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Self-evaluation

Highlights from school evaluation and improvement

Self-evaluation forms (SEFs)

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  • Self-evaluation form (SEF): guidance and template
    Get help writing your school's self-evaluation form (SEF). Download our template SEF, based on Ofsted's 2025 inspection framework, to evaluate your provision and identify areas for improvement.
  • Self-evaluation form (SEF): SIAMS
    Download the Church of England's self-evaluation forms (SEF) for the statutory inspection of Anglican and Methodist schools (SIAMS), and see examples of completed SEFs under the current SIAMS framework from primary schools.
  • Writing subject reports: primary
    Subject leader reports are a way to assess, review and develop different areas of the curriculum. See some examples, and use our template to write your own.

Self-evaluation guidance

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  • Annual schedule for school self-evaluation (primary)
    Download our template school self-evaluation schedule to help you plan tasks for senior leaders, middle leaders and governors throughout the year.
  • Formula for evaluating the quality of teaching
    See how to develop your own formula to measure the quality of teaching in your school. Also find a research report on effective methods of teacher evaluation, and how 1 academy measures teachers' performance linked to pay progression.
  • How to evaluate your subject or department
    Read on for details of 7 key actions to take when evaluating your subject or department, with tips and resources for analysing results, conducting pupil voice surveys and creating an action plan.

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