Social Care Inspector
Stephen Challis
Active in published reports from May 2023 to Aug 2026.
Inspections
39
As lead
25
64% of visits
Last 12 months
17
Remits
1
Social care 39
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care12 graded by Stephen
Stephen
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 12% | -12 |
| Good | 83% | 68% | +15 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 8% | 15% | -6 |
| Inadequate | 8% | 6% | +3 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Stephen Challis's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 39% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −3
- Length
- −11%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 5%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 97%Records & policies 90%Staff development 87%Safeguarding 72%Health & safety 62%Progress & outcomes 54%Behaviour 49%Teaching & assessment 44%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected12
Leadership and management12
All inspections (39)
- Cura Living Ltd26 Aug 2026 ·Supported Accommodation· Milton Keynes· very critical tone· Suzy Lemmy, Stephen ChallisMonitoring visit
- Inspection
- Agile Care Solutions Ltd20 Jul 2026 ·Supported Accommodation· Milton Keynes· very critical tone· Stephen Challis, Louise WeblingInspection
- Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd6 Jul 2026 ·Supported Accommodation· Reading· mostly positive tone· Stephen Challis, Glen StrowbridgeInspection
- Inspection
- Monitoring visit
- YMCA DLG - West Sussex and Surrey5 Jun 2026 ·Supported Accommodation· Brighton and Hove· mostly positive tone· Suzy Lemmy, Stephen ChallisInspection
- Agape4all2 Jun 2026 ·Supported Accommodation· Hertfordshire· very critical tone· Stephen Challis, Phyllis DyerMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Agape4all17 Mar 2026 ·Supported Accommodation· Hertfordshire· very critical tone· Stephen Challis, Phyllis DyerMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Agape4all28 Jan 2026 ·Supported Accommodation· Hertfordshire· very critical tone· Stephen Challis, Phyllis DyerMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- YMCA DLG - West Sussex and Surrey21 Nov 2025 ·Supported Accommodation· Brighton and Hove· very critical tone· Stephen Challis, Amanda Cooper, Helen WallisMonitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Budwood Limited2 Jun 2025 ·Supported Accommodation· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mixed tone· Alphie Khumalo, Sharron Escott, Stephen ChallisInspection
- Monitoring visit
- First Thought Care Services31 Oct 2024 ·Supported Accommodation· Gloucestershire· critical tone· Stephen Challis, Alphie KhumaloMonitoring visit
Show all 39 inspections
- Monitoring visit
- First Thought Care Services23 Aug 2024 ·Supported Accommodation· Gloucestershire· very critical tone· Stephen Challis, Alphie KhumaloMonitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- RI to be good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Wandsworth Borough Council in Wandsworth22 Jun 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Wandsworth· mostly positive tone· Mark Newington, Lee Kirwin, Stephen ChallisGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
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