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SEFI by Schoot Limited

SEFI simplifies school self-evaluation and improvement planning, helping leaders save time and drive meaningful progress.

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SEFI simplifies school self-evaluation and improvement planning, helping leaders save time and drive meaningful progress.

What SEFI does

SEFI is an online platform designed to bring evidence gathering, school self-evaluation and improvement planning together in one system.

Built specifically for schools, it provides a structured approach to evaluating performance, identifying priorities and tracking improvement over time.

How it helps schools

SEFI is designed to support headteachers and leadership teams with:

  • Evidence gathering: bring evidence and information together to support a clear view of provision and impact.
  • School self-evaluation: identify strengths and areas for development through a structured evaluation process.
  • Improvement planning: connect evaluation findings with priorities and purposeful actions.
  • Reflective leadership: support evidence-based decisions and a shared understanding of school performance.
  • Monitoring progress: track development over time and keep improvement planning active.
  • Governance: provide governors and trustees with accessible information to support informed discussion and challenge.

By bringing self-evaluation and improvement planning together, SEFI aims to reduce administrative workload and help leaders maintain their focus on outcomes for pupils.

Testimonial supplied by Schoot Limited

“SEFI has significantly strengthened our evidence-gathering processes, providing a robust and accurate picture of the school's provision and impact. As a result, we are now able to identify strengths and areas for development with greater precision.

“The SEFI framework has also supported the development of distributed leadership. Senior leaders have engaged with the toolkit more extensively than ever before and report greater confidence in understanding the expectations. With evidence and information centralised in one place, leaders can clearly demonstrate the school's provision and its effectiveness easily.

“Crucially, SEFI has shifted from us having a static document used primarily for inspection purposes to a dynamic school improvement tool. It enables leaders to identify priorities and target actions effectively. This ensures that improvements are purposeful, sustainable, and ultimately have a positive impact for pupils.

“Governors and Trustees have responded very positively to the format, commenting on the clarity and accessibility of the information. The system provides them with a clear overview of the school's current position and strengthens their ability to provide informed support and challenge.”

Nikki Patel, Deputy CEO, Archbishop Temple Multi Academy Trust

Areas of support

Curriculum, Leadership, CPD, Policy and Compliance, Teaching and Learning.

Find out more

Explore how SEFI could support self-evaluation and improvement planning in your school.