Quality Marks & Awards

Attendance Quality Mark

Demonstrate a comprehensive and effective approach to promoting and improving whole-school attendance

• A structured self‑evaluation process across seven key themes, helping schools identify strengths and areas for development.
• Supports leaders to embed inclusive, support‑first approaches that tackle barriers to attendance early.
• Aligns with Ofsted’s 2025 expectations around leadership, culture, and engagement with families.
• Encourages effective use of data to drive decision‑making, monitor impact, and shape targeted interventions.
• Strengthens partnerships with families, staff, and external agencies to promote belonging and high expectations.

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Early Years Quality Mark

Be confident that you are providing high-quality education for the children who attend your provision. 

• An opportunity to commend the hard work of staff and the progress of children
• Review, reflect, and articulate your strengths and analyse your practice and leadership skills
• External validation allows you to gain a professional endorsement of your commitment to high standards
• Help inform and include parents and carers in recognising excellence in your early years practice
• Support your team’s professional development and encourage a reflective culture focused on best practice
• Involve your team and wider community in celebrating your success and impact as a quality early years provider! 
   

Writing Quality Mark

Promote and embed writing with purpose and joy across all age groups.

• Evaluate, celebrate, and strengthen your whole-school approach to leadership & management and workforce development
• Create school-wide opportunities to enjoy writing 
• Develop family involvement and enrichment activities
• The process involves self-assessment, plus a half-day visit (remote or in-person)
• You receive a written report, along with a certificate and logo to use on your website
• Access our criteria-only option to help you identify your strengths (This is deducted from the full fee if you proceed to full accreditation.)

Reading Quality Mark

Promote a love of reading for pleasure across all age groups.

• Evaluate, celebrate, and strengthen your whole-school approach to leadership & management and workforce development
• Create school-wide opportunities to enjoy reading
• Develop family involvement and library links
• The process involves self-assessment, plus a half-day visit (remote or in-person)
• You receive a written report, along with a certificate and logo to use on your website
• Access our criteria-only or health check options to help you identify your strengths (The criteria-only fee is deducted from the overall cost if you proceed to full accreditation.)

MFL Quality Mark

Demonstrate impact, celebrate success and drive continuous improvement in primary languages provision.

• An opportunity to raise the profile of languages with a whole school commitment
• Strengthen leadership and vision for subject development
• Recognise best practice and secure the statutory requirements of the KS2 Programme of Study
• Review impact, consistency and progression across Key Stages
• A fully supported process which involves submitting a portfolio of evidence across ten key themes, plus a half-day evaluation visit [remote or in person]
• You will receive a written report, certificate and logo to use on your website.

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Primary MFL Pathway Award

Designed to evaluate, celebrate and support the first steps toward implementing and embedding Modern Foreign Languages.

• Recognise early achievements
• Encourage best practice
• Provides constructive feedback to progress confidently on your language learning journey.

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Health & Wellbeing Awards

Supports schools to improve the health and wellbeing of their whole school community.

• An opportunity to celebrate the current whole school good practice
• Identifies areas for improvement that will make a difference and demonstrate impact
• Assessment via an audit tool and action planning
• The award is progressive; after achieving the Bronze Award, schools can progress through to Silver and then Gold.