Ofsted Inspector
Pam Richardson
Active in published reports from Aug 2022 to Apr 2026.
Inspections
12
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
1
Schools & FE 12
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE11 graded by Pam
Pam
National
| Outstanding | 9% | 10% | -1 |
| Good | 82% | 66% | +16 |
| Requires improvement | 9% | 19% | -10 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 11 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Pam Richardson's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 93% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +15
- Length
- +60%
- Next steps
- 3.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 11%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 100%Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 92%Teaching & assessment 92%Staff development 83%Maths 67%Behaviour 67%Personal development 58%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes11
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management11
Participation and development1
Personal development11
Quality of education11
All inspections (12)
- Reigate College21 Apr 2026 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Surrey· very positive tone· Jo-Ann Henderson, Pam Richardson, Richard Kirkham +1Partly verifiedlowestStrong
- Chichester College Group14 Feb 2025 ·Further education· West Sussex· very positive tone· Richard Kirkham, Alex Warner, Alice Giles +24Good
- Buckinghamshire College Group22 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Buckinghamshire· positive tone· Sara Woodward, Claire Griffin, Jenny Stafford-Brown +8Good
- Good
- North Kent College1 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Kent· very positive tone· Roland White, Daniel Lewsey, Emily Johnson +11Good
- St Vincent College7 Dec 2023 ·Academy 16-19 converter· Hampshire· very positive tone· Mark Hillman, Kat Morris, Pam Richardson +2Good
- St Piers College (Young Epilepsy)28 Nov 2023 ·Special post 16 institution· Surrey· very positive tone· Carolyn Brownsea, Emma Leavey, Jo-Ann Henderson +2Outstanding
- Brockenhurst College24 Nov 2023 ·Further education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Sara Woodward, Daniel Beale, Emily Johnson +10Good
- Newbury College22 Jun 2023 ·Further education· West Berkshire· positive tone· Emma Leavey, Ann Monaghan, Cliff Shaw +7Requires improvement
- Basingstoke College of Technology3 Feb 2023 ·Further education· Hampshire· very positive tone· Roland White, Ann Potterton, Carolyn Brownsea +9Good
- Activate Learning25 Nov 2022 ·Further education· Oxfordshire· very positive tone· Ann Monaghan, Andrew Kaye, Darren James +13Good
- Parenta Training Limited19 Aug 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Medway· mostly positive tone· Andy Fitt, Jo-Ann Henderson, Mark Keen +2Good
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