Ofsted Inspector
Maria Rayworth
Active in published reports from Nov 2016 to Aug 2025.
Inspections
58
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 45 · Other 13
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE30 graded by Maria
Maria
National
| Outstanding | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Good | 53% | 66% | -12 |
| Requires improvement | 33% | 19% | +14 |
| Inadequate | 3% | 5% | -1 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 45 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Maria Rayworth's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 50% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −2
- Length
- +14%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 97%Staff development 97%Progress & outcomes 97%Curriculum 91%Behaviour 72%Safeguarding 69%Maths 52%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes45
Leadership and management45
Personal development45
Quality of education45
All inspections (58)
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust1 Aug 2025 ·Schools & FE· Bolton· mostly positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Maria Rayworth, Steve Ingle +2Good
- Runshaw College21 Mar 2025 ·Further education· Lancashire· positive tone· Zoe Ibbotson, Andrea Machell, Danny Braithwaite +9Good
- Burnley College14 Mar 2025 ·Further education· Lancashire· positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Helen Whelan, Amanda Mackinnon +12Requires improvement
- Hugh Baird College29 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Sefton· very positive tone· Helen Whelan, Alison Humphreys, Danny Braithwaite +9Outstanding
- Blackburn College15 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Blackburn with Darwen· very positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alison Humphreys, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +9Good
- Ensis Solutions Limited24 Oct 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Wigan· critical tone· Zoe Ibbotson, Emma King, Maria RayworthInadequate
- Salford City College3 May 2024 ·Further education· Salford· mostly positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Andrea Machell, Andy Gadsdon +12Requires improvement
- University of Liverpool Mathematics School22 Mar 2024 ·Free schools 16 to 19· Liverpool· very positive tone· Alison Humphreys, David Towsey, Maria RayworthOutstanding
- Hybrid Technical Services Limited7 Mar 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sefton· mostly positive tone· Zoe Ibbotson, Helen Nellist, John Kendal +1Good
- SR Supply Chain Consultants Ltd1 Mar 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Lancashire· positive tone· Ruth Stammers, Jaqui Scott, Liz Greenhalgh +2Good
- Edge Hill University8 Dec 2023 ·Higher education institutions· Lancashire· positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Emma King, Helen Whelan +1Good
- Requires improvement
- Southport Education Group17 Nov 2023 ·Further education· Sefton· mostly positive tone· Ruth Stammers, Victor Reid, Alison Cameron Brandwood +11Requires improvement
- Women's Technology Training Limited22 Sept 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· positive tone· Helen Whelan, Alison Humphreys, Maria Rayworth +2Good
- Hopwood Hall College28 Apr 2023 ·Further education· Rochdale· positive tone· Ruth Stammers, Alastair Mollon, Alex Lang +11Good
- Good
- St Helens College3 Mar 2023 ·Further education· St. Helens· mostly positive tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Andrew Ross, Helen Whelan +9Requires improvement
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust24 Feb 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· mostly positive tone· Elaine Price, Amanda Kennedy, Dilys Taylor +2Good
- Partnership Training Limited13 Jan 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cheshire East· positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Debbie Whiston, Kelly Perkin +3Good
- Nationwide Energy Training Services Ltd2 Dec 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warrington· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Dilys Taylor, Fionnuala Swann +2Good
- System Group Limited4 Nov 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· mixed tone· Alastair Mollon, Andrew Ross, Bob Busby +5Requires improvement
- The Training Brokers Limited21 Oct 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Salford· mostly positive tone· Elaine Price, Andrea Machell, Kelly Perkin +2Requires improvement
- Apprentify Limited16 Sept 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cheshire East· very positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Angus Forsyth, Maria Rayworth +3Outstanding
- Training Plus (Merseyside) Limited29 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· positive tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Kim Bleasdale, Maria Rayworth +1Good
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust26 May 2022 ·Employer Provider· Bury· mixed tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Maria Rayworth, Steve Ingle +1Good
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- Genii Engineering & Technology Training Limited24 Mar 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cumberland· mostly positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Alison Humphreys, Andrea Machell +4Requires improvement
- Real Skills Training Ltd4 Mar 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warrington· mostly positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Elaine Price +2Requires improvement
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council10 Dec 2021 ·Adult and Community Learning· Oldham· mostly positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Andrea Machell, Dilys Taylor +3Good
- Dianthas Ltd1 Dec 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Wirral· mostly positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Maria Rayworth, Susan GayRequires improvement
- Good
- Vocational Skills Solutions Limited8 Oct 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Wigan· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Alastair Mollon, Bob Busby +3Good
- Everton In The Community24 Sept 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· positive tone· Alex Lang, Elaine Price, Maria RayworthRequires improvement
- Elevated Knowledge Ltd12 Aug 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Stockport· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Andrew Scanlan, Elaine Price +1Requires improvement
- I & F Limited (trading as Skills4 Group)2 Jul 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Lancashire· positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Bob Busby, Maria Rayworth +1Requires improvement
- FLM Training Ltd14 Jun 2021 ·Schools & FE· Wigan· mixed tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Alastair Mollon, Elaine Price +1Requires improvement
- Riverside College Halton11 Mar 2020 ·Further education· Halton· very positive tone· Andrea Machell, Alastair Mollon, Jill Gray +5Outstanding
- Lancaster and Morecambe College6 Mar 2020 ·Further education· Lancashire· positive tone· Maura Cummins, Alison Humphreys, Chloe Rendall +7Good
- Partnership Training Limited21 Feb 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cheshire East· mixed tone· Maura Cummins, Kate Williams, Kathryn Townsley +3Requires improvement
- Southport Education Group14 Feb 2020 ·Further education· Sefton· very positive tone· Andrea Machell, Bob Busby, Jackie Shopland-Reed +5Good
- South Thames Colleges Group7 Feb 2020 ·Further education· Kingston upon Thames· positive tone· Lynda Brown, Alun Maddocks, Christina Christou +10Good
- University of Greater Manchester30 Jan 2020 ·Higher education institutions· Bolton· positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alison Humphreys, Bev Cross +1Report
- St Helens College17 Jan 2020 ·Further education· St. Helens· mostly positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Beth Selwood, Emma Woods +7Requires improvement
- Louise Setton12 Dec 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· positive tone· Jonny Wright, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Maria Rayworth +1Good
- Report
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust15 Nov 2019 ·Schools & FE· Bolton· very positive tone· Jonny Wright, Alison Cameron-Brandwood, Bev Cross +3Good
- Leeds College of Building25 Oct 2019 ·Further education· Leeds· very positive tone· Steve Hunsley, Alex Lang, Angie Fisher +6Good
- Warrington and Vale Royal College11 Oct 2019 ·Further education· Warrington· positive tone· Andrea Machell, Alex Fau-Goodwin, Elaine Smith +5Good
- British Printing Industries Federation Ltd2 Aug 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Coventry· positive tone· Andrea Dill-Russell, Alan Winchcombe, Clifford Shaw +2Report
- Priority Management Limited18 Jul 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Maria Rayworth, Steve IngleReport
- CAN Training22 May 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cheshire East· very critical tone· Alastair Mollon, Kim Bleasdale, Maria Rayworth +1Report
- University of Salford16 May 2019 ·Higher education institutions· Salford· positive tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Anita Prykotsch-Jones, Bev Cross +1Report
- Unique Training Solutions Limited29 Mar 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Mark Shackleton, Andy Fitt, Maria RayworthReport
- Furness College15 Mar 2019 ·Further education· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sarah Stabler, Dilys Taylor, Ian Frear +5Report
- Nottinghamshire Training Network1 Mar 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Nottinghamshire· critical tone· Russ Henry, Bob Hamp, Christine Blowman +5Report
- Blue Arrow Limited15 Feb 2019 ·Employer Provider· Luton· mostly positive tone· Rebecca Perry, Barbara Hughes, Christine Blowman +3Report
- FW Solutions Limited8 Feb 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Bob Hamp, Bob Busby, Gillian Forrester +2Report
- Bury College21 Sept 2018 ·Further education· Bury· mostly positive tone· Paul Cocker, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Andrew Scanlan +6Report
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council25 Nov 2016 ·Adult and Community Learning· Bolton· mixed tone· Shahram Safavi, Brenda Clayton, Kathleen Tyler +3Report
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