Social Care Inspector
Sarah Huntbatch
Active in published reports from May 2023 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
122
As lead
101
83% of visits
Last 12 months
31
Remits
2
Social care 121 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care88 graded by Sarah
Sarah
National
| Outstanding | 10% | 12% | -1 |
| Good | 68% | 68% | +0 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 17% | 15% | +2 |
| Inadequate | 5% | 6% | -1 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 86 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sarah Huntbatch's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 21% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −7
- Length
- +8%
- Next steps
- 4.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 86%Staff development 82%Progress & outcomes 58%Care & placements 58%Records & policies 57%Teaching & assessment 52%Parents & families 51%Behaviour 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected77
Leadership and management90
All inspections (122)
- Good
- Dumbell House3 Sept 2026 ·Residential Family Centre· Salford· mostly positive tone· Cheryl Field, Sarah HuntbatchGood
- Monitoring visit
- RI to be good
- Olive Branch Fostering Ltd20 Jul 2026 ·Independent Fostering Services· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Nicola Shaw, Sarah HuntbatchReport
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Norden Hills Family Centre13 May 2026 ·Residential Family Centre· Rochdale· mostly positive tone· Sarah Huntbatch, Eve OstridgeGood
- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Good
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
Show all 122 inspections
- Assurance
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Assurance
- RI to be good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Inadequate
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- RI to be good
- Children's Home run by Prosperity Children’s Services Limited in Lancashire4 Jun 2025 ·Children's Home· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Samantha Kean, Sarah HuntbatchRI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Inadequate
- Outstanding
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Parallel Parents13 Dec 2024 ·Independent Fostering Services· Stockport· positive tone· Dawn Walker, Sarah Huntbatch, Sarah ProbertOutstanding
- Foster Care Associates North West6 Dec 2024 ·Independent Fostering Services· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Aislinn Cooper, Michelle Greenhalgh, Nicola Forrester +1Good
- Good
- National Fostering Agency17 Oct 2024 ·Independent Fostering Services· Warrington· mostly positive tone· Dawn Walker, Nicola Shaw, Sally Griffiths +1Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Family Ace Limited20 Jun 2024 ·Residential Family Centre· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Sarah Huntbatch, Cheryl FieldGood
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Assurance
- Assurance
- Good
- Assurance
- Assurance
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
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