Ofsted Inspector
Karen Roberts
Active in published reports from May 2022 to May 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 Karen
Karen
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 57% | 66% | -8 |
| Requires improvement | 43% | 19% | +24 |
| 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.
Karen Roberts's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 52% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- +8%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 15%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 89%Curriculum 78%Maths 67%Behaviour 67%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)
- Poultec Training Limited19 May 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Norfolk· mostly positive tone· Georgina Ager, Jenny Thorpe, Karen Roberts +2Partly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- South and City College Birmingham28 Apr 2026 ·Further education· Birmingham· positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Alan Winchcombe, Andy Gadsdon +10lowestNeeds attention
- Aurelia Training Limited31 Jan 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Coventry· mixed tone· Bev Ramsell, Ben Crook, Karen Roberts +3Requires improvement
- Lakes College - West Cumbria26 Jan 2024 ·Further education· Cumberland· positive tone· Stuart Collett, Jackie Shopland-Reed, Karen Roberts +9Good
- Alphabet Training Group Ltd18 Aug 2023 ·Schools & FE· Blackburn with Darwen· mixed tone· Kim Bleasdale, Alison Humphreys, Karen Roberts +1Requires improvement
- Mercedes-Benz UK Limited19 May 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Milton Keynes· positive tone· Mark Hillman, Alice Giles, Emma Leavey +4Good
- St Helens Chamber Limited13 Jan 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· St Helens· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Alex Lang, Alison Humphreys +5Good
- Requires improvement
- Instep UK Limited26 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warrington· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Andrea Machell, Bob Busby +4Good
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