Ofsted Inspector
Karen Squire
Active in published reports from Feb 2023 to May 2025.
Inspections
16
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 16
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE16 graded by Karen
Karen
National
| Outstanding | 6% | 10% | -4 |
| Good | 88% | 66% | +22 |
| Requires improvement | 6% | 19% | -13 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 16 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Karen Squire's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 84% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +21%
- Next steps
- 2.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Curriculum 94%Staff development 94%Maths 69%Personal development 56%Behaviour 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes16
Leadership and management16
Personal development16
Quality of education16
All inspections (16)
- University of St Mark & St John2 May 2025 ·Higher education institutions· Plymouth· very positive tone· Paul James, Helen Morgan, Karen Squire +1Good
- Good
- The Open University14 Mar 2025 ·Higher education institutions· Milton Keynes· positive tone· Viki Faulkner, Ann Minton, Gerri Nevin +6Good
- Chichester College Group14 Feb 2025 ·Further education· West Sussex· very positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Alex Warner, Alice Giles +24Good
- Cornwall College31 Jan 2025 ·Further education· Cornwall· very positive tone· Matt Hann, Cliff Shaw, Daisy Agathine-Louise +11Outstanding
- Southampton Solent University24 Jan 2025 ·Higher education institutions· Southampton· positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Clare Mills, Ian Goodwin +3Good
- City College Plymouth22 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Plymouth· positive tone· Cliff Shaw, Esther Williams, Grace Watkins +11Good
- University of Portsmouth14 Nov 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Portsmouth· very positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Ann Potterton, David Baber +3Good
- Petroc11 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Devon· positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alun Maddocks, Christine Lacey +9Requires improvement
- Good
- University of Winchester15 May 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Hampshire· positive tone· Viki Faulkner, Emma King, Jo-Ann Henderson +5Good
- University of Bath16 Feb 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Bath and North East Somerset· very positive tone· Paul James, Daisy Agathine-Louise, Fern Jest +2Good
- Babington Business College Limited15 Dec 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derby· mixed tone· Emma Woods, Andy King, Christine Blowman +5Good
- Focus Training (SW) Limited10 Nov 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Sarah Alexander, Christine Lacey, Cliff Shaw +4Good
- Sparsholt College Hampshire13 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Akhil Amlani, Ann Potterton +9Good
- Good
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