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Tracking progress against school improvement targets

Understand how you can track progress against targets in your school improvement plan (SIP), and download our template to save you time.

Last reviewed on 14 April 2026
School types: All•School phases: All•Ref: 8552
Contents
  1. Download our template
  2. Set targets you can monitor
  3. Ofsted will want to see evidence of progress towards targets 

Download our template

KeyDoc template to review progress against SIP targets DOCX, 131.5 KB /article/6036/documents/4633/KeyDoc_template_to_review_progress_against_SIP_targets_-_Apr_2026.docx

You'll find:

  • A blank table to fill in with your own specific school improvement plan (SIP) target and relevant information
  • A completed example to show how progress can be measured against targets

We worked with one of our associate experts, David Driscoll, to create this template for you to track progress on priorities identified in your SIP. 

Set targets you can monitor

Include targets, not action points, in your SIP

  Target Action point What is it? Has a quantifiable measure of success and timescale Focuses on a desired impact Outlines what you'll do to bring about the desired impact Example: 'Raise the proportion of pupils achieving the highest grades at GCSE in D&T to 27%, by the end of the 2025 academic year by raising teachers’ expectations' 'Raise teacher expectations