Ofsted Inspector
Steve Caunter
Active in published reports from Nov 2022 to Aug 2026.
Inspections
13
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
4
Remits
1
Schools & FE 13
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE9 graded by Steve
Steve
National
| Outstanding | 11% | 10% | +1 |
| Good | 67% | 66% | +1 |
| Requires improvement | 22% | 19% | +3 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 9 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Steve Caunter's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 12% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −10
- Length
- +44%
- Next steps
- 4.4
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Staff development 100%Leadership & governance 100%Curriculum 92%Maths 62%Behaviour 62%Personal development 54%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement4
Behaviour and attitudes9
Curriculum and teaching4
Inclusion4
Leadership and governance4
Leadership and management9
Participation and development4
Personal development9
Quality of education9
All inspections (13)
- Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd18 Aug 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Somerset· very positive tone· Paul James, Roger Pilgrim, Steve CaunterlowestStrong
- North London Garages GTA30 Jun 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Enfield· positive tone· Steve Lambert, Daisy Louisa Agathine-Louise, Lucy McLeod +1Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Greenlight Training Limited24 Mar 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· positive tone· Lowenna Bradley, Daisy Louisa Agathine-Louise, Steve Battersby +2lowestNeeds attention
- South Wales and South West Roofing Training3 Mar 2026 ·Schools & FE· Teignbridge· very positive tone· Steve Battersby, Steve Caunter, Vicki LockelowestExpected
- University Centre Somerset College Group15 Nov 2024 ·Further education· Somerset· very positive tone· Sarah Alexander, Alex Howarth, Edd Brown +9Outstanding
- Petroc11 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Devon· positive tone· Steve Battersby, Alun Maddocks, Christine Lacey +9Requires improvement
- Clarkson Evans Training Limited16 Feb 2024 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Steve Battersby, Christine Lacey, John Evans +2Good
- Focus Training (SW) Limited10 Nov 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Plymouth· mostly positive tone· Sarah Alexander, Christine Lacey, Cliff Shaw +4Good
- British Army22 Sept 2023 ·Employer Provider· Hampshire· positive tone· Richard Pemble, Alastair Mollon, Emma Barrett-Peel +16Good
- Gloucestershire Enterprise Limited24 Aug 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Steven Tucker, Roger Pilgrim, Steve CaunterGood
- Gloucestershire Engineering Training Limited23 Jun 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Steve Battersby, Lyn Bourne, Paul James +3Good
- New College Swindon27 Jan 2023 ·Further education· Swindon· mixed tone· Matt Hann, Christine Lacey, Daisy Agathine-Louise +12Requires improvement
- Gloucestershire College11 Nov 2022 ·Further education· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Tina Pagett, Amanda Washbrook, Clifford Shaw +11Good
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