frear, Daniel Grimes, Hayley Lomas +3Good
- Requires improvement
- Northern Care Training Limited2 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Durham· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Glenise Burrell, Lynne Paxton +3Good
- New College Pontefract19 May 2023 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Wakefield· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Beth Selwood, Malcolm Fraser +1Outstanding
- Hartlepool College of Further Education5 May 2023 ·Further education· Hartlepool· positive tone· Sarah Seaman, Alex Miles, Andrea Shepherd +8Good
- Good
- Report
- Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited17 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Barnsley· very positive tone· Steve Hailstone, Glenise Burrell, Joanne Stork +4Good
- Kirklees College3 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Karen Anderson, Alison Dennis, Alison Gray +10Good
- Report
- Report
- B-Skill Limited10 Feb 2023 ·Schools & FE· Gateshead· mostly positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Andrew Scanlan, Gareth Luke +3Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Aspire-Igen Group Ltd15 Dec 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bradford· very critical tone· Cath Jackson, Glenise Burrell, Ian Frear +4Inadequate
- The Sheffield College9 Dec 2022 ·Further education· Sheffield· positive tone· Andrea Shepherd, Alex Miles, Alison Dennis +14Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Darlington College11 Nov 2022 ·Further education· Darlington· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Alex Miles, Anne Tyrrell +7Good
- Report
- Yorkshire College of Beauty Limited21 Oct 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Leeds· mixed tone· Charles Searle, Alison Gray, Gareth Luke +1Requires improvement
- Good
- Derwentside College7 Oct 2022 ·Further education· County Durham· positive tone· Glenise Burrell, Joanne Stork, Mark Keen +4Good
- Monitoring visit
- Ebor Academy Trust16 Sept 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· York· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Debra Forsythe-ConroyGood
- Learning Curve Group Limited19 Aug 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Durham· positive tone· Glenise Burrell, Cath Jackson, Gareth Luke +8Good
- Report
- Intuitions Limited14 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Alison Gray, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +1Good
- The Opportunity Group1 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Newcastle upon Tyne· mixed tone· Joanne Stork, Aimey Adamson, Georgina Ager +4Inadequate
- Hair Academy South West Limited23 Jun 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Matt Hann, Gemma Hart, Joanne Stork +1Requires improvement
- Good
- The Education Training Collective26 May 2022 ·Further education· Stockton-on-Tees· very positive tone· Jonny Wright, Chloe Rendall, Glenise Burrell +7Good
- TEC Partnership20 May 2022 ·Further education· North East Lincolnshire· positive tone· Cath Jackson, Andrew Scanlon, Gillian Forrester +6Good
- Learning Innovations Training Team Ltd29 Apr 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Leeds· mixed tone· Joanne Stork, Debra Forsythe-Conroy, Rhys Davies +1Requires improvement
- Winnovation Limited13 Apr 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chloe Rendall, Mark KeenGood
- North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust31 Mar 2022 ·Employer Provider· Gateshead· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Dan Grant, Neil Clark +1Good
- University of Bradford25 Mar 2022 ·Higher education institutions· Bradford· mostly positive tone· Charles Searle, Jacquie Brown, Joanne Stork +2Requires improvement
- Triage Centrum Limited18 Mar 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Darlington· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Bev Cross, Lynne Paxton +2Good
- Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College11 Mar 2022 ·Further education· Leeds· very positive tone· Cath Jackson, Anne Tyrrell, Charles Searle +2Outstanding
- Positive Approach Limited24 Feb 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Rotherham· mostly positive tone· Glenise Burrell, Charles Searle, Joanne StorkRequires improvement
- dip17 Feb 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kirklees· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Gareth Luke, Glenise BurrellGood
- Hull College11 Feb 2022 ·Further education· Kingston upon Hull, City of· mixed tone· Linnia Khemdoudi, Cath Jackson, Charles Searle +6Requires improvement
- Intertrain UK Ltd27 Jan 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Doncaster· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Cath Jackson, Ian Frear +2Good
- NCG21 Jan 2022 ·Further education· Newcastle upon Tyne· mostly positive tone· Charles Searle, Alison Cameron-Brandwood, Andrea Machell +12Good
- Trinity Solutions Academy9 Dec 2021 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Ian Frear, Joanne StorkGood
- Good
- Good
- Bishop Auckland College19 Nov 2021 ·Further education· County Durham· positive tone· Charles Searle, Andrew Thompson, Angela Newton-Soanes +6Good
- Kleek Apprenticeships Limited29 Oct 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Darlington· very positive tone· Jonny Wright, Alison Gray, Chris Jones +4Outstanding
- Capital 4 Training Limited22 Oct 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Newcastle upon Tyne· mixed tone· Cath Jackson, Ian Frear, Joanne Stork +1Requires improvement
- Trinity Sixth Form Academy6 Oct 2021 ·Free schools 16 to 19· Calderdale· very positive tone· Cath Jackson, Chloe Rendall, Ian Frear +1Outstanding
- East Durham College1 Oct 2021 ·Further education· County Durham· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Chloe Rendall, Hayley Lomas +5Good
- Barnardo's Employment, Training and Skills— ·Independent Learning Provider· North Tyneside· mostly positive tone· Philippa Firth, Joanne StorkReport
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