Ofsted Inspector
Susan Keenan
Active in published reports from Dec 2016 to May 2026.
Inspections
25
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
1
Remits
2
Schools & FE 12 · Other 13
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE8 graded by Susan
Susan
National
| Outstanding | 0% | 10% | -10 |
| Good | 75% | 66% | +9 |
| Requires improvement | 13% | 19% | -7 |
| Inadequate | 13% | 5% | +8 |
Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 11 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Susan Keenan's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 17% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −9
- Length
- +17%
- Next steps
- 4.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 13%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 100%Staff development 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Progress & outcomes 96%Curriculum 84%Safeguarding 68%Maths 64%Behaviour 52%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes11
Curriculum teaching and training1
Inclusion1
Leadership1
Leadership and management11
Personal development11
Professional behaviours personal development and wellbeing1
Quality of education11
All inspections (25)
- The City of Liverpool College18 May 2026 ·Initial Teacher Education· Liverpool· very positive tone· Helen Whelan, Karen Anderson, Susan KeenanPartly verifiedlowestExpected
- Liverpool City Council22 Sept 2023 ·Adult and Community Learning· Liverpool· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Jaqui Scott +3Good
- University of Sunderland12 May 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Sunderland· very positive tone· Aly Spencer, Elaine Mawson, Emily Beach +9Report
- Good
- St Helens Chamber Limited13 Jan 2023 ·Independent Learning Provider· St Helens· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Alex Lang, Alison Humphreys +5Good
- Wigan and Leigh College2 Dec 2022 ·Further education· Wigan· positive tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alastair Mollon, Alison Humphreys +10Good
- System Group Limited4 Nov 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· mixed tone· Alastair Mollon, Andrew Ross, Bob Busby +5Requires improvement
- Instep UK Limited26 May 2022 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warrington· positive tone· Kim Bleasdale, Andrea Machell, Bob Busby +4Good
- Teach Lead Bolton6 May 2022 ·Initial Teacher Education· Bolton· critical tone· Helen Whelan, John Nixon, Susan Keenan +1Report
- Runshaw College10 Mar 2022 ·Further education· Lancashire· positive tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Angela Johnson +7Good
- Focus Training Limited3 Dec 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bolton· critical tone· Ruth Stammers, Caroline Williams, Rachael Hennigan +2Inadequate
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council18 Nov 2021 ·Adult and Community Learning· Knowsley· positive tone· Elaine Price, Alex Lang, Susan KeenanReport
- Training 2000 Limited6 Mar 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Ruth Stammers, Aimey Adamson, Alison Cameron Brandwood +3Good
- Report
- Cheshire College - South & West15 Nov 2019 ·Further education· Cheshire East· positive tone· Elaine Price, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Gail Yeadon +7Good
- Mercia Partnership (UK) Ltd20 Sept 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Lancashire· very critical tone· Paul Cocker, Christina Christou, Gillian Forrester +1Inadequate
- Birmingham City Council15 Mar 2019 ·Adult and Community Learning· Birmingham· positive tone· William Baidoe-Ansah, Alastair Mollon, Maggie Fobister +3Report
- Blackpool Borough Council25 Jan 2019 ·Adult and Community Learning· Blackpool· mostly positive tone· Andrea Machell, Bob Busby, Marinette Bazin +1Report
- Report
- Warwickshire College Group16 Mar 2018 ·Further education· Warwickshire· positive tone· Russ Henry, Claire Griffin, Jaswant Mann +6Report
- The City of Liverpool College5 Oct 2017 ·Further education· Liverpool· positive tone· Andrea Machell, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Bernie White +7Report
- North Yorkshire Council9 Jun 2017 ·Adult and Community Learning· North Yorkshire· mixed tone· Charles Searle, Brenda Clayton, Catharine Jackson +4Report
- Mid-Cheshire College of Further Education12 May 2017 ·Further education· Cheshire West and Chester· critical tone· Alison Cameron Brandwood, Alex Fau-Goodwin, Andrea Machell +6Report
- System Group Limited23 Feb 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· mostly positive tone· Ken Fisher, Brenda Clayton, Ian Frear +2Report
- Report
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