HMI
Malcolm Fraser
Active in published reports from Nov 2013 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
129
As lead
67
52% of visits
Last 12 months
6
Remits
2
Schools & FE 63 · Other 66
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE38 graded by Malcolm
Malcolm
National
| Outstanding | 16% | 10% | +5 |
| Good | 68% | 66% | +3 |
| Requires improvement | 13% | 19% | -6 |
| Inadequate | 3% | 5% | -2 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 51 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Malcolm Fraser's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 52% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- +20%
- Next steps
- 3.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 89%Progress & outcomes 88%Teaching & assessment 88%Staff development 88%Curriculum 82%Maths 67%Safeguarding 45%Behaviour 39%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
16 to 19 study programmes1
Achievement6
Behaviour and attitudes43
Curriculum and teaching6
Inclusion6
Leadership and governance6
Leadership and management44
Outcomes1
Participation and development6
Personal development43
Personal development, behaviour and welfare1
Quality of education43
Teaching, learning and assessment1
All inspections (129)
- Lavender International NDT Consultancy Services Limited21 Jul 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Rotherham· very positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Glenise Burrell, Joanne Stork +2lowestStrong
- National Business College Limited14 Apr 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kirklees· very positive tone· Sarah Seaman, Malcolm Fraser, Sarah Benson-SmithlowestExpected
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- lowestExpected
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Prostart Training12 Jun 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derbyshire· positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Christine Blowman, Malcolm Fraser +1Good
- Inadequate
- North Yorkshire Council16 May 2025 ·Adult and Community Learning· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Alison Dennis, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Good
- Blyth Harbour Commissioners11 Apr 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Northumberland· very positive tone· Chloe Rendall, Malcolm Fraser, Sarah SeamanGood
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- Kirklees Council Adult and Community Learning27 Feb 2025 ·Adult and Community Learning· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alison Dennis, Chloe Rendall +1Report
- Luminate Education Group7 Feb 2025 ·Further education· Leeds· positive tone· Philippa Firth, Alan Winchcombe, Alison Gray +15Good
- The Northumberland Council24 Jan 2025 ·Adult and Community Learning· Northumberland· positive tone· Jonny Wright, Kate Wallace, Malcolm Fraser +3Good
- The Northern School of Art17 Jan 2025 ·Further education· Middlesbrough· very positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Anne Tyrrell, Chloe Rendall +4Outstanding
- Bishop Auckland College6 Dec 2024 ·Further education· County Durham· positive tone· Jonny Wright, Cath Jackson, Chloe Rendall +7Good
- Education and Skills Training & Development Limited29 Nov 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Doncaster· mixed tone· Jacquie Brown, Alex Miles, Kathryn Townsley +2Requires improvement
- Middlesbrough Council15 Nov 2024 ·Adult and Community Learning· Middlesbrough· positive tone· Jonny Wright, Chloe Rendall, Malcolm Fraser +2Good
- Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College11 Oct 2024 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Darlington· very positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alison Dennis, Fionnuala Swann +2Outstanding
- Bradford College4 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Bradford· very positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Alison Dennis, Glenise Burrell +9Good
- Springboard20 Sept 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sunderland· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chris Wiley, Malcolm Fraser +3Good
- University of Cambridge13 Sept 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Cambridgeshire· very positive tone· Georgina Ager, Ann Minton, Lynda Brown +2Outstanding
- Monitoring visit
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- NHS England North East and Yorkshire5 Jul 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Mark Keen, Chloe Rendall, Jacquie Brown +1Outstanding
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council21 Jun 2024 ·Adult and Community Learning· Calderdale· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alex Miles, Sarah Benson-SmithReport
- Eden Training Academy Limited24 May 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Stockton-on-Tees· positive tone· Philippa Firth, Debra Forsythe-Conroy, Malcolm FraserGood
- Sunderland City Metropolitan Borough Council1 May 2024 ·Adult and Community Learning· Sunderland· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Mark Keen, Rebecca Matthews +1Report
- Craven College1 Mar 2024 ·Further education· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Karen Anderson, Alison Dennis, Ian Frear +7Requires improvement
- Report
- Tyne Coast College16 Feb 2024 ·Further education· South Tyneside· very positive tone· Karen Anderson, Alfie Wilkinson, Daniel Bowater +7Good
- Report
- Halifax Opportunities Trust24 Nov 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Calderdale· positive tone· Cath Jackson, Malcolm Fraser, Philippa FirthGood
- Report
- Monitoring visit
- Leeds Trinity University6 Oct 2023 ·Higher education institutions· Leeds· very positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Andrew Ross, Jon Barker +5Good
- British Army22 Sept 2023 ·Employer Provider· Hampshire· positive tone· Richard Pemble, Alastair Mollon, Emma Barrett-Peel +16Good
- Meadowhall Training Limited11 Aug 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chris Wiley, Georgina Ager +2Requires improvement
- Cool Blue College Ltd4 Aug 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Durham· mixed tone· Chloe Rendall, Chris Wiley, Malcolm FraserRequires improvement
- Qualia Aesthetics Limited28 Jul 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kirklees· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Sarah Benson-SmithGood
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust9 Jun 2023 ·Employer Provider· Wakefield· very positive tone· Philippa Firth, Chloe Rendall, Kathryn Townsley +3Good
- New College Pontefract19 May 2023 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Wakefield· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Beth Selwood, Malcolm Fraser +1Outstanding
- Monitoring visit
- York College3 Feb 2023 ·Further education· York· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alison Dennis, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +7Good
- City of Wolverhampton College20 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Mark Parton, Andrew Thompson, Ben Crook +11Good
- Report
- RNN Group25 Nov 2022 ·Further education· Rotherham· mostly positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Alex Miles, Angela Newton-Soanes +10Good
- Aycliffe Secure Services6 Oct 2022 ·Children's home· County Durham· positive tone· Paul Taylor, Cathey Moriarty, Debbie Holder +1Report
- Clare Lodge15 Sept 2022 ·Children's home· Peterborough· critical tone· Paul Scott, Helen Simmons, James Tallis +1Report
- London North Eastern Railway Limited4 Aug 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· York· positive tone· Andrea Shepherd, Alison Gray, Kieran Sheehan +2Good
- The Military Preparation College15 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Durham· positive tone· Helen Flint, Elaine Price, Lowenna Bradley +6Good
- Philips Hair Salons Limited7 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Debra Forsythe-Conroy, Mark KeenRequires improvement
- Report
- Greenhead College18 Mar 2022 ·Further education· Kirklees· very positive tone· Jonny Wright, Anne Tyrrell, Hayley Lomas +1Outstanding
- Kyloe House3 Mar 2022 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· positive tone· Cath Sikakana, Cathey Moriarty, Debbie Holder +1Report
- Sheffield Hallam University11 Feb 2022 ·Higher education institutions· Sheffield· positive tone· Andrea Shepherd, Allan Shaw, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Good
- Aldine House Secure Centre3 Feb 2022 ·Children's home· Sheffield· very positive tone· Cath Sikakana, Malcolm Fraser, Paul Scott +1Report
- Xtol Development Services Limited13 Jan 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Rotherham· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Bev Cross, Debra Forsythe-ConroyGood
- Cognition Evolve UK Ltd10 Dec 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Calderdale· very positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Cath Jackson, Jaswant Mann +2Good
- Bradford College12 Nov 2021 ·Further education· Bradford· positive tone· Andrea Shepherd, Jonny Wright, Kathryn Townsley +7Good
- East Durham College1 Oct 2021 ·Further education· County Durham· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Chloe Rendall, Hayley Lomas +5Good
- Marydale Lodge16 Sept 2021 ·Children's home· St. Helens· very positive tone· Paul Scott, Cath Sikakana, Malcolm Fraser +1Report
- Penshaw View Training Limited30 Jul 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sunderland· positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Charles Searle, Chloe Rendall +2Good
- Swanwick Lodge8 Jul 2021 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Hampshire· mixed tone· Paul Taylor, Barnaby Dowell, Cathey Moriarty +1Report
- Good
- Lincolnshire Secure Unit5 Feb 2020 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Paul Scott, Barnaby Dowell, Malcolm FraserReport
- Atkinson Unit9 Oct 2019 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Devon· positive tone· Paul Taylor, Cath Sikakana, Malcolm Fraser +1Report
- Requires improvement
- Woodspeen Training Limited13 Sept 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kirklees· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Beth Selwood, Gillian Forrester +4Good
- Report
- North Yorkshire Council7 Jun 2019 ·Adult and Community Learning· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Andrew Scanlan, Bob Busby +4Report
- Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College29 Mar 2019 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Redcar and Cleveland· positive tone· Linnia Khemdoudi, Alex Fau-Goodwin, Alun Maddocks +5Report
- Teesside University1 Feb 2019 ·Higher education institutions· Middlesbrough· very positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Dan Grant, Lynne Paxton +1Report
- Lincolnshire Secure Unit16 Jan 2019 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Paul Taylor, Debbie Foster, Malcolm Fraser +2Report
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- Chic Beauty Academy Ltd19 Oct 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· Middlesbrough· critical tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alison Gray, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +2Report
- Monitoring visit
- Longley Park Sixth Form Academy5 Oct 2018 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Sheffield· positive tone· Andy Fitt, Malcolm Fraser, Michelle Brabner +1Report
- Report
- NCG21 May 2018 ·Further education· Newcastle upon Tyne· mostly positive tone· Rieks Drijver, Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron-Brandwood +30Report
- Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire7 Feb 2018 ·University technical college· North Lincolnshire· positive tone· Dimitris Spiliotis, Malcolm FraserGood
- Calderdale College2 Feb 2018 ·Further education· Calderdale· positive tone· Richard Ronksley, Dan Grant, Derek Williams +5Report
- Thomas Rotherham College19 Jan 2018 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Rotherham· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Howard Browes, Kathy PassantReport
- Report
- Appris Charity Limited17 Nov 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bradford· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Kathleen Tyler, Rachel Angus +2Report
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)13 Oct 2017 ·Other· King's Lynn and West Norfolk· very positive tone· Steve Hunsley, Christopher Bealey, Graham Cunningham +4Report
- Woodspeen Training Limited24 Aug 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kirklees· mixed tone· Malcolm Fraser, Charles Searle, Kathleen Tyler +3Report
- North Yorkshire Council9 Jun 2017 ·Adult and Community Learning· North Yorkshire· mixed tone· Charles Searle, Brenda Clayton, Catharine Jackson +4Report
- Dudley College of Technology19 May 2017 ·Further education· Dudley· very positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alan Winchcombe, Kay Hedges +5Report
- Chapeltown Academy31 Mar 2017 ·Free schools 16 to 19· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Kathy Passant, Rachel Angus +1Report
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council24 Mar 2017 ·Adult and Community Learning· Wakefield· mixed tone· Pat Hornsby, Bev Cross, Brenda Clayton +3Report
- YH Training Services Limited24 Feb 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Paul Cocker, Andrew Scanlan, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Report
- Central Young Men's Christian Association20 Jan 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Doncaster· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Christopher Bealey, Christopher Young +3Report
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council9 Dec 2016 ·Adult and Community Learning· Barnsley· mixed tone· Malcolm Fraser, David Longworth, Jean Webb +3Report
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- Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College30 Sept 2016 ·Further education· Stockport· positive tone· Steve Hailstone, Julia Gray, Kathy Passant +4Report
- Middlesbrough College23 Sept 2016 ·Further education· Middlesbrough· mostly positive tone· Charles Searle, Andrea Machell, Heather Hartmann +10Report
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- North East Lincolnshire Council28 Feb 2014 ·Adult and Community Learning· North East Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Malcolm FraserReport
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- Good
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- Good
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- Good
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- Letter
- Good
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- Good
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