Social Care Inspector
Thirza Smith
Active in published reports from Oct 2021 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
192
As lead
144
75% of visits
Last 12 months
36
Remits
2
Social care 166 · Other 26
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care111 graded by Thirza
Thirza
National
| Outstanding | 22% | 12% | +10 |
| Good | 59% | 68% | -9 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 14% | 15% | 0 |
| Inadequate | 5% | 6% | 0 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 113 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Thirza Smith's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 91% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +8
- Length
- −5%
- Next steps
- 4.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 81%Staff development 79%Progress & outcomes 78%Safeguarding 69%Records & policies 46%Care & placements 45%Wellbeing & mental health 42%Teaching & assessment 39%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected114
Leadership and management114
All inspections (192)
- Swanwick Lodge15 Sept 2026 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Hampshire· mixed tone· Thirza Smith, Latoya Morgan, Matilda ClodeAssurance
- Inadequate
- Assurance
- Marydale Lodge7 Aug 2026 ·Children's home· St. Helens· positive tone· Thirza Smith, Alison Dennis, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +3Report
- Monitoring visit
- Vinney Green Secure Unit4 Aug 2026 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Thirza Smith, Janine Shortman-ThomasMonitoring visit
- Good
- Report
- Aldine House Secure Centre16 Jul 2026 ·Children's home· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Jo Birtwhistle, Alison Dennis, Dave Carrigan +2Report
- Outstanding
- Report
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire8 May 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· very critical tone· Lizette Watts, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithInadequate
- Monitoring visit
- Swanwick Lodge23 Apr 2026 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Hampshire· mostly positive tone· Thirza Smith, Haley Lomas, Jo Birtwhistle +1Report
- Vinney Green Secure Unit10 Apr 2026 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· very positive tone· Thirza Smith, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Debbie Foster +1Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Outstanding
Show all 192 inspections
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Kyloe House27 Nov 2025 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· positive tone· Thirza Smith, Carolyn Brownsea, Debbie Foster +1Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Marydale Lodge16 Oct 2025 ·Children's home· St. Helens· very positive tone· Thirza Smith, Jo Birtwhistle, Leanne Lyon +2Report
- Good
- Inadequate
- Assurance
- Assurance
- Children's Home run by Cannon Children Services Ltd in West Northamptonshire20 Aug 2025 ·Children's Home· West Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Tazim Akhtar, Thirza SmithAssurance
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Outstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Swanwick Lodge3 Jul 2025 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Hampshire· mixed tone· Thirza Smith, Jo Birtwhistle, Leanne Lyon +1Report
- Assurance
- Oasis Restore Trust19 Jun 2025 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Medway· mixed tone· Tash Williams, Jo Birtwhistle, Leanne Lyon +2Report
- Assurance
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire11 Jun 2025 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithGood
- Lansdowne Secure Unit5 Jun 2025 ·Children's home· Wealden· mostly positive tone· Thirza Smith, Cath Sikakana, Jo Birtwhistle +2Report
- Vinney Green Secure Unit22 May 2025 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Thirza Smith, Gemma McDonnell, Jo Birtwhistle +1Report
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire8 May 2025 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithGood
- Outstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire6 Mar 2025 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Lizette Watts, Thirza SmithAssurance
- Good
- Good
- Oasis Restore Trust13 Feb 2025 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Medway· mixed tone· Thirza Smith, Carolyne Brownsea, Gemma McDonnell +1Report
- Report
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire23 Jan 2025 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithAssurance
- Assurance
- Marydale Lodge16 Jan 2025 ·Children's home· St. Helens· positive tone· Thirza Smith, Gemma McDonnell, Tash WilliamsReport
- Assurance
- Good
- Outstanding
- Report
- Assurance
- Atkinson Unit28 Nov 2024 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Devon· positive tone· Gary Turney, Saul Pope, Thirza SmithReport
- Good
- Clare Lodge12 Nov 2024 ·Children's home· Peterborough· mostly positive tone· Shaun Common, Gary Turney, Joanne Birtwhistle +1Assurance
- Monitoring visit
- Report
- Monitoring visit
- Lansdowne Secure Unit19 Sept 2024 ·Children's home· Wealden· very positive tone· Thirza Smith, Suzanne Wainwright, Tash WilliamsReport
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire15 Aug 2024 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· critical tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithRI to be good
- Good
- Assurance
- Outstanding
- Vinney Green Secure Unit18 Jul 2024 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Thirza Smith, Gary Turney, Saul Pope +1Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire18 Apr 2024 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· very critical tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithRI to be good
- Outstanding
- Marydale Lodge14 Mar 2024 ·Children's home· St. Helens· very positive tone· Shaun Common, Gary Turney, Saul Pope +1Report
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Barton Moss Secure Care Centre8 Feb 2024 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Salford· positive tone· Paul Taylor, Dawn Parton, Martin Ward +1Report
- Report
- Assurance
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- RI to be good
- Report
- Assurance
- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Outstanding
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire22 Aug 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Rachel Griffiths, Thirza SmithRI to be good
- Good
- Vinney Green Secure Unit10 Aug 2023 ·Children's home· South Gloucestershire· mostly positive tone· Shaun Common, Thirza SmithMonitoring visit
- Kyloe House8 Aug 2023 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· very positive tone· Debbie Foster, Thirza SmithAssurance
- Assurance
- Clare Lodge26 Jul 2023 ·Children's home· Peterborough· positive tone· Dawn Parton, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Thirza SmithReport
- Children's Home run by Homes 2 Inspire Limited in West Northamptonshire19 Jul 2023 ·Children's Home· West Northamptonshire· mostly positive tone· Thirza Smith, Emma DacresGood
- Aycliffe Secure Services13 Jul 2023 ·Children's home· County Durham· positive tone· Shaun Common, Cathey Moriarty, Dawn Parton +2Report
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire14 Jun 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Zoey Lee, Bev Allison, Thirza SmithMonitoring visit
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire8 Jun 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Zoey Lee, Bev Allison, Thirza SmithGood
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire5 May 2023 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· critical tone· Zoey Lee, Bev Allison, Thirza SmithInadequate
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Assurance
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Outstanding
- Assurance
- Assurance
- Outstanding
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Assurance
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- RI to be good
- Inadequate
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Inspection
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
Where they've inspected
Often inspects with
Member ratings
Been inspected by Thirza Smith? Join free to read reviews and rate your experience.
Rate this inspectorExperiences of Thirza Smith
Members compare notes on inspectors and inspections here. Join free to read and post.
Join the discussion