Social Care Inspector
Sarah Berry
Active in published reports from Jun 2018 to Jul 2026.
Inspections
154
As lead
130
84% of visits
Last 12 months
11
Remits
2
Social care 153 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care79 graded by Sarah
Sarah
National
| Outstanding | 6% | 12% | -5 |
| Good | 48% | 68% | -20 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 34% | 15% | +19 |
| Inadequate | 11% | 6% | +6 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 94 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sarah Berry's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 14% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −10
- Length
- +19%
- Next steps
- 6.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 5%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 84%Leadership & governance 82%Safeguarding 64%Records & policies 63%Teaching & assessment 62%Progress & outcomes 58%Health & safety 48%Behaviour 46%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected85
Leadership and management95
All inspections (154)
- Birmingham Children's Trust Fostering Agency31 Jul 2026 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Sarah Berry, Louise Bacon, Lydia Isaac +1Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Overley Hall Limited in Telford and Wrekin30 Apr 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Telford and Wrekin· critical tone· Alison Snell, Emma Hutton, Sarah BerryRI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Assurance
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Overley Hall Limited in Telford and Wrekin22 Jan 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Telford and Wrekin· critical tone· Sarah Berry, Chanel BryantMonitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Compass Fostering West4 Jul 2025 ·Independent Fostering Services· Worcestershire· mixed tone· Lydia Isaac, Charlotte Love, Sarah BerryRI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Assurance
- Inadequate
- Good
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- Crown House12 Sept 2024 ·Residential Family Centre· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Sarah Berry, Lydia IsaacGood
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- Inadequate
- Good
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Rowden House School Limited in Herefordshire29 Jun 2022 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Herefordshire· critical tone· Debbie Bond, James Tallis, Sarah BerryRI to be good
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- Good
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- Good
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- Good
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- Young People At Heart26 Nov 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Herefordshire· mostly positive tone· Sarah Berry, Suzanne YoungGood
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Inadequate
- Worcestershire Children First Fostering24 Sept 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Worcestershire· critical tone· Tracey Coglan Greig, Anne Daly, Sarah Berry +1RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Birmingham Children's Trust Fostering Agency20 Aug 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Birmingham· mixed tone· Joanna Warburton, Dawn Bennett, Sarah Berry +1Good
- Monitoring visit
- Inadequate
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Victoria Villa12 May 2021 ·Residential Family Centre· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Lisa O’Donovan, Sarah BerryGood
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- Good
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- Worcestershire Children First Fostering— ·Independent Fostering Services, Agency performing the function(s) of LAs· Worcestershire· critical tone· Tracey Coglan Greig, Sarah Berry, Suzanne YoungAssurance
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