Ofsted Inspector
Rob Mottram
Active in published reports from Nov 2014 to Jul 2025.
Inspections
37
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
3
Schools & FE 22 · Other 11 · Early years 4
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE20 graded by Rob
Rob
National
| Outstanding | 5% | 10% | -5 |
| Good | 80% | 66% | +14 |
| Requires improvement | 10% | 19% | -9 |
| Inadequate | 5% | 5% | +0 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 26 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Rob Mottram's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 30% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −5
- Length
- +11%
- Next steps
- 3.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 97%Staff development 92%Teaching & assessment 89%Maths 76%Safeguarding 68%Curriculum 62%Personal development 54%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Access to services4
Behaviour and attitudes22
Leadership and management26
Personal development22
Quality of education22
Quality of practice4
All inspections (37)
- Good
- In-Comm Training and Business Services Limited19 Jun 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Walsall· positive tone· Joel Dalhouse, Bev Ramsell, Rachel Clark +2Good
- Shrewsbury College7 Mar 2025 ·Further education· Shropshire· very positive tone· Helen Morgan, Claire Beaman, Joanne Keatley +10Outstanding
- Good
- Mercuri International (UK) Limited13 Dec 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warwickshire· mostly positive tone· Rachel Clark, Deb Whiston, Greg Dugdale +2Good
- Birmingham City Council13 Jun 2024 ·Adult and Community Learning· Birmingham· positive tone· Rachel Clark, Joel Dalhouse, Maggie Fobister +2Good
- ProVQ Limited3 May 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Shropshire· positive tone· Joel Dalhouse, Beth Selwood, Helen Morgan +3Good
- School of Code22 Mar 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· positive tone· Stuart Collett, Mark Parton, Rob Mottram +1Good
- South and City College Birmingham8 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Bev Ramsell, Alan Winchcombe, Alison Loxton +12Requires improvement
- Momentum Recruitment Limited2 Feb 2024 ·Employer Provider· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Helen Morgan, David Sykes, Gerri Nevin +4Good
- Birmingham Metropolitan College27 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Birmingham· positive tone· Bev Ramsell, Alan Winchcombe, Beth Selwood +13Good
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council30 Mar 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Sandwell· positive tone· Victor Reid, Helen Morgan, Rob MottramReport
- PeoplePlus Group Limited3 Mar 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· mostly positive tone· Sharon Dowling, David Sykes, Emma King +5Requires improvement
- Hoople Ltd13 Oct 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Herefordshire· positive tone· Beth Selwood, Jaswant Mann, Rob Mottram +1Good
- Acacia Training Limited23 Sept 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Stoke-on-Trent· positive tone· Mark Parton, Helen Morgan, Jaswant Mann +5Good
- Waltham International College Limited8 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Barking and Dagenham· critical tone· Sue Hasty, Andrea McMahon, Jon Bowman +3Inadequate
- Nova Training1 Jul 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Stuart Collett, Claire Beaman, Joel Dalhouse +4Good
- Access Further Education Limited18 Mar 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Manchester· positive tone· Martin Ward, Christina Christou, Jacqui Deane +7Good
- Catch 22 Charity Limited4 Feb 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Newham· very positive tone· Jon Bowman, Alison Loxton, Claire Griffin +4Good
- Skillwise Training UK Ltd20 Jan 2022 ·Schools & FE· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Richard Deane, Maggie Fobister, Rob MottramGood
- Good
- KPMG Limited Liability Partnership7 Feb 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mixed tone· Bev Ramsell, Daisy Walsh, Mary Osmaston +4Inadequate
- Fuel Learning Limited27 Sept 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Leicestershire· positive tone· Harmesh Manghra, Bev Ramsell, Gavin Murray +5Good
- BCTG Limited15 Jun 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sandwell· positive tone· Martin Ward, Chris Bealey, Graham Cunningham +6Report
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- Sheffield City Council16 Jun 2017 ·Adult and Community Learning· Sheffield· positive tone· Dan Grant, Helen Groves, Jaswant Mann +3Report
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- Bath and North East Somerset Somer Valley children’s centre group6 Mar 2015 ·Early years· Bath and North East Somerset· positive tone· Kenneth Jones, Graham Saltmarsh, Patricia Collis +1Good
- Good
- Amesbury Children's Centre Group11 Dec 2014 ·Early years· Wiltshire· mostly positive tone· Georgina Beasley, Patricia Collis, Rob MottramGood
- Cotswolds Locality Children’s Centre Group21 Nov 2014 ·Early years· Cotswold· mostly positive tone· Harmesh Manghra, Alan Comerford-Dunbar, Megan Dauksta +2Good
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