HMI
Marina Gaze
Active in published reports from Mar 2016 to May 2026.
Inspections
25
As lead
3
12% of visits
Last 12 months
4
Remits
2
Schools & FE 16 · Other 9
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE9 graded by Marina
Marina
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 67% | 66% | +1 |
| Requires improvement | 0% | 19% | -19 |
| Inadequate | 33% | 5% | +29 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Marina Gaze's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 57% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −1
- Length
- +16%
- Next steps
- 4.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 100%Staff development 96%Teaching & assessment 92%Leadership & governance 88%Curriculum 84%Maths 64%Safeguarding 60%Personal development 56%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement3
Behaviour and attitudes12
Contribution to meeting skills needs1
Curriculum and teaching3
Inclusion4
Leadership and governance4
Leadership and management12
Participation and development4
Personal development12
Quality of education12
All inspections (25)
- Shipley College19 May 2026 ·Further education· Bradford· very positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Alex Miles, Alison Gray +7Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Triage Centrum Limited14 Apr 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Darlington· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Hayley Lomas, Marina GazePartly verifiedlowestExpected
- Penshaw View Training Limited17 Mar 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sunderland· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chris Wiley, Daniel Bowater +4Partly verifiedlowestNeeds attention
- Sheffield Hallam University3 Mar 2026 ·Higher education institutions· Sheffield· very positive tone· Karen Anderson, Alison Loxton, Alison Whatsize +6Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Inadequate
- Springboard20 Sept 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sunderland· mostly positive tone· Joanne Stork, Chris Wiley, Malcolm Fraser +3Good
- Free To Learn Ltd31 May 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Doncaster· critical tone· Glenise Burrell, Debra Forsythe-Conroy, Marina Gaze +1Inadequate
- Superdrug Stores PLC17 Nov 2023 ·Employer Provider· Rotherham· very positive tone· Karen Anderson, Ann Minton, Gareth Luke +3Good
- Northern Care Training Limited2 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Durham· positive tone· Joanne Stork, Glenise Burrell, Lynne Paxton +3Good
- Kirklees College3 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Karen Anderson, Alison Dennis, Alison Gray +10Good
- Medipro Limited4 Nov 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Stockton-on-Tees· mixed tone· Glenise Burrell, Chloe Rendall, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Inadequate
- DN Colleges Group25 Mar 2022 ·Further education· Doncaster· very positive tone· Chloe Rendall, Chris Wiley, David Sykes +6Good
- Good
- East Durham College1 Oct 2021 ·Further education· County Durham· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Chloe Rendall, Hayley Lomas +5Good
- Manufacturing Excellence Limited20 Aug 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Cath Jackson, Alison Gray, Andrew Scanlan +3Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- North Yorkshire Council7 Jun 2019 ·Adult and Community Learning· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Andrew Scanlan, Bob Busby +4Report
- Report
- Craven College19 Jan 2018 ·Further education· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Rachel Angus, Anne Tyrrell, Helen Bramley +6Report
- Learning Skills Partnership Ltd22 Jun 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· East Riding of Yorkshire· positive tone· Rachel Angus, Derek Whitehead, Ken Merry +3Report
- Wigan and Leigh College11 Nov 2016 ·Further education· Wigan· positive tone· Charles Searle, Charles Lewis, Helen Bramley +6Report
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