Inspector
Sarah Gilpin
Active in published reports from Nov 2005 to Feb 2025.
Inspections
28
As lead
20
71% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
3
Early years 13 · Other 14 · Schools & FE 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Early years11 graded by Sarah
Sarah
National
| Outstanding | 9% | 11% | -2 |
| Good | 82% | 76% | +6 |
| Requires improvement | 9% | 7% | +3 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 7% | -7 |
Early years1 graded by Sarah
SarahNational
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 13 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sarah Gilpin's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 31% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −5
- Length
- −1%
- Next steps
- 2.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 5%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Parents & families 93%Safeguarding 86%Records & policies 61%Communication & language 57%Teaching & assessment 57%Behaviour 57%Health & safety 54%Progress & outcomes 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes12
Leadership and management12
Personal development12
Quality of education12
All inspections (28)
- Kingswood Community Nursery5 Feb 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· North Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Helen Lakey, Sarah GilpinGood
- Nightingale Nursery Sawley7 Nov 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Kate Scheel, Sarah GilpinGood
- Good
- Oscars Out of School Club26 Mar 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· West Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Sarah GilpinMet
- Paper Moon Day Nursery21 Mar 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· very positive tone· Charlotte Whalley, Sarah GilpinGood
- Pen Green Centre for Children And Families10 Jan 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· North Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Sarah Gilpin, Kirsty MulvaneyOutstanding
- Requires improvement
- Little Plums Day Nursery23 Nov 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Nottinghamshire· mostly positive tone· Lora Teague, Sarah GilpinGood
- Grosvenor House Day Nursery And Pre-School10 Oct 2023 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises· Nottinghamshire· positive tone· Charlotte Whalley, Sarah GilpinGood
- Rydale Children's Nursery21 Sept 2022 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Derby· very positive tone· Will Good, Sarah GilpinGood
- Good
- Good
- Academy 4 Kids10 Mar 2020 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Barnet· very positive tone· Sam Colderwood, Sarah GilpinOutstanding
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- Scallywags Nursery & Pre-School Limited9 Apr 2009 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sheffield· very positive tone· Sarah GilpinReport
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- Walkley After School Club4 Oct 2006 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care· Sheffield· positive tone· Sarah GilpinInspection
- Grimethorpe Family Centre21 Jun 2006 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Barnsley· very positive tone· Sarah GilpinReport
- University of Sheffield Union of Students Nursery21 Mar 2006 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sheffield· very positive tone· Sarah GilpinReport
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- The Sheffield Hillsborough College Nursery20 Jan 2006 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sheffield· very positive tone· Sarah GilpinReport
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- National Specialist Family Service16 Nov 2005 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Sheffield· positive tone· Sarah GilpinReport
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