School Governance
Assurance Framework
Assurance Framework
Structured governance assurance for UK school governing boards.
Structured governance assurance for UK school governing boards.
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Seven sections drawn from published DfE sources. National comparisons included. With example challenge questions ready for your next board meeting.
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Data note: This report draws on publicly available data from the DfE and GIAS. Figures reflect the most recently published datasets and may not match internal records. Use alongside your school's own data.
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Name, phase, type, head teacher, local authority and trust affiliation.
Numbers on roll, capacity, pupils eligible for free school meals, SEN and EAL.
Absence rates compared against national and local authority averages.
Suspension and exclusion rates compared against national figures.
KS2 or KS4 outcomes compared against national averages.
Teacher sickness absence rates compared against national data.
Data-driven questions for governors to raise at the next board meeting.
Good governance is not about generating documents. It is about asking the right questions. The School Data Check gives every governor a shared picture of the school, drawn from the same public datasets Ofsted uses.
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Challenge questions turn raw data into conversation. Nine prompts, ready to raise at your next meeting.
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