Ofsted Inspector
Tracey Baron
Active in published reports from Jan 2016 to May 2026.
Inspections
25
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
2
Schools & FE 14 · Other 11
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE10 graded by Tracey
Tracey
National
| Outstanding | 20% | 10% | +10 |
| Good | 60% | 66% | -6 |
| Requires improvement | 20% | 19% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 5% | -5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 12 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Tracey Baron's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 91% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- +8
- Length
- +23%
- Next steps
- 3.3
- per report
- Hedged
- 9%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Progress & outcomes 100%Leadership & governance 100%Teaching & assessment 96%Staff development 96%Curriculum 88%Personal development 68%Maths 64%Behaviour 48%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes12
Contribution to meeting skills needs1
Curriculum and teaching2
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management12
Participation and development2
Personal development12
Quality of education12
All inspections (25)
- Craven College12 May 2026 ·Further education· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Sarah Seaman, Jacqueline Shopland-Reed, Jon Barker +8lowestExpected
- Cognition Evolve UK Ltd4 Mar 2026 ·Independent Learning Provider· Calderdale· very positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Pauline Hughes, Tracey BaronPartly verifiedlowestExpected
- Woodspeen Training Limited7 Mar 2025 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kirklees· mixed tone· Alison Dennis, Bev Cross, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Requires improvement
- Teesside University31 Jan 2025 ·Higher education institutions· Middlesbrough· very positive tone· Mark Keen, Anne Tyrrell, Ann Minton +3Outstanding
- East Durham College3 May 2024 ·Further education· County Durham· positive tone· Alison Dennis, Andrea Shepherd, Angus Forsyth +8Good
- TEC Partnership29 Sept 2023 ·Further education· North East Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Chloe Rendall, Andrea Shepherd, Chris Wiley +12Requires improvement
- Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited17 Mar 2023 ·Further education· Barnsley· very positive tone· Steve Hailstone, Glenise Burrell, Joanne Stork +4Good
- City of Sunderland College13 May 2022 ·Further education· Sunderland· very positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Anne Tyrrell, Chloe Rendall +8Good
- The Northern School of Art11 Feb 2022 ·Further education· Middlesbrough· very positive tone· Chloe Rendall, Clifford Shaw, Dawn Jamieson +3Outstanding
- University Centre Quayside Limited10 Dec 2021 ·Schools & FE· Newcastle upon Tyne· very positive tone· Rebecca Clare, Andrea Shepherd, Chris Jones +3Good
- Good
- Bradford College12 Nov 2021 ·Further education· Bradford· positive tone· Andrea Shepherd, Jonny Wright, Kathryn Townsley +7Good
- Encompass Consultancy24 Sept 2021 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kingston upon Hull· very positive tone· Cath Jackson, Andrew Scanlan, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +2Good
- Gateshead College31 Jan 2020 ·Further education· Gateshead· positive tone· Sarah Stabler, Andrew Scanlan, Andy Fitt +6Requires improvement
- Furness College15 Mar 2019 ·Further education· Westmorland and Furness· positive tone· Sarah Stabler, Dilys Taylor, Ian Frear +5Report
- Report
- Middlesbrough College14 Sept 2018 ·Further education· Middlesbrough· mostly positive tone· Ken Merry, Gillian Forrester, Graham Cunningham +8Report
- Report
- Luminate Education Group9 Feb 2018 ·Further education· Leeds· positive tone· Charles Searle, Debra Gray, Heather Cadman-Marks +9Report
- Bradford College13 Oct 2017 ·Further education· Bradford· mixed tone· Rebecca Clare, Alastair Mollon, Howard Browes +6Report
- St Helens College27 Apr 2017 ·Further education· St. Helens· mixed tone· Paul Cocker, Alison Cameron-Brandwood, Andrea Machell +6Report
- Report
- North East Lincolnshire Council9 Dec 2016 ·Adult and Community Learning· North East Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Pat Hornsby, Claire Griffin, Gillian Forrester +3Report
- APM Learning and Education Alliance Limited11 Nov 2016 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· Harmesh Manghra, Alun Maddocks, Claire Barker +4Report
- Report
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