Complete School Leadership Audit Pack

Conducting comprehensive school self-evaluation requires systematic review across all key areas of provision. This complete audit set provides editable tools to help headteachers and senior leadership teams assess their entire school with confidence as well as allowing for delegation across different areas of specialism.

The pack contains eleven comprehensive and editable audit documents covering every aspect of school leadership. Each audit contains self-reflective questions that leaders can ask to evaluate their provision, plus practical ideas of where evidence can be found for ease of use. There's dedicated space to record your current position, including strengths and areas for development. Every audit is broken down into manageable subsections with the option at the end of each section to give a self-evaluation rating, helping you prioritise key areas for improvement across your school.

The eight Ofsted evaluation areas included are:

🟣 Leadership and Governance Audit – Strategic leadership, governance practice, oversight and capacity for improvement

🟣 Curriculum and Teaching Audit – Curriculum design, implementation, teaching quality and pedagogical effectiveness

🟣 Achievement Audit – Pupil outcomes, progress tracking, data analysis and closing achievement gaps

🟣 Personal Development and Well-Being Audit – Character education, SMSC development, mental health and pupil support

🟣 Attendance and Behaviour Audit – Behaviour management, attendance strategies, persistent absence and school culture

🟣 Inclusion Audit – Inclusive practice, equality, diversity and meeting needs of all pupil groups

🟣 Safeguarding Audit – Child protection procedures, safeguarding culture, staff training and compliance

🟣 Early Years Audit (primary version) or Post-16 Provision Audit (secondary version) – Age-appropriate provision evaluation

The three additional good practice audits included are:

🟢 Mental Health and Welfare Audit – Supporting pupil and staff wellbeing beyond statutory requirements

🟢 Equality and Diversity Audit – Promoting equality, celebrating diversity and tackling discrimination

🟢 Health and Safety Audit – Ensuring safe environments and compliance with health and safety legislation

Each audit is accompanied by supporting resources to make the audit process smoother and easier, as well as saving you time. These include:

☑️ Tailored action plan templates – Prioritise improvements, assign responsibilities and track progress for each area

☑️ Document checklists – Ideas for gathering robust evidence base specific to each audit area

☑️ Comprehensive question banks – Editable questions for gathering feedback from staff, pupils, parents, carers, governors and trust leaders

☑️ One-page summary templates – Share key findings easily with SLT, governors, trustees and stakeholders

☑️ Editable grade descriptor grids – Support consistent evaluation judgements aligned with Ofsted criteria

The pack also includes updated 100+ page PDF guidance covering all evaluation areas plus practical advice on how to conduct audits effectively to help you plan and implement your audit process efficiently.

All resources come in editable Word format apart from the PDF guidance. Perfect for school self-evaluation, Ofsted preparation, improvement planning and governance oversight. Fully aligned with Ofsted's 2025 School Inspection Toolkit.

Individual school leadership audits are also available separately for targeted evaluation - please explore our full school audit resources here.

Comprehensive school evaluation works best when it's shared strategically across leadership teams rather than being the responsibility of one person alone. This complete audit set is designed for school leaders with oversight responsibilities who want to evaluate their entire provision systematically and delegate different areas effectively.

It will be most useful for headteachers, executive heads, principals, deputy heads and senior leadership teams who need to coordinate whole-school self-evaluation across multiple areas. Trust leaders overseeing multiple schools will find it valuable for building consistent evaluation approaches across their schools and identifying system-wide strengths and development priorities.

How to use this pack strategically: Rather than simple checklists, these audits are designed for collaborative use across your leadership team. You might assign the Curriculum and Teaching Audit to your curriculum leader working alongside aspiring middle leaders and subject coordinators, the Safeguarding Audit to your DSL with support from your safeguarding link governor, or the Inclusion Audit to your SENDCo supported by SEND specialists and pastoral staff. This team-based approach helps distribute the evaluation workload, develops leadership capacity across different levels, and builds comprehensive understanding whilst involving staff in meaningful professional development through the audit process.

It's perfect for:

• Whole-school self-evaluation cycles – Use different audits throughout the year to build comprehensive understanding
• Ofsted preparation – Systematic review aligned with the 2025 School Inspection Toolkit
• Strategic improvement planning – Evidence-based identification of development priorities across all areas
• Leadership team development – Involve different leaders in evaluating their areas of expertise
• Trust-wide consistency – Standardised approach across multiple schools with all key areas covered
• Governance reporting – Clear summaries and evidence for sharing with governors and trustees

Whether you're planning annual self-evaluation, preparing for inspection, reviewing provision quality across your entire school, or coordinating strategic oversight in maintained schools, academies or multi-academy trusts, this set provides structured questions, evidence prompts and rating systems to guide thorough, practical review across every key area of your school.

This comprehensive audit set helps busy school leaders tackle the key school leadership challenges when evaluating and improving their entire school's provision. Whether you're conducting whole-school self-evaluation in preparation for Ofsted inspection, evaluating quality across all areas of your school, planning improvement priorities or strengthening your governance oversight, this pack provides the support you need. It'll help you answer:

"How can I audit our entire school provision effectively without buying multiple separate resources?"
This complete set includes eleven comprehensive audits covering all eight Ofsted evaluation areas plus three essential good practice areas, with structured questions and evidence prompts fully aligned to Ofsted's 2025 School Inspection Toolkit to ensure thorough coverage across your whole school.

"How do I ensure our self-evaluation is aligned with what Ofsted actually looks for?"
Every audit reflects Ofsted's current inspection framework and includes editable grade descriptor grids that mirror inspection criteria, helping you evaluate your provision using the same standards inspectors apply whilst supporting honest, accurate self-assessment.

"What's the most efficient way to delegate audit work across my leadership team?"
Each audit functions as a standalone evaluation tool with all supporting resources included, meaning you can confidently distribute different areas to SLT members, middle leaders or specialist staff whilst maintaining consistency in approach and quality of evaluation.

"How can I gather evidence systematically across all aspects of school provision?"
Document checklists and evidence prompts within each audit help you identify what to look for, where to find it and how to record it, building a comprehensive evidence base that supports strategic decision-making and inspection readiness.

"How do I involve different stakeholders in evaluating our school effectively?"
Comprehensive question banks for each audit area help you systematically collect feedback from pupils, staff, parents, carers, governors and trust leaders to strengthen your evaluation and ensure provision meets community needs across all areas.

"What's the best way to identify improvement priorities across my whole school?"
Action planning templates for each audit help you synthesise findings into clear, manageable next steps with realistic timescales and accountability measures that can feed directly into your school development plan.

"How do I evaluate areas beyond Ofsted requirements to support comprehensive school improvement?"
Three additional audits covering mental health and welfare, equality and diversity, and health and safety ensure you're evaluating provision holistically, not just focusing on inspection requirements, supporting well-rounded school improvement.

"How can I present audit findings clearly to senior leaders, governors and trustees?"
One-page summary templates for each audit area help you communicate key strengths, areas for development and recommended actions concisely, supporting strategic decision-making and governance oversight across all aspects of provision.

"How do I coordinate effective self-evaluation across multiple schools in our trust?"
The consistent audit framework across all eleven areas supports standardised evaluation approaches, making it easier to identify system-wide strengths, share effective practice and coordinate improvement priorities across your multi-academy trust.

This set gives you everything needed to conduct thorough, evidence-based evaluation of your entire school provision so you can identify what's working well across all areas, address any gaps with confidence, and demonstrate how your school meets the needs of all pupils whilst preparing effectively for inspection.

If you're conducting comprehensive school review and strategic improvement planning, these complementary resources can help you implement findings effectively and strengthen your overall approach.

Ofsted Phone Call Preparation Pack

Ready-to-use prompts and editable templates to help senior leadership teams prepare for inspection conversations across all areas of provision with clarity and confidence.

School Budget Management Pack

Strategic financial planning tools to support resource allocation decisions, align spending with improvement priorities and strengthen financial oversight across your school.

Link Governor Audit Support Pack

Structured templates and practical guidance to help governors conduct focused monitoring visits, evaluate provision effectively and support robust governance oversight.

Have a look at what's in the pack here: Complete School Leadership Audit Pack