Schools use various terms to describe their whole-school plan, including 'school improvement plan', ‘strategic plan' and 'school development plan'. Here, we use 'school improvement plan' (SIP).
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Your SIP should be part of your overall improvement process and not created specifically for Ofsted.
It doesn't need to be presented in a specific format.
You'll find 2 options of templates below, so you can choose the 1 that suits your school best and adapt it further if you wish.
Option 1: template based on the 2025 Ofsted framework
Use our template to create your SIP based on Ofsted's 2025 inspection framework and toolkit.
To help you create your SIP, use our self-evaluation form (SEF) checklist and template to identify key areas of improvement.
Option 2: template structured by objectives
You'll have space to record:
- Contextual information
- Your school’s objectives
- Further details for each objective