School improvement plans: template and examples

Last reviewed on 31 October 2019
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See examples of school improvement plans from primary and secondary schools, and a template from a local authority.

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  1. Template from a local authority
  2. Examples from schools
  3. Know your role

Schools use a variety of terms for whole-school plans, including ‘strategic plan' and 'school development plan'. In this article, we refer to it as a 'school improvement plan' (SIP).

Template from a local authority

East Sussex County Council has produced a proforma for a SIP for its schools to use for 2019/20. It includes spaces for the school's vision and context, and is laid out according to the main judgements in the new Ofsted framework.

The council has also produced guidance on using the proforma, which can also be accessed in the link above. 

Examples from schools

Primary schools

Bygrove Primary School, a small primary academy in Tower Hamlets, part of the Letta Trust, has a 5-year SIP for its trust covering 2019 to 2024, with a

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