Ofsted Inspector
Mary Osmaston
Active in published reports from May 2017 to Aug 2025.
Inspections
23
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 18 · Other 5
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE14 graded by Mary
Mary
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 64% | 66% | -1 |
| Requires improvement | 36% | 19% | +16 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 18 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Mary Osmaston's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 58% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −0
- Length
- +21%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 100%Staff development 100%Curriculum 96%Leadership & governance 96%Safeguarding 91%Teaching & assessment 83%Maths 61%Behaviour 57%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes18
Leadership and management18
Personal development18
Quality of education18
All inspections (23)
- Youthforce1 Aug 2025 ·Schools & FE· Brighton and Hove· positive tone· Helen Morgan, Ian Goodwin, Mark Parton +3Good
- Barnsley College14 Mar 2025 ·Further education· Barnsley· very positive tone· Joanne Stork, Charles Searle, Chris Carr +10Good
- University of Sunderland14 Jun 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Sunderland· very positive tone· Alison Dennis, Chloe Rendall, Mark Keen +3Good
- HMPPS Learning Centre8 Mar 2024 ·Employer Provider· Warwickshire· mixed tone· Sharon Dowling, Edward Bird, Jack Bullock +2Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Juniper Training Limited30 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Staffordshire· positive tone· Ian Higgins, Ben Crook, Beth Selwood +6Good
- Pathway First Limited24 Feb 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mixed tone· Victor Reid, Debbie Whiston, Gemma Hart +5Requires improvement
- Rebus Training Ltd9 Dec 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Stoke-on-Trent· mostly positive tone· Helen Morgan, Joanne Keatley, Mary Osmaston +1Good
- Mercuri International (UK) Limited21 Oct 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warwickshire· mixed tone· Martin Ward, Maggie Fobister, Mark Parton +3Requires improvement
- Forestry Commission30 Jun 2022 ·Employer Provider· Staffordshire· mostly positive tone· Martin Ward, Janet Cannon, Mary Osmaston +1Requires improvement
- Workpays Limited13 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derby· positive tone· Russ Henry, Janet Cannon, Karen Green +2Good
- Solihull College & University Centre11 Mar 2022 ·Further education· Solihull· positive tone· Andrea Dill-Russell, Fazal Dad, Helen Kinghorn +10Good
- Cognition Evolve UK Ltd10 Dec 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Calderdale· very positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Cath Jackson, Jaswant Mann +2Good
- Good
- Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority1 Oct 2021 ·Adult and Community Learning· Stoke-on-Trent· mostly positive tone· Bev Ramsell, Kay Hedges, Martin Ward +1Requires improvement
- Ealing London Borough Council11 Feb 2020 ·Adult and Community Learning· Ealing· positive tone· Jon Bowman, Mary Osmaston, Sue HastyReport
- KPMG Limited Liability Partnership7 Feb 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mixed tone· Bev Ramsell, Daisy Walsh, Mary Osmaston +4Inadequate
- Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group25 Oct 2019 ·Further education· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Richard Deane, Andrew Thompson, Beth Selwood +10Outstanding
- Firebrand Training Limited11 Oct 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bedford· positive tone· Derrick Baughan, Chris Sherwin, Mary Osmaston +3Good
- ProCo NW Limited15 Feb 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Wigan· mixed tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Andrea Machell, Dilys Taylor +4Report
- Preston College18 Oct 2018 ·Further education· Lancashire· positive tone· Andrea Machell, Chris Toon, Fallon Southwell +6Report
- Thrive Skills Limited21 Sept 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· Walsall· mostly positive tone· Harmesh Manghra, Jaswant Mann, Mary Osmaston +1Report
- Boots UK Limited12 May 2017 ·Employer Provider· Nottingham· mixed tone· Harmesh Manghra, Karen Green, Mary Osmaston +1Report
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