Social Care Inspector
Sarah Oldham
Active in published reports from Jul 2007 to May 2026.
Inspections
251
As lead
209
83% of visits
Last 12 months
8
Remits
3
Social care 221 · Other 29 · Schools & FE 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care68 graded by Sarah
Sarah
National
| Outstanding | 32% | 12% | +21 |
| Good | 63% | 68% | -5 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 4% | 15% | -10 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 6% | -6 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 142 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sarah Oldham's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 68% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +1
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- +9%
- Next steps
- 4.0
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- 3%
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Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 83%Care & placements 80%Progress & outcomes 70%Leadership & governance 68%Records & policies 66%Behaviour 58%Teaching & assessment 56%Safeguarding 51%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected148
Leadership and management123
All inspections (251)
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- SWIIS Foster Care Ltd7 Feb 2025 ·Independent Fostering Services· Birmingham· very positive tone· Lydia Isaac, Joanne Hawkins, Sarah OldhamOutstanding
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- Fostering Solutions11 Aug 2023 ·Independent Fostering Services· Bolton· positive tone· Tracey Coglan Greig, Dawn Parton, Dawn Walker +1Outstanding
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- Capstone Foster Care11 Nov 2022 ·Social care· Rochdale· very positive tone· Caroline Bertram, Pauline Yates, Sarah OldhamOutstanding
- The Together Trust Fostering Service28 Oct 2022 ·Independent Fostering Services· Stockport· mostly positive tone· Pauline Yates, Sarah OldhamGood
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- Foster Care Associates North West28 Jan 2022 ·Independent Fostering Services· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Paula Edwards, Dawn Parton, Mandy Williams +1Good
- Fusion Fostering North West21 Jan 2022 ·Independent Fostering Services· Lancashire· very positive tone· Caroline Bertram, Sarah OldhamGood
- Alpha Plus Fostering Limited14 Jan 2022 ·Independent Fostering Services· Oldham· mostly positive tone· Pauline Yates, Sarah OldhamGood
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- RI to be good
- National Fostering Agency19 Nov 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Warrington· mostly positive tone· Pauline Yates, Dawn Parton, Rosemary Chapman +1Good
- Parallel Parents5 Nov 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Stockport· very positive tone· Mandy Williams, Caroline Bertram, Dawn Parton +1Outstanding
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- Barnardos North West Fostering Service (NW Region)13 Aug 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Liverpool· very positive tone· Sarah Oldham, Kathryn GrindrodOutstanding
- Therapeutic Fostering Ltd16 Jul 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Lancashire· positive tone· Sarah Oldham, Jacqueline GeorghiouGood
- By the Bridge North West25 Jun 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Cheshire East· mostly positive tone· Pauline Yates, Caroline Bertram, Sarah OldhamGood
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- Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah1 May 2018 ·Other independent school· Bolton· positive tone· David Selby, Elaine Clare, Graham Robinson +2Report
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- By the Bridge North West22 Sept 2017 ·Independent Fostering Services· Cheshire East· mostly positive tone· Sharon Lloyd, Karen Willson, Sarah OldhamGood
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kedleston (Wings Education) Limited in Westmorland and Furness30 Nov 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Charlie Bamber, Sarah OldhamGood
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