Inspector
Kate Martin
Active in published reports from Oct 2021 to Nov 2023.
Inspections
52
As lead
52
100% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Early years 52
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years47 graded by Kate
Kate
National
| Outstanding | 11% | 11% | 0 |
| Good | 85% | 76% | +10 |
| Requires improvement | 2% | 7% | -4 |
| Inadequate | 2% | 7% | -5 |
Early years4 graded by Kate
KateNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 52 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Kate Martin's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 22% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −7
- Length
- +3%
- Next steps
- 2.2
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 92%Safeguarding 87%Communication & language 85%Staff development 79%Health & safety 67%Reading & phonics 65%Behaviour 62%Progress & outcomes 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes48
Leadership and management48
Personal development48
Quality of education48
All inspections (52)
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Total Tots Ltd13 Jul 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Westgate Pre-School28 Apr 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Lancaster Road Nursery24 Mar 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Lancashire· very positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Little Sunshine's Preschool24 Feb 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Trafford· very positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Funda Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare16 Feb 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Lancashire· very positive tone· Kate MartinMet
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Blackburne House Nursery17 Jan 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Liverpool· very positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Met
- Good
Show all 52 inspections
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Pipers Day Nursery15 Nov 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Inadequate
- Met
- Good
- Happy House Preschool & Nursery11 Oct 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Pingawings Pre-School4 Oct 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Lancashire· very positive tone· Kate MartinOutstanding
- Little Achievers Urban Forest School Nursery27 Sept 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Met
- Outstanding
- Winton Children's Centre14 Sept 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Salford· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Outstanding
- Kiddies Day Nursery Ltd28 Jun 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Good
- Good
- Chapel Lane Nursery9 Jun 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Tudor House Day Nursery @ Shear Brow26 May 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Hollybrook Childrens Nursery Limited19 May 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Requires improvement
- Little Discoverers31 Mar 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Kate MartinGood
- Good
- Greenview Nursery7 Feb 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Kate MartinOutstanding
- Good
- Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School11 Oct 2021 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Lancashire· positive tone· Kate MartinGood
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Usually inspects alone.
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