HMI
Lowenna Bradley
Active in published reports from Dec 2021 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
67
As lead
30
45% of visits
Last 12 months
9
Remits
2
Schools & FE 57 · Other 10
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE43 graded by Lowenna
Lowenna
National
| Outstanding | 7% | 10% | -3 |
| Good | 65% | 66% | 0 |
| Requires improvement | 28% | 19% | +9 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 43 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Lowenna Bradley's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 43% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- +38%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 93%Leadership & governance 93%Staff development 87%Progress & outcomes 87%Curriculum 82%Personal development 58%Safeguarding 48%Maths 45%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement9
Behaviour and attitudes43
Curriculum and teaching7
Inclusion9
Leadership and governance9
Leadership and management43
Participation and development9
Personal development43
Quality of education43
All inspections (67)
- Somerset Council7 Jul 2026 ·Adult and Community Learning· Somerset· positive tone· Sarah Alexander, Cliff Shaw, Helen Flint +1Partly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- Wiltshire Council17 Jun 2026 ·Adult and Community Learning· Wiltshire· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Paul James, Sarah AlexanderPartly verifiedlowestExpected
- Richard Huish College12 May 2026 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Somerset· very positive tone· Rachel Angus, Claudia Harrison, Cliff Shaw +7Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Greenlight Training Limited24 Mar 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Daisy Louisa Agathine-Louise, Steve Battersby +2lowestNeeds attention
- Plymouth City Council3 Mar 2026 ·Adult and Community Learning· Plymouth· positive tone· Paul James, Alun Maddocks, Louise Rowley +2Partly verifiedlowestExpected
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- Partly verifiedlowestExpected
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- lowestExpected
- Report
- House Builder XL Limited (HBXL)11 Jul 2025 ·Schools & FE· Bristol, City of· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Matt Hann, Steve BattersbyGood
- New College Swindon21 Mar 2025 ·Further education· Swindon· mostly positive tone· Sarah Alexander, Alex Howarth, Christine Lacey +13Requires improvement
- Cornwall College31 Jan 2025 ·Further education· Cornwall· very positive tone· Matt Hann, Cliff Shaw, Daisy Agathine-Louise +11Outstanding
- The Bournemouth and Poole College17 Jan 2025 ·Further education· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Christine Lacey, Cliff Shaw +12Good
- GHQ Training Limited13 Dec 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· positive tone· Nick Crombie, Bev Ramsell, Jackie Moores +1Good
- New Directions - The Learning and Employment Service for Reading6 Dec 2024 ·Adult and Community Learning· Reading· positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Jo-Ann Henderson, Lowenna Bradley +2Good
- City College Plymouth22 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Plymouth· positive tone· Cliff Shaw, Esther Williams, Grace Watkins +11Good
- University Centre Somerset College Group15 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Somerset· very positive tone· Sarah Alexander, Alex Howarth, Edd Brown +9Outstanding
- Green Inc (EU) Limited8 Nov 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Swindon· mostly positive tone· Nick Crombie, Lowenna Bradley, Lyn Bourne +3Requires improvement
- Petroc11 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Devon· positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alun Maddocks, Christine Lacey +9Requires improvement
- Digital Peninsula Network Limited4 Oct 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cornwall· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, John Evans, Nirosha HoltonGood
- Trans-Plant Training Limited27 Sept 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Devon· positive tone· Nick Crombie, John Evans, Lowenna Bradley +3Good
- Report
- Monitoring visit
- Infocus College7 Jun 2024 ·Special post 16 institution· Devon· very positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Alun Maddocks, Louise RowleyGood
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- South Devon College3 May 2024 ·Further education· Torbay· very positive tone· Paul James, Alun Maddocks, Amanda Washbrook +10Good
- South Staffordshire College19 Apr 2024 ·Further education· Staffordshire· positive tone· Rachel Clark, Andrew Thompson, Deb Whiston +11Good
- Cirencester College22 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Sarah Alexander, Alex Howarth, Christine Lacey +7Requires improvement
- Exeter Mathematics School13 Mar 2024 ·Free schools 16 to 19· Devon· very positive tone· Paul James, John Evans, Lowenna Bradley +1Report
- Cedars Training Academy Limited7 Mar 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Gemma Burgess, Ruth HarrisonGood
- Report
- South Gloucestershire and Stroud College2 Feb 2024 ·Further education· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Alun Maddocks, Christine Lacey +12Good
- Monitoring visit
- Weston College8 Dec 2023 ·Further education· North Somerset· positive tone· Matt Hann, Alex Howarth, Ann Monaghan +14Good
- Report
- Focus Training (SW) Limited10 Nov 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Sarah Alexander, Christine Lacey, Cliff Shaw +4Good
- 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
- The Cornwall Council15 Sept 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Cornwall· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, John O’Connell, Louise Rowley +3Good
- Monitoring visit
- Greenlight Training Limited4 Aug 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· critical tone· Sarah Alexander, Cliff Shaw, Lowenna Bradley +2Requires improvement
- Report
- Paragon Education & Skills Limited7 Jul 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Cliff Shaw, Denise Olander, Jo Hornby +5Report
- Monitoring visit
- Adult Education In Gloucestershire12 May 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Daisy Agathine-Louise, Hilary Yuille +1Good
- Aurora Foxes28 Apr 2023 ·Special post 16 institution· Somerset· positive tone· Esther Williams, Alex Howarth, Lowenna BradleyGood
- Council of the Isles of Scilly21 Apr 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Isles of Scilly· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Cliff Shaw, Sarah AlexanderGood
- St Brendan's Sixth Form College24 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Hilary Yuille, Jojo Kingsbury-Elia +5Good
- Venture Forward Limited9 Feb 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bristol· mixed tone· Lowenna Bradley, Sarah Alexander, Sara HunterRequires improvement
- New College Swindon27 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Swindon· mixed tone· Matt Hann, Christine Lacey, Daisy Agathine-Louise +12Requires improvement
- City of Bristol College20 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alison Attfield, Darren James +12Good
- Monitoring visit
- The Institute Of Revenues, Rating And Valuation9 Dec 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Leicestershire· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Agnes Joseph, Nick CrombieGood
- Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group2 Dec 2022 ·Further education· Devon· very positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alun Maddocks, Andy Fitt +13Outstanding
- Good
- V Learning Network, Trading as Step into Learning Ltd18 Nov 2022 ·Schools & FE· Cornwall· mostly positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Esther Williams, Hannah Staddon +2Requires improvement
- Aurora Boveridge College13 Oct 2022 ·Special post 16 institution· Dorset· very positive tone· Tracey Zimmerman, Alex Howarth, Joanne Kingsbury-Elia +1Good
- Report
- Lynher Training Limited23 Sept 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cornwall· positive tone· Steven Tucker, Lowenna Bradley, Martin Bennett +1Requires improvement
- Reed Business School Limited12 Aug 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Richard Deane, Helen Morgan, Lois Knight +4Good
- House of Clive (Hair and Beauty) Ltd5 Aug 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bristol· mixed tone· Tina Pagett, Gemma Hart, John O’Connell +3Requires improvement
- WMC Training Ltd27 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bristol· positive tone· Steve Battersby, Charlotte Corfield, Deborah Summers +3Good
- The Military Preparation College15 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Durham· positive tone· Helen Flint, Elaine Price, Lowenna Bradley +6Good
- Skills to Group Limited1 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Devon· mixed tone· Steven Tucker, Christine Lacey, Gemma Hart +5Requires improvement
- Contracting Services (Education and Skills)10 Dec 2021 ·Schools & FE· Wiltshire· positive tone· Nikki Sendell, Alun Maddocks, Lowenna Bradley +1Good
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