Social Care Inspector
Louise Battersby
Active in published reports from Jan 2016 to Oct 2024.
Inspections
256
As lead
218
85% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
3
Social care 237 · Other 15 · Schools & FE 4
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care45 graded by Louise
Louise
National
| Outstanding | 4% | 12% | -7 |
| Good | 67% | 68% | -1 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 18% | 15% | +3 |
| Inadequate | 11% | 6% | +5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 139 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Louise Battersby's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 42% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- −5%
- Next steps
- 5.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 4%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 70%Staff development 67%Records & policies 60%Care & placements 55%Progress & outcomes 50%Safeguarding 44%Health & safety 43%Behaviour 43%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected141
Leadership and management115
All inspections (256)
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove10 Oct 2024 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mostly positive tone· Debbie Bond, Hayley Booth, Louise Battersby +1Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire12 Jun 2024 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Debbie Bond, Louise Battersby, Sophie HillsGood
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Overley Hall Limited in Telford and Wrekin2 Nov 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Telford and Wrekin· mixed tone· Debbie Bond, Louise Battersby, Sophie HillsGood
- The Royal School Wolverhampton5 Oct 2023 ·Social care· Wolverhampton· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Carl Wilton, Louise BattersbyGood
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire13 Sept 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Debbie Bond, Dawn Bennett, Louise BattersbyGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove27 Jul 2023 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mixed tone· Debbie Bond, Dawn Bennett, Louise Battersby +1Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire28 Mar 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Debbie Bond, Louise BattersbyAssurance
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Loxley Hall8 Mar 2023 ·Residential Special School· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Louise Battersby, Andrew WaughOutstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
Show all 256 inspections
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Inadequate
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Children's Home run by Stoke-on-Trent City Council in Stoke-on-Trent18 Aug 2022 ·Children's Home· Stoke-on-Trent· mostly positive tone· Louise Battersby, Marianne GrandfieldGood
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- New College Worcester (NMSS)27 Apr 2022 ·Non-maintained special school· Worcestershire· mixed tone· Louise Battersby, Debbie BondReport
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- New College Worcester10 Feb 2022 ·Residential Special School· Worcestershire· very critical tone· Louise Battersby, Debbie BondInadequate
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Good
- Children Always First Limited3 Dec 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Patrick McIntosh, Louise BattersbyGood
- The British Muslim School24 Nov 2021 ·Other independent school· Sandwell· very positive tone· Ann Pritchard, Louise BattersbyInspection
- Report
- Red Kite Fostering23 Nov 2021 ·Social care· Herefordshire, County of· mixed tone· Tracey Coglan Greig, Louise BattersbyMonitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Monitoring visit
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Wyre Forest School13 Oct 2021 ·Residential Special School· Worcestershire· positive tone· Louise Battersby, Karol KeenanGood
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Red Kite Fostering28 Sept 2021 ·Social care· Herefordshire, County of· mixed tone· Tracey Coglan Greig, Louise BattersbyMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Children's Home run by Aston Children’s Care Ltd in Birmingham8 Sept 2021 ·Children's Home· Birmingham· very critical tone· Louise Battersby, Sarah Junor-FitzpatrickInadequate
- RI to be good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School6 Jul 2021 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Wayne Simner, Dave Carrigan, Louise BattersbyInspection
- Good
- Good
- The British Muslim School19 May 2021 ·Other independent school· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Deb Jenkins, Dave Carrigan, Louise BattersbyInspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Inspection
- RI to be good
- Assurance
- Baskerville School30 Jan 2020 ·Residential Special School· Birmingham· very positive tone· Louise Whittle, Louise BattersbyOutstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- The National Mathematics and Science College19 Nov 2019 ·Other independent school· Coventry· very critical tone· Louise Battersby, Michelle MossReport
- Assurance
- Good
- RI to be good
- Assurance
- Madina-tul-Uloom Al Islamic College10 Oct 2019 ·Social care· Wyre Forest· critical tone· Louise Battersby, Andrew Hewston, Ricky D’ArcyInadequate
- Assurance
- Lindsworth School3 Oct 2019 ·Residential Special School· Birmingham· very positive tone· Louise Battersby, Andrew WaughGood
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- RI to be good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Inadequate
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire5 Mar 2019 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· mixed tone· Louise Battersby, Rumbi MangomaInspection
- Inspection
- RI to be good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School22 Nov 2018 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· critical tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn BennettReport
- Lucton School21 Nov 2018 ·Other independent school· Herefordshire, County of· mostly positive tone· Sandy Hayes, Dawn Bennett, Louise BattersbyInspection
- Hunters Hill College25 Oct 2018 ·Community special school· Birmingham· mixed tone· Jonathan Keay, Alison Cooper, Lesley Yates +1Report
- Inspection
- Monitoring visit
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire6 Jun 2018 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Louise Battersby, Sarah Junor-FitzpatrickGood
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Wyre Forest School14 Mar 2018 ·Residential Special School· Worcestershire· critical tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn BennettRI to be good
- Baskerville School7 Mar 2018 ·Residential Special School· Birmingham· very positive tone· Louise Battersby, Lisa WalshOutstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- RI to be good
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire10 Nov 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Louise Battersby, Lisa WalshGood
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire13 Oct 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· critical tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn Bennett, Sue YoungRI to be good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Overley Hall Limited in Telford and Wrekin4 Oct 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Telford and Wrekin· mostly positive tone· Julia Wright, Lisa O’Donovan, Louise BattersbyGood
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove27 Sept 2017 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mixed tone· Louise Battersby, Alison Cooper, Tracey Coglan GreigRI to be good
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove27 Sept 2017 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mixed tone· Louise Battersby, Alison Cooper, Tracey Coglan GreigRI to be good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire20 Sept 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Louise Battersby, Lisa WalshGood
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire10 Aug 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· very critical tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn Bennett, Sue YoungMonitoring visit
- Inspection
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire31 Jul 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· critical tone· Louise Battersby, Lisa WalshMonitoring visit
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire22 Jun 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· very critical tone· Louise Battersby, Paul Robinson, Sue YoungInadequate
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire22 Jun 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· very critical tone· Louise Battersby, Paul Robinson, Sue YoungInadequate
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire21 Mar 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· very critical tone· Louise BattersbyInterim
- Interim
- Baskerville School7 Mar 2017 ·Foundation special school· Birmingham· very positive tone· Louise Battersby, Andrew HewstonReport
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire28 Feb 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· mixed tone· Louise BattersbyInterim
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire27 Feb 2017 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· critical tone· Louise BattersbyInterim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Report
- Wyre Forest School11 Jan 2017 ·Community special school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Louise Battersby, Dawn BennettReport
- Interim
- Report
- Report
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire2 Nov 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Louise BattersbyGood
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire27 Jul 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Louise BattersbyGood
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire19 Jul 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Louise BattersbyGood
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- RI to be good
- Children's home run by Sunfield Children’s Homes Limited in Bromsgrove11 May 2016 ·Children's home· Bromsgrove· mostly positive tone· Sue Young, Christy Wannop, Dawn Bennett +1RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Outstanding
- Interim
- Report
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- RI to be good
- Good
- Assurance
- Assurance
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