30%
of school leaders likely to resign in the next year.
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Well-run schools report
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Discover what insights from 250 school leaders reveal about the realities of running a school today.Key findings from the Well-run schools report
In this report, find out standout stats from 250 UK school leaders reveal the realities of running a school today.
51%
say pupil behaviour declined since Covid.
61%
say parental expectations are unrealistic.
79%
say their school is forced to ‘do more with less’.
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What you’ll gain from this report
The well-run schools report brings together insights from 250 senior school leaders across the UK, capturing the realities of running a school in an increasingly demanding environment. It explores the biggest barriers leaders face – from funding pressures and recruitment challenges to rising admin and changing pupil needs – and introduces the 4Es framework, a practical model built directly from leaders’ experiences to help schools define and strengthen what “well-run” looks like in their context.
Discover:
- The realities of running a school today: what leaders say “well-run” really looks like.
- Workforce pressure and retention – including recruitment challenges and leadership sustainability.
- Rising workload and admin burden: the impact on time, capacity and strategic improvement.
- Growing complexity in pupil and community needs: how this impacts on teams.
- The leader-built 4Es framework: Exceptional Outcomes, Effective Operations, Engaged Communities, Enhanced Wellbeing.
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