1.0Arborhttps://arbor-education.comAmy Underdownhttps://arbor-education.com/author/amy-underdown/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wQSMVCQVY3"><a href="https://arbor-education.com/blog-school-benchmarking/">How important is benchmarking for schools?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://arbor-education.com/blog-school-benchmarking/embed/#?secret=wQSMVCQVY3" width="600" height="338" title="“How important is benchmarking for schools?” — Arbor" data-secret="wQSMVCQVY3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://i0.wp.com/arbor-education.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Data-and-Insight.jpg?fit=740%2C602&ssl=1740602What data can schools benchmark? Up until recently, schools have been able to compare their performance data with schools in similar circumstances, using the tables that were published annually by the Department of Education.  – What are the benefits of benchmarking for schools? There are many benefits to benchmarking for schools, particularly in a post-Covid […]