HMI
Tracey Mace-Akroyd
Active in published reports from Sept 2015 to May 2026.
Inspections
71
As lead
26
37% of visits
Last 12 months
2
Remits
2
Schools & FE 21 · Other 50
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE10 graded by Tracey
Tracey
National
| Outstanding | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Good | 60% | 66% | -6 |
| Requires improvement | 20% | 19% | +1 |
| Inadequate | 10% | 5% | +5 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 17 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Tracey Mace-Akroyd's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 90% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +8
- Length
- +19%
- Next steps
- 3.5
- per report
- Hedged
- 7%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 94%Progress & outcomes 92%Teaching & assessment 90%Staff development 87%Maths 76%Curriculum 72%Behaviour 51%Personal development 49%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement2
Behaviour and attitudes12
Contribution to meeting skills needs1
Curriculum and teaching1
Inclusion2
Leadership and governance2
Leadership and management12
Participation and development2
Personal development12
Quality of education12
All inspections (71)
- New College Doncaster6 May 2026 ·Free schools 16 to 19· Doncaster· very positive tone· Claudia Harrison, Mark Parton, Rachel Angus +2Partly verifiedlowestStrong
- Myerscough College21 Apr 2026 ·Further education· Lancashire· very positive tone· Suzanne Horner, Amanda Mackinnon, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +9Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- North Yorkshire Council16 May 2025 ·Adult and Community Learning· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Sarah Lonsdale, Alison Dennis, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Good
- Kirklees Council Adult and Community Learning27 Feb 2025 ·Adult and Community Learning· Kirklees· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alison Dennis, Chloe Rendall +1Report
- City of Sunderland College18 Oct 2024 ·Further education· Sunderland· very positive tone· Philippa Firth, Alex Miles, Angus Forsyth +11Outstanding
- University of Bradford17 May 2024 ·Higher education institutions· Bradford· positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Anne Tyrrell, Cath Jackson +3Good
- Huddersfield New College30 Nov 2023 ·Further education· Kirklees· very positive tone· Sarah Seaman, Alison Dennis, Anne Tyrrell +3Good
- Swarthmore Education Centre22 Nov 2023 ·Independent Specialist College· Leeds· mixed tone· Jacquie Brown, Rachel Angus, Tracey Mace-AkroydRequires improvement
- Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)7 Jul 2023 ·Special post 16 institution· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Hayley Lomas, Neil Clark, Tracey Mace-AkroydRequires improvement
- Lighthouse Futures Trust2 Mar 2023 ·Special post 16 institution· Leeds· positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Steve Kelly, Tracey Mace-AkroydGood
- York College3 Feb 2023 ·Further education· York· positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Alison Dennis, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +7Good
- Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society30 Jun 2022 ·Special post 16 institution· County Durham· positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Tracey Mace-AkroydReport
- Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)31 Mar 2022 ·Special post 16 institution· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Jacquie Brown, Hayley Lomas, Tracey Mace-AkroydInadequate
- Bradford College12 Nov 2021 ·Further education· Bradford· positive tone· Andrea Shepherd, Jonny Wright, Kathryn Townsley +7Good
- Percy Hedley Hedleys College3 Mar 2020 ·Special post 16 institution· North Tyneside· very positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Jacquie BrownReport
- NHS Choices College12 Dec 2019 ·Special post 16 institution· Camden· positive tone· Rachel Angus, Neil Clark, Tracey Mace-AkroydGood
- Freeman College19 Sept 2019 ·Special post 16 institution· Sheffield· very positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Bev Jessop, Dan GrantGood
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- Askham Bryan College12 Jun 2019 ·FE College with Residential Care· York· very positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Tina RufflesReport
- North Yorkshire Council7 Jun 2019 ·Adult and Community Learning· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Malcolm Fraser, Andrew Scanlan, Bob Busby +4Report
- Sunderland City Metropolitan Borough Council12 Apr 2019 ·Adult and Community Learning· Sunderland· positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Catharine Jackson, Rachel AngusReport
- University of Sunderland22 Mar 2019 ·Higher education institutions· Sunderland· positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Chris Jones, Heather HartmannReport
- Monitoring visit
- Sheffield Hallam University8 Mar 2019 ·Higher education institutions· Sheffield· mixed tone· Rebecca Clare, Christine Blowman, Ian Frear +1Report
- Monitoring visit
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- Aspect Training Ltd13 Feb 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Alastair Mollon, Kathryn TownsleyReport
- Report
- North East Lincolnshire Council24 Jan 2019 ·Adult and Community Learning· North East Lincolnshire· critical tone· Tracey Mace-AkroydReport
- Northumberland College30 Nov 2018 ·Further education· Northumberland· mixed tone· Charles Searle, David Sykes, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +6Report
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- The Ridge Employability College9 Nov 2018 ·Special post 16 institution· Doncaster· very positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Lesley Talbot-StrettleReport
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council19 Oct 2018 ·Adult and Community Learning· Wakefield· very positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Catharine Jackson, Derek Williams +2Report
- Franklin College28 Sept 2018 ·Further education· North East Lincolnshire· positive tone· Rachel Angus, Philip Pullen, Rhys Davies +2Report
- Brentwood Community College12 Jul 2018 ·Special post 16 institution· Trafford· mostly positive tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Tracey Mace-AkroydReport
- NCG21 May 2018 ·Further education· Newcastle upon Tyne· mostly positive tone· Rieks Drijver, Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron-Brandwood +30Report
- Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited20 Apr 2018 ·Special post 16 institution· Newcastle upon Tyne· positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Lesley Talbot-StrettleReport
- Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)21 Mar 2018 ·Special post 16 institution· Wakefield· mostly positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Bernie White, Rachel AngusReport
- Chamber Training (Humber) Limited1 Mar 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kingston upon Hull· mixed tone· Rebecca Clare, Bev Cross, Graham Cunningham +3Report
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council2 Feb 2018 ·Adult and Community Learning· Calderdale· positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Catharine Jackson, Pat Hornsby +2Report
- The Sheffield College25 Jan 2018 ·Further education· Sheffield· mixed tone· Ken Merry, Charles Searle, Gillian Forrester +8Report
- VQ Solutions Ltd8 Dec 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Yorkshire· mixed tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Catharine Jackson, Pat HornsbyReport
- City of Wolverhampton College17 Nov 2017 ·Further education· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Andrea Machell, Andrew Thompson, Barbara Hughes +6Report
- Skills North East3 Nov 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Northumberland· mixed tone· Richard Ronksley, Kathryn Townsley, Tracey Mace-AkroydReport
- KT Associates27 Oct 2017 ·Other· Stockton-on-Tees· very critical tone· Pat Hornsby, Lynne Paxton, Rachel Angus +1Report
- Bradford College13 Oct 2017 ·Further education· Bradford· mixed tone· Rebecca Clare, Alastair Mollon, Howard Browes +6Report
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- Brighter Futures Merseyside Limited23 Jun 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Liverpool· mixed tone· Shahram Safavi, Maggie Fobister, Tracey Mace-AkroydReport
- Groundwork South and North Tyneside15 Jun 2017 ·Special post 16 institution· South Tyneside· positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Ben Walsh, Denise OlanderReport
- Report
- Total People Limited11 May 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Deborah Summers, Ken Fisher +2Report
- Henshaws College27 Apr 2017 ·Special post 16 institution· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Tracy GillettReport
- Heart of Yorkshire Education Group30 Mar 2017 ·Further education· Wakefield· mixed tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Alison Cameron Brandwood, Allan Shaw +7Report
- Blackburn College17 Mar 2017 ·Further education· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Tracey Mace-Akroyd, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Bernie White +6Report
- YH Training Services Limited24 Feb 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Paul Cocker, Andrew Scanlan, Debra Forsythe-Conroy +4Report
- Tameside College17 Feb 2017 ·Further education· Tameside· mostly positive tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron Brandwood +6Report
- Report
- Holy Cross College3 Feb 2017 ·Further education· Bury· mixed tone· Suzanne Wainwright, Andrea Machell, Nick Gadfield +2Report
- Report
- West Cheshire College15 Dec 2016 ·Further education· Cheshire West and Chester· mixed tone· Andrea Machell, Jackie Moores, Julia Gray +6Report
- The Virtual College9 Dec 2016 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bradford· mixed tone· Paul Cocker, Bev Cross, Derek Williams +2Report
- Kingston Upon Hull City Council2 Dec 2016 ·Adult and Community Learning· Kingston upon Hull· mixed tone· Andrea Machell, Bev Cross, Helen Groves +4Report
- Report
- Solihull College & University Centre11 Nov 2016 ·Further education· Solihull· positive tone· Victor Reid, Alastair Taylor, Andrew Thompson +9Report
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