Ofsted Inspector
Michelle Brabner
Active in published reports from Nov 2016 to Oct 2023.
Inspections
15
As lead
2
13% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 8 · Other 7
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Michelle
Michelle
National
| Outstanding | 29% | 10% | +18 |
| Good | 57% | 66% | -8 |
| Requires improvement | 14% | 19% | -5 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 8 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Michelle Brabner'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
- +49%
- Next steps
- 3.6
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 100%Leadership & governance 100%Staff development 100%Teaching & assessment 93%Curriculum 80%Safeguarding 73%Maths 67%Behaviour 53%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes8
Leadership and management8
Personal development8
Quality of education8
All inspections (15)
- Kendal College13 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· David Towsey, Alison Humphreys, Angus Forsyth +8Requires improvement
- Cardinal Newman College10 Feb 2023 ·Further education· Lancashire· very positive tone· Ruth Stammers, Alastair Mollon, Alison Humphreys +3Outstanding
- Preston College20 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Lancashire· positive tone· Helen Whelan, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +8Good
- Wigan and Leigh College2 Dec 2022 ·Further education· Wigan· positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alastair Mollon, Alison Humphreys +10Good
- The Trafford and Stockport College Group11 Nov 2022 ·Further education· Trafford· positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Bernie White +13Good
- East Lancashire Learning Group18 Mar 2022 ·Further education· Lancashire· very positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Andrea Machell, Elaine Price +7Outstanding
- Burnley College26 Nov 2021 ·Further education· Lancashire· positive tone· Andrea Machell, Alex Lang, Alison Humphreys +8Good
- St Helens College17 Jan 2020 ·Further education· St. Helens· mostly positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Beth Selwood, Emma Woods +7Requires improvement
- Report
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- Longley Park Sixth Form Academy5 Oct 2018 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Sheffield· positive tone· Andy Fitt, Malcolm Fraser, Michelle Brabner +1Report
- NCG21 May 2018 ·Further education· Newcastle upon Tyne· mostly positive tone· Rieks Drijver, Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron-Brandwood +30Report
- Hugh Baird College1 Mar 2018 ·Further education· Sefton· mostly positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Andrea Machell, Dilys Taylor +6Report
- Hugh Baird College1 Mar 2018 ·Further education· Sefton· mostly positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Andrea Machell, Dilys Taylor +6Report
- Connell Co-Op College23 Nov 2016 ·Free schools 16 to 19· Manchester· mixed tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Andrea Murphy, Claire McGuire +3Report
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