No matter if you’re part of a Trust, Federation, or Local Authority, we all share a common goal: enhancing the educational outcomes for the children in our schools and academies.

But how do we achieve this? Should we focus on individual cases, empowering our headteachers to drive change within their school and local area at arms length – or should we take a more hands on approach, directing the change ourselves?

Or is there a way we can deep dive together – empowering headteachers and sparking data-driven conversations?

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Question Level Analysis is the Key

Often called a “magic bullet”, QLA doesn’t just show you scores — it reveals the why behind them. By breaking data down into topics and cohorts, it uncovers powerful patterns and trends you simply won’t see from raw answers alone.

  • Spot hidden gaps
  • Identify strengths
  • Take action where it counts

The real strength of QLA lies in its ability to guide evidence-based decision-making. By identifying small, marginal gains, schools can implement focused strategies that lead to significant improvements over time. When these insights are integrated into improvement plans, they can enhance teaching effectiveness and student outcomes across an entire group of schools.

Here’s how QLA drives better outcomes:

  • Pinpoint strengths and gaps fast
    See exactly which topics pupils excel in and where they struggle, so you can set precise, achievable improvement targets using the 1% principle.
  • Fine‑tune your curriculum with evidence
    Spot consistent gaps across a cohort and identify where teaching approaches need adjusting — backed by clear, reliable data.
  • Deliver targeted interventions that work
    Know the exact areas holding pupils back (e.g., fractions, punctuation, place value) and tailor support that makes an immediate impact.
  • Build continuous, measurable improvement
    Regular analysis keeps teaching responsive and ensures small, consistent changes compound into significant long‑term progress.
  • Strengthen professional development
    Give teachers the insight they need to refine practice, focus their CPD, and build a culture of ongoing improvement.

By integrating QLA into their approach, schools can create a culture of continuous improvement, where every small step contributes to significant, long-term success. These small changes can help create a more dynamic, supportive, and efficient school environment.

The Power of a QLA Group Deep Dive

QLA becomes even more powerful when used across multiple schools, giving leaders a bigger-picture view of strengths, gaps, and progress across the entire group of schools – supporting collaboration and strategic improvement.

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1. Consistent, Comparable Data

Using QLA across schools means everyone is working with the same analysis format, making results directly comparable.

  • Identify shared strengths and common gaps across the group.
  • Spot outliers — schools performing particularly strongly or facing similar challenges.
2. Cross-School Insights for Leadership

Leaders can review performance at subject, cohort, and topic level across all schools.

  • Highlight where curriculum alignment is strong.
  • Detect where teaching approaches differ and whether this affects outcomes.
3. Targeted Support Across the Trust / Federation / Local Authority

With clear data, leaders can direct support more effectively:

  • Deploy expertise from strong schools to support others.
  • Identify which schools need specific CPD or intervention resources.
4. Shared Professional Development

QLA helps create data-led CPD across the group:

  • Subject leaders can compare challenges and successes across schools.
  • Trust‑wide training can focus on areas where multiple schools show gaps.
5.High-Level Strategic Planning

Aggregated results give leaders a full picture of progress over time.

  • Support long-term curriculum design.
  • Evaluate the impact of trust-wide initiatives.
  • Track improvement using the 1% principle across all schools.
6. Encourages Collaboration, Not Competition

Schools can share:

  • What’s working well
  • Approaches that improved specific question strands
  • Intervention strategies that made measurable impact

This builds a culture of collective improvement.

7. Better Outcomes for All Pupils

By analysing patterns across schools, trusts can:

  • Raise standards consistently
  • Reduce variability in outcomes
  • Ensure every pupil benefits from the strongest practice in the group

How can DAISI Education help your group?

DAISI QLA transforms raw DfE SATs data into powerful, ready‑to‑use insight, saving schools hours of manual analysis. It gives leaders instant clarity on strengths, gaps, and priorities, turning complex information into simple, actionable next steps. Across a group of schools, our QLA creates consistency, making it easy to compare performance, share best practice, and drive improvement at scale.

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Our individual analysis reports can be bundled into a bespoke package, tailored to your specific priorities. You choose the focus—whether it’s a deep dive into Reading, GPS, or Maths, or a full KS2 SATs overview. You can analyse all schools in your trust or federation or zoom in on a specific cohort.

Ordering as a group unlocks a powerful, joined-up view—providing comprehensive insights for all stakeholders, from classroom to boardroom. Our dual-level analysis supports both school-level reflection and cross-school collaboration, helping leaders align strategy, share best practice, and drive improvement where it matters most.

Click here for a summary of how our group orders work

Forensic and Personalised for every Headteacher

Every headteacher deserves more than a one-size-fits-all report. That’s why we deliver sharp, personalised data insights—on time, in depth, and tailored to the unique needs of each school. Our reports don’t just show results—they uncover stories, spotlight trends, and empower leaders to take decisive, informed action.

  • Personalised Solutions – Each school receives a unique, tailor-made report.
  • Actionable Insights – Adjust your curriculum and guide learning based on evidence.
  • Forensic Detail – Deep dive into topics, question-types and all your cohorts.
  • Pupil Focused – Individual Pupil Profiles created for all students in the school.
  • Quick Turnaround – We aim to create all reports within 3 days of receipt of data.

Detailed and Comprehensive for Assessment Lead Overview

We bring clarity to complexity—collating all your assessment data into a powerful summary report for Assessment Leads. With clear comparisons across your schools and national benchmarks, our insights drive smarter decisions and sharper teaching strategies.

  • Full Summary – Collated results with school-by-school comparisons and averages.
  • Immediate Insights – See secure areas and gaps to focus on across your cohort.
  • Plan Forward – Create interventions based on common trends and needs.
  • Commission CPD – Provide targeted professional development support for individual schools.

Case Study: Wirral Council

Wirral Council has been collaborating with us since 2023. We provided detailed analyses of KS2 SATs Results and our Year 6 Maths Baseline for a large number of their schools as part of a deep dive into Mathematics Outcomes. Besides the school-level reports, Wirral also received summary reports at the Local Authority level.

The PDF reports empowered school improvement officers to take a proactive approach in addressing key areas across their schools. Headteachers are now working together to discuss the data and use evidence to enhance their curriculum. This collaborative effort is fostering a data-driven culture, leading to more informed decisions and targeted improvements in teaching and learning.

“Mark, Shaun and the team at DAISI have provided us with the in-depth information required to really drill down and discover what needs to be done to improve mathematics outcomes.

Not only has their diagnostic information enabled us to identify specific strengths and weaknesses, it has also enabled us to flag up key pupil cohort achievement. As a result, leaders are adapting the taught curriculum to ensure any gaps in knowledge are being effectively addressed.

I would recommend the DAISI analysis package to anybody who really wants to understand what their assessment information is truly telling them.”

John Tomlinson, Senior School Advisor – School Effectiveness, Wirral Council

From the performance reports provided to Wirral Council, several key insights emerged:

  1. Student Progress – We identified trends in student progress, highlighting areas where students excel and where they may need additional support.
  2. Teaching Effectiveness – The reports have shed light on the effectiveness of different teaching strategies, helping to pinpoint which methods are most successful in improving student outcomes in mathematics.
  3. Resource Allocation – Insights into resource allocation have been gained, showing how different levels of support and resources impact student performance.
  4. Curriculum Gaps – The reports have helped identify gaps in the curriculum, allowing for targeted interventions to address these areas.
  5. Professional Development Needs – We’ve identified specific professional development needs for teachers, enabling tailored training programs to enhance teaching skills.
  6. Comparative Analysis – By comparing performance across different schools, we’ve been able to share best practices and foster a collaborative approach to improving mathematics education.

These insights have been instrumental in driving targeted improvements and supporting the overall goal of enhancing mathematics teaching and learning in Wirral schools.

Wirral now work in Partnership with DAISI Education – allowing their schools to access the wide range of QLA available at a reduced rate. Since our initial meeting, over 20 schools are now actively using Question Level Analysis in their planning – returning year on year for the insights gained.

What are the next Steps?

DAISI Education work with Multi Academy Trusts, Federation and Local Authorities all over the country providing detailed Data Insight and Question Level Analysis.

We invite you to partner with us through a Bespoke Group Order or our Partnership Discount Scheme. Both options give your group the freedom to order directly from our website, while ensuring senior leaders benefits from unified reporting, aligned insight, and a collaborative relationship that supports long‑term improvement.

  • Consistent, Coordinated Analysis across your organisation
  • Focus on Specific Curriculum Areas (e.g., reading, writing, mathematics)
  • Personalised Insight for every School Headteacher
  • High Level Reporting for Group Leaders
  • Proven Impact with organisations across the country

For more information, please click on the appropriate link below or email us direct for a full conversation.

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