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Additional Inspector

Martin Brown

Active in published reports from May 2012 to Sept 2026.
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Inspections

148

As lead

107

72% of visits

Last 12 months

31

Remits

3

Social care 123 · Other 5 · Schools & FE 20

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Social care85 graded by Martin
MartinNational
Outstanding4%12%-8
Good60%68%-8
Requires improvement to be good25%15%+10
Inadequate12%6%+6

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 100 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Martin Brown's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 7% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−19
Length
+16%
Next steps
6.1
per report
Hedged
7%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Progress & outcomes 89%Leadership & governance 88%Staff development 76%Behaviour 57%Care & placements 52%Safeguarding 51%Records & policies 50%Teaching & assessment 50%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

16 to 19 study programmes12
Achievement1
Behaviour and safety1
Helped and protected85
Leadership and management105
Outcomes16
Personal development, behaviour and welfare16
Quality of teaching1
Sixth form1
Teaching, learning and assessment16

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