Ofsted Inspector
Sonia Stirling
Active in published reports from Dec 2022 to Mar 2025.
Inspections
7
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
1
Schools & FE 7
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE7 graded by Sonia
Sonia
National
| Outstanding | 14% | 10% | +4 |
| Good | 57% | 66% | -8 |
| Requires improvement | 29% | 19% | +9 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 7 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Sonia Stirling's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 82% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +54%
- Next steps
- 4.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Staff development 100%Curriculum 86%Teaching & assessment 86%SEND & inclusion 57%Personal development 57%Maths 43%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes7
Leadership and management7
Personal development7
Quality of education7
All inspections (7)
- LTE Group7 Mar 2025 ·Further education· Manchester· positive tone· Ruth Stammers, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alison Humphreys +13Good
- Bradford College4 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Bradford· very positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Alison Dennis, Glenise Burrell +9Good
- Tameside College8 Mar 2024 ·Further education· Tameside· positive tone· Alison Humphreys, Alex Lang, Alison Cameron Brandwood +10Good
- Kendal College13 Oct 2023 ·Further education· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· David Towsey, Alison Humphreys, Angus Forsyth +8Requires improvement
- Manchester City Council23 Jun 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Manchester· positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Jaqui Scott, Kim Bleasdale +3Good
- Xaverian College10 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Manchester· very positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Angie Fisher, Helen Whelan +3Outstanding
- Jarvis Training Management Limited16 Dec 2022 ·Schools & FE· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Andrea Machell +3Requires improvement
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