Ofsted Inspector
Lois Knight
Active in published reports from Sept 2021 to Mar 2025.
Inspections
27
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 27
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE26 graded by Lois
Lois
National
| Outstanding | 15% | 10% | +5 |
| Good | 62% | 66% | -4 |
| Requires improvement | 23% | 19% | +4 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 27 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Lois Knight's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 66% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +1
- Length
- +40%
- Next steps
- 4.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 96%Curriculum 96%Progress & outcomes 96%Staff development 93%Behaviour 63%Maths 59%Personal development 52%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes27
Leadership and management27
Personal development27
Quality of education27
All inspections (27)
- Orchard Hill College19 Mar 2025 ·Special post 16 institution· Sutton· very positive tone· Jon Bowman, Alun Maddocks, Joanna Walters +2Outstanding
- Oakwood Specialist College14 Mar 2025 ·Special post 16 institution· Devon· very positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Alun Maddocks, Lois Knight +1Outstanding
- Chichester College Group14 Feb 2025 ·Further education· West Sussex· very positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Alex Warner, Alice Giles +24Good
- Inclusion Hampshire16 Jan 2025 ·Special post 16 institution· Hampshire· mixed tone· Sue Hasty, Hannah Hancock, Lois KnightRequires improvement
- United Colleges Group13 Dec 2024 ·Further education· Westminster· mostly positive tone· Joanna Walters, Christina Christou, Claudia Harrison +12Good
- Croydon College4 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Croydon· positive tone· Jane Hughes, Alison Muggridge, Georgina Ager +11Good
- Varndean College8 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Brighton and Hove· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Jo-Ann Henderson, Josie Grainger +5Good
- Bexhill College26 Jan 2024 ·Further education· East Sussex· very positive tone· Roland White, Ann Potterton, Jo-Ann Henderson +3Outstanding
- Weston College8 Dec 2023 ·Further education· North Somerset· positive tone· Matt Hann, Alex Howarth, Ann Monaghan +14Good
- Bath College20 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Bath and North East Somerset· mostly positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Ben Manning, Hannah Staddon +9Requires improvement
- Devon County Council Adult and Community Learning29 Sept 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Devon· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Lois Knight, Matt Hann +3Good
- British Army22 Sept 2023 ·Employer Provider· Hampshire· positive tone· Richard Pemble, Alastair Mollon, Emma Barrett-Peel +16Good
- Shaftesbury Nash College24 Mar 2023 ·Special post 16 institution· Bromley· positive tone· Joanna Walters, Joyce Deere, Lois KnightGood
- Yeovil College10 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Somerset· positive tone· Paul James, Alex Howarth, Christine Lacey +8Requires improvement
- Heart of Birmingham Vocational College16 Feb 2023 ·Special post 16 institution· Birmingham· positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Bernie White, Lois KnightGood
- National Star College2 Feb 2023 ·Special post 16 institution· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Alex Howarth, Esther Williams +2Good
- City of Bristol College20 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alison Attfield, Darren James +12Good
- Lifeworks College20 Oct 2022 ·Special post 16 institution· Devon· positive tone· Lyn Bourne, Lois Knight, Sara HunterRequires improvement
- Reed Business School Limited12 Aug 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Richard Deane, Helen Morgan, Lois Knight +4Good
- Kingston Maurward College27 May 2022 ·Further education· Dorset· positive tone· Steve Battersby, Christine Lacey, Lois Knight +4Good
- Lifetime Training Group Limited16 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bristol· mixed tone· Nick Crombie, Alastair Mollon, Ben Crook +30Requires improvement
- Richard Huish College29 Apr 2022 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Somerset· very positive tone· Steven Tucker, Clifford Shaw, Kate Wills +5Outstanding
- Queen Alexandra College24 Mar 2022 ·Special post 16 institution· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Andrea Dill-Russell, Jane Young, Lois Knight +1Requires improvement
- HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)25 Feb 2022 ·Further education· Hillingdon· very positive tone· Saher Nijabat, Andrew Thompson, Jane Hughes +11Good
- Good
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- Inspiro Learning Limited26 Nov 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Doncaster· positive tone· Nick Crombie, Bob Busby, Christine Lacey +5Good
- South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited16 Sept 2021 ·Schools & FE· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mostly positive tone· Nick Crombie, Alison Humphreys, Christine Lacey +3Good
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