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Ofsted Inspector

Steve Lowe

Active in published reports from Apr 2016 to Jan 2026.
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Inspections

81

As lead

58

72% of visits

Last 12 months

2

Remits

2

Social care 73 · Other 8

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Social care6 graded by Steve
SteveNational
Outstanding17%31%-14
Good50%58%-8
Inadequate33%11%+23

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Social care4 graded by Steve
SteveNational
Outstanding0%12%-12
Good75%68%+7
Requires improvement to be good25%15%+10
Inadequate0%6%-6

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 21 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Steve Lowe's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 61% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
+0
Length
−4%
Next steps
3.9
per report
Hedged
5%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Progress & outcomes 89%Leadership & governance 86%Staff development 80%Parents & families 77%Teaching & assessment 69%Safeguarding 64%Records & policies 49%Maths 43%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

Helped and protected15
Leadership and management10

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