Ofsted Inspector
Matt Gower
Active in published reports from Mar 2019 to Jan 2025.
Inspections
13
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 12 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Matt
Matt
National
| Outstanding | 9% | 10% | -1 |
| Good | 73% | 66% | +7 |
| Requires improvement | 18% | 19% | -1 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
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.
Matt Gower's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 9% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −14
- Length
- +41%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 92%Staff development 92%Curriculum 92%Behaviour 77%Maths 69%Personal development 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes12
Leadership and management12
Personal development12
Quality of education12
All inspections (13)
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Limited24 Jan 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Herefordshire· positive tone· Joel Dalhouse, Joanne Keatley, Mark Parton +4Outstanding
- Ministry of Defence (RAF)14 Jun 2024 ·Employer Provider· Shropshire· positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Chris Dearnley, Fazal Dad +7Good
- Coventry University1 Mar 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Coventry· mixed tone· Helen Morgan, Angus Forsyth, Joel Dalhouse +6Requires improvement
- Birmingham Metropolitan College27 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Birmingham· positive tone· Bev Ramsell, Alan Winchcombe, Beth Selwood +13Good
- Halesowen College29 Sept 2023 ·Further education· Dudley· mostly positive tone· Rachel Clark, Alison Loxton, Ann Minton +10Good
- Oaklands College22 Sept 2023 ·Further education· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Lynda Brown, Ann Potterton, Chris Bealey +9Good
- Riverside Training Limited10 Mar 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Herefordshire· positive tone· Victor Reid, Cliff Shaw, Deborah Summers +4Good
- Stoke-on-Trent College9 Dec 2022 ·Further education· Stoke-on-Trent· positive tone· Sharon Dowling, Andrea Dill-Russell, Andrew Thompson +8Good
- Netcom Training Ltd15 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mixed tone· Stuart Collett, Jaswant Mann, Mary Younan +3Good
- Lifetime Training Group Limited16 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bristol· mixed tone· Nick Crombie, Alastair Mollon, Ben Crook +30Requires improvement
- Summerhouse Equestrian and Training Centre LLP26 Nov 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Tracey Zimmerman, Gavin Murray, Matt Gower +2Good
- JM Excellence in Training20 Sept 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Wirral· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Beth Selwood, Kathryn Rudd +1Good
- Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College29 Mar 2019 ·Further education· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Paul Cocker, Andrea Machell, Charles Lewis +5Report
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