How well is your school estate really being managed?
An honest check-up of where you're strong, where you're exposed, and what to do next — built around the DfE's School Estate Management Standards and the 10-Year Education Estates Strategy.
What you'll get
A grade across six pillars — Strategic, Governance, Data, Risk & Compliance, Project Delivery, and Sustainability — mapped to the DfE's maturity levels, plus a prioritised action list and an alignment read on the 10-Year Estates Strategy.
Who this is for
Headteachers, CEOs, CFOs, estate managers, school business professionals, governors and trustees — anyone accountable for the safety, suitability and sustainability of a school or college estate.
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This assessment isn't built for independent schools
Independent schools sit outside the DfE's Good Estate Management for Schools (GEMS) framework and aren't bound by the 10-year estate strategy expectations that apply to maintained schools and academy trusts. Your statutory obligations are different, driven by the Independent School Standards, ISI or Ofsted inspection, and the general regulatory regime around fire, asbestos, accessibility and listed-building consent.
A self-assessment built around GEMS won't give you a meaningful result. Instead, we'd recommend a short consultation so we can tailor an estate review to the standards that actually apply to your school, and to the best-practice benchmarks that bursars, governors and inspectors increasingly expect.
Where should we send your results?
Your report is ready. Tell us who you are and we'll show it to you on screen straight away. We'll also email you a copy for your records.