Ofsted Inspector
Paul Breheny
Active in published reports from Dec 2021 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
39
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
6
Remits
1
Schools & FE 39
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE33 graded by Paul
Paul
National
| Outstanding | 3% | 10% | -7 |
| Good | 70% | 66% | +4 |
| Requires improvement | 27% | 19% | +8 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 33 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Paul Breheny's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 58% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −0
- Length
- +32%
- Next steps
- 4.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Staff development 97%Progress & outcomes 97%Teaching & assessment 97%Curriculum 79%Personal development 72%Maths 54%Behaviour 51%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement5
Behaviour and attitudes33
Contribution to meeting skills needs1
Curriculum and teaching4
Inclusion6
Leadership and governance6
Leadership and management33
Participation and development6
Personal development33
Quality of education33
All inspections (39)
- AWE PLC7 Jul 2026 ·Employer Provider· West Berkshire· very positive tone· Emma Leavey, Lois Vassell, Maggie Fobister +1lowestExpected
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust28 Apr 2026 ·Employer Provider· Lambeth· positive tone· Saher Nijabat, Ian Bamford, Maureen Gilmartin +1Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Intelligencia Training Limited10 Mar 2026 ·Schools & FE· Central Bedfordshire· very positive tone· Rochelle Saneria, Alice Giles, Baz Wren +3Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- lowestNeeds attention
- Capel Manor College27 Jan 2026 ·Further education· Enfield· very positive tone· Saher Nijabat, Andrea McMahon, Jane Hughes +8Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)13 Jan 2026 ·Schools & FE· King's Lynn and West Norfolk· very positive tone· Rochelle Saneria, Claire Griffin, Clare Hood +3Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College9 May 2025 ·Further education· Hammersmith and Fulham· mostly positive tone· Ramin Narimani, Andrea McMahon, Claudia Harrison +12Good
- Good
- University of West London28 Feb 2025 ·Higher education institutions· Ealing· positive tone· Steve Lambert, Emma Hemmings, George Chittock-Nash +3Good
- St Dominic's Sixth Form College17 Jan 2025 ·Further education· Harrow· very positive tone· Ramin Narimani, Claudia Harrison, Nazia Shah +2Outstanding
- London South Bank University20 Dec 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Southwark· very positive tone· Steve Lambert, Akhil Amlani, Andrea McMahon +5Good
- United Colleges Group13 Dec 2024 ·Further education· Westminster· mostly positive tone· Joanna Walters, Christina Christou, Claudia Harrison +12Good
- Good
- Croydon College4 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Croydon· positive tone· Jane Hughes, Alison Muggridge, Georgina Ager +11Good
- Nextstep Training Limited18 Jul 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Hackney· positive tone· Ramin Narimani, Christina Christou, Paul BrehenyGood
- Midland Group Training Services Limited28 Jun 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Coventry· mostly positive tone· Stuart Collett, Beth Selwood, Joel Dalhouse +3Good
- Hertford Regional College17 May 2024 ·Further education· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Penny Fawcus, Caroline Williams, Christine Ricketts +8Good
- Birmingham City University22 Mar 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Birmingham· positive tone· Martin Ward, Caroline Williams, Claudia Harrison +4Good
- Chelmsford College8 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Essex· mostly positive tone· Penny Fawcus, Catherine Gunn, Clare Hood +9Good
- Severn Trent PLC15 Dec 2023 ·Employer Provider· Warwickshire· very positive tone· Victor Reid, Jaswant Mann, Paul BrehenyGood
- North Hertfordshire College24 Nov 2023 ·Further education· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Jules Steele, Alan Winchcombe, Alison Barber +11Good
- University of East London29 Sept 2023 ·Higher education institutions· Newham· positive tone· Rebecca Jennings, Christina Christou, Eileen O’Gara +3Good
- Skillnet Limited18 Aug 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Georgina Ager, Jaswant Mann, Kelley Malthouse +4Good
- IPS International Limited14 Jul 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Medway· positive tone· David Towsey, Errol Ince, Marta Gajewska-Kopczyk +3Requires improvement
- Poultec Training Limited30 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Norfolk· mixed tone· Robert Bamford, Claire Griffin, Jo-Ann Henderson +4Requires improvement
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- Stanmore College28 Apr 2023 ·Further education· Harrow· mostly positive tone· Saher Nijabat, Claudia Harrison, David Baber +8Good
- Academy 1 Sports Ltd9 Feb 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Thurrock· mixed tone· Lynda Brown, Alice Giles, Anthony Frayne +2Requires improvement
- Finance Cover & Training Ltd (Trading as Calibre Group)9 Dec 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Sambit Sen, Georgina Ager, Paul BrehenyGood
- South Essex College of Further and Higher Education2 Dec 2022 ·Further education· Southend-on-Sea· mostly positive tone· Penny Fawcus, Alan Winchcombe, Christine Leeding +10Requires improvement
- Suffolk New College18 Nov 2022 ·Further education· Suffolk· positive tone· Lynda Brown, Alan Winchcombe, Catherine Gunn +7Good
- Barking and Dagenham College21 Oct 2022 ·Further education· Barking and Dagenham· mixed tone· Joanna Walters, Andrea McMahon, Biddy Lall +10Requires improvement
- University of Hertfordshire7 Oct 2022 ·Higher education institutions· Hertfordshire· mixed tone· Rebecca Perry, Caroline Williams, Gerri Nevin +3Requires improvement
- TCHC Limited1 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Lynda Brown, Alan Winchcombe, Colin Smith +5Good
- EASI Hairdressing Academy Ltd26 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Essex· mixed tone· Philip Elliott, Alice Giles, Gemma Hart +1Requires improvement
- South Bank Colleges4 Mar 2022 ·Further education· Lambeth· positive tone· Gayle Saundry, Biddy Lall, Christina Christou +7Good
- Anglia Professional Training Limited24 Feb 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Peterborough· mostly positive tone· Sambit Sen, Alan Winchcombe, Liz Gormley-Fleming +2Requires improvement
- Central Bedfordshire College28 Jan 2022 ·Further education· Central Bedfordshire· mixed tone· Rebecca Perry, Chris Dearnley, Emma Leavey +6Requires improvement
- Good
- West Herts College14 Dec 2021 ·Further education· Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Linnia Khemdoudi, Andrew Thompson, Claire Griffin +8Good
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