Ofsted Inspector
Susan Dawson
Active in published reports from Feb 2022 to Apr 2026.
Inspections
6
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
1
Schools & FE 6
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE4 graded by Susan
Susan
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 75% | 66% | +9 |
| Requires improvement | 25% | 19% | +6 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 5 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Susan Dawson's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 82% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +4
- Length
- +23%
- Next steps
- 3.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Progress & outcomes 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Staff development 100%Curriculum 67%Behaviour 67%Safeguarding 50%Personal development 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement1
Behaviour and attitudes5
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion1
Leadership and governance1
Leadership and management5
Participation and development1
Personal development5
Quality of education5
All inspections (6)
- CSA (Services) Ltd14 Apr 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Ian Frear, Charles Searle, Chris Wiley +3Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- The Northumberland Council24 Jan 2025 ·Adult and Community Learning· Northumberland· positive tone· Jonny Wright, Kate Wallace, Malcolm Fraser +3Good
- Gateshead College10 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Gateshead· positive tone· Philippa Firth, Andrew Scanlan, Anne Tyrrell +9Good
- His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)10 Jun 2022 ·Employer Provider· Salford· mostly positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Aimey Adamson, Karen Anderson +4Requires improvement
- Sheffield Hallam University11 Feb 2022 ·Higher education institutions· Sheffield· positive tone· Andrea Shepherd, Allan Shaw, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Good
- University of Westminster— ·Higher education institutions· Westminster· positive tone· Steve Lambert, Ramin Narimani, Rhys Davies +1Good
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