School Self-Evaluation

Our School Self-Evaluation service is designed to help you review your school’s performance and identify areas of strengths as well as those that could be more effective. It encourages you to use evidence and data to make informed decisions about areas of school practice that need improvement.

How does it work?

We have developed a range of surveys that you can use to collect feedback from your school’s key stakeholder groups: parents, students and teachers. The surveys are based around a set of standards designed by Cambridge International that help define the features of an effective school.

The standards are grouped into five key areas, or domains. Each domain contains a set of indicators which define the features of an effective school. You can view the standards document below.

Read our Standards for School Self-Evaluation (PDF, 396KB)

Once you have conducted the surveys, we will produce a report on your results that combines and compares responses from parents, students and teachers. We will then schedule a video conference or face-to-face meeting with your school leadership team. At this meeting, you can discuss the report’s findings, decide on any areas for further analysis, and identify the next steps you would like to take in your school improvement process.

We have created an online guide to explain what our School Self-Evaluation service is and how it works. As well as describing each stage of the self-evaluation process and how we will support your school through it, the guide focuses on how you can get the best possible results from your school self-evaluation. We have also included video testimonials from Cambridge schools so you can see how each aspect of the process worked for them.

Read our online guide

What do schools say about our School Self-Evaluation service?

We have had very positive feedback about the service from schools around the world. Read our case studies to find out what they said:

• The Anglo School, Uruguay (PDF, 211KB)
• Skt. Josef’s International School, Denmark (PDF, 301KB)
• Sancta Maria International School, India (PDF, 289KB)
• BFSU Schools, China (PDF, 1MB)

How much does the service cost?

There is a cost for our School Self-Evaluation which is an additional service for Cambridge schools.

The fee for our School Self-Evaluation service includes:

• an in-depth conversation with an accredited Cambridge International Consultant to discuss school needs and to start the process
• a number of email templates to communicate the process with stakeholders
• links to online surveys to gather data from parents, teachers and students
• a detailed report for school leadership, aggregating survey responses
• a follow-up meeting with an accredited Cambridge International Consultant to discuss the outcomes of the report and to agree next steps, including further analysis and support where required.

In addition to the above, schools can include further questions to the three surveys relating to an issue of specific interest. This can be discussed in the initial meeting with the Consultant.

Requests for additional data analysis, after the stakeholder report has been produced and discussed with school leadership, can also be accommodated.

To register your interest in this service, please complete the form below.

Register your interest in School Self-Evaluation