Schools Share Their Experience

For more than 15 years, we’ve had the privilege of working alongside schools, trusts and local authorities across the country.

Our Case Studies share some of those journeys in detail. They show how meaningful insight can uncover opportunities, spark productive conversations, and ultimately help improve outcomes for children and young people.

Throughout that time, one thing has never changed: school leaders consistently tell us how valuable the quality, depth and clarity of our analysis is in helping them understand performance and make informed decisions. Their feedback means a great deal to us.

Here are their experiences in their own words…

QLA Results

Stress Free Analysis of your SATs Results

“In my role as deputy headteacher of a big school as well as assessment coordinator, there is no way I have the time or capacity to complete QLA to the level & in the detail that the DAISI team do. They save me days of work & the information this gives me allows us to develop whole school targets that we can show improve the attainment of our pupils. I am a massive fan of QLA and find it invaluable. “
Deputy Headteacher, Seely Primary & Nursery School, Nottingham

“A report that actually helps you decide what to do next. We’d looked at the DfE question-level data before, but it always felt like there was another layer of insight we weren’t getting to. Clear, detailed and genuinely useful. It turned a set of results into an action plan.“
Headteacher, Wirral School

“Fantastic and so simple to use. In addition, it would have taken us an inordinate length of time to produce anything quite like it… Thank you! In Ofsted speak Outstanding Best Value!!!”
Broadway Junior School, Sunderland

“I just wanted to say thank you for turning around the DAISI reports so quickly it’s very much appreciated. …I’m sure they will be key in informing the focus area’s for this year improvement plans.”
Peterborough Keys Academy Trust

“After showing our Executive Headteacher the quality of the analysis you have provided, she has asked me to let you know how impressed we are with the analysis, including the speed we received it. We really appreciate the program you have developed to do this for our benefit. We could never have achieved the same depth of analysis with the equivalent cost of staff time.“
Assistant Headteacher, Gleadless Primary School, Sheffield

“DAISI SATs QLA is a wonderful product. It has not only saved me a lot of time but is clear and easy to understand. It is a resource I will share with our governors. I have also recommended it to other headteachers.”
Headteacher, The Butterwick Pinchbeck’s Endowed CofE Primary School

“These reports are so thorough and useful. Subject leaders and Raising Standards Leaders in each primary school are going to be able to use this information to inform teaching and learning opportunities , not just in Year 6, but across the school. Some of the graphs used were new to me – it’s always good to be challenged by information presented in a different way!“
Headteacher, Ravensthorpe Primary School (Peterborough Keys Trust)

“Thank you ever so much for the QLA reports & the subsequent updates. The service we have received from yourselves & the attention to detail have been fantastic. We have found the reports to be incredibly useful & they are helping us to shape our school improvement priorities for the coming year.”
Headteacher, Holy Trinity CE Junior School, Ripon

“I think they are a great tool and really help us to analyse our data in great detail. I have been telling everyone how good they are & how they have saved hours of work. This has allowed me to focus on how we can improve teaching and learning rather than spending time on the data analysis – a very welcome change.”
Headteacher, Captain Cook Primary School, Middlesbrough (James Cook Learning Trust)

“We use the Question Level Analysis service that DAISI provide and get a lot of essential information from the reports. This saves us a lot of time. We use the reports to target CPD and review our provision. We are also planning to use the service for mock papers in September with the new Y6s to help identify gaps in learning.”
Assistant Headteacher, Glade Hill Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham

Case Study 1: How DAISI helped my School

QLA Mock SATs

Past Papers – Order for a full year or individual subject

“A mock SATs report that tells you what to teach next. The time invested in delivering the mock papers was more than repaid by the quality of the analysis – far more than just a set of scores. The reports highlighted strengths, gaps and priorities, making the whole process much more valuable.”
Deputy Headteacher – Nottingham School

“Enormous thanks for the QLAs. I’m really pleased with them. My Y6 teachers can now focus their teaching on specific areas during the spring and early summer to give the children the best possible chance of achieving their potential in the SATs.”
Headteacher, Grangehurst Primary School, Coventry

“We had previously used QLA Results and found the reports invaluable. The level of detail helped us target teaching and support effectively. After seeing the impact, exploring the same approach through QLA Mock SATs felt like a natural next step. The ability to identify gaps before the real tests is incredibly powerful.”
Assessment Leader – Wirral School

“Really useful. Insight that helped us move from “we think” to “we know exactly what to do. Helped with the bigger picture allowing me to really home in on specific groups, groups within groups and the specific areas which we need to address.”
Headteacher, Stoke Bishop CE Primary School, Bristol

“In regards to the QLA as we have such a large cohort – it is good to look for areas/types of questions where children have struggled and we need to focus on further in the future. The QLA for each individual child is useful when looking at specific children within groups SEN, FSM, PP looking particularly at their individual progress in each subject.”
Headteacher, Fernwood Primary School, Nottingham

“I have just downloaded the Haydn Mock SATs QLA stuff. It’s BRILLIANT!!!! Really helpful!”
Headteacher, Haydn Primary School, Nottingham

Maths Assessments

Year 6 Baseline | OneHourMaths | Year 7 Baseline

“We’ve always carried out baseline assessments, but the QLA analysis took it to another level. It helped us identify patterns across the cohort that we might otherwise have missed. What impressed us most was how quickly we could move from testing to action. The analysis highlighted exactly where pupils needed support, allowing us to target teaching from the first few weeks of term.”
Deputy Headteacher – Luton School

“Thankyou! We have found the DAISI reports very useful – not only for identifying weakness in particular groups in the cohort – but to think about changes we might need to make to Year 6 this year.”
Headteacher – Kirkburton Middle School, Huddersfield (The Mast Academy Trust)

“The baseline gave us a much clearer picture of our cohort than teacher judgement alone. We were able to identify strengths, gaps and misconceptions from the very start of Year 6, helping us plan with confidence.”
Year 6 Leader, Wirral School

“Schools have been very impressed with the quality and content of the reports. The presentation of information is very comprehensive and easy to access at various levels, whether you want an overview or more detailed understanding of performance.”
School Improvement Adviser, Luton Council

“Thank you for the QLA Reports – You have just saved me 15 fifteen hours of work”.
Headteacher, Cantrell Primary School, Nottingham

Case Study 2 – How DAISI is helping drive Maths Outcomes

QLA Transition

Analysis of KS2 SATs – much more than a scaled score!

“Daisi Transition provides key topic evaluation to prioritise areas of focus in the catch up sessions enabling more targeted and focused intervention to take place. They have been really useful and saved us a mountain of work”“
Deepings School, Peterborough (Anthem Schools Trust)

“DAISI Transition Analysis gave us a much deeper understanding of our incoming Year 7 pupils than our previous data transfer ever could. It allowed us to identify strengths, address gaps early and start meaningful conversations with our partner primary schools. The level of detail is excellent, but it’s presented in a way that is easy to digest and share with staff.”
Headteacher, Wirral

“WOW! Money well spent! Thanks so much for the swift turn around. Amazing… Once again, amazed with the service. Thank you very much indeed this is a massive help.”
Exams & Assessment Manager, Park View School, Durham

“I’ve worked in schools for a long time now and can honestly say that the insight we got from the DAISI transition analysis made a real difference in our Maths department. I cannot recommend them enough.”
Headteacher, Luton

“I particularly like the pupil profiles and will be able to use these for identifying our able and year 7 catch up students.“
KS3 Teaching and Learning Leader, Trinity Catholic High School, Essex

“Thank you. The reports have proved to be very informative for us as a Secondary Maths department”
The Hermitage Academy, County Durham

Thank you very much for this. The analysis is great and we really want to send this home to parents to help improvement.
Head of Maths – Colonel Frank Seely Academy (Redhill Academy Trust)

Analyse School Performance

Your School’s ASP Summary analysed for you

“Really analytical review of ASP – Exactly what I needed”
Head Teacher, Bushmead School, Cambridgeshire

“Thanks very much for this prompt, detailed and helpful service.”
Headteacher, North Lakes School, Cumbria

I have received the reports this morning and here I am enjoying a good read!!! Thank you so much for providing such an excellent service – they are indeed informative and time saving. I anticipate that we will be using your services again!
Headteacher, St James’ CE Junior School, Derby

“Many thanks again and can I say what fantastic reports I think these are and so helpful.”
Head Teacher, Kneesall CofE Primary School, Nottinghamshire

“Using the ASaP analysis with both staff and governors is so much more effective with the DAISI reports. The visual presentation makes it accessible to all, staff quickly assimilate the information they need to support their subject and school development plans. Whilst governors have the overview and detail they require to enable them to ask relevant, pertinent and searching questions with confidence and understanding.”
Head Teacher, Athelstan Community Primary School

“Much appreciated. will save huge amounts of time and support Governor and SLT knowledge. So glad I purchased it!”
Headteacher, Westglade Primary School

Data Packages

A Forensic Deep Dive into your End-of-Year Data

“I would recommend the DAISI analysis package to anybody who really wants to understand what their assessment information is truly telling them.”
Senior School Advisor – School Effectiveness, Wirral Council

“The data pack reports are excellent and were really helpful. The detail and narrative was exactly what we need and we will certainly be using DAISI again. The service has been excellent so thank you I am really grateful.”
Chief Executive Officer – DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust

“With an accurate and critical understanding for schools the team has devised a simple but effective tool for analysis of internal data at question level for our schools. These tools have supported us to enable class teachers, subject leaders, senior leaders and governors to accurately evaluate their areas of responsibility and plan for school improvements over the coming 12 months.”
Nottingham Schools Trust

“From the outset, working with the DAISI team has been a positive experience. They are responsive to the needs of the authority and schools and have enabled us to develop the service to meet our needs. The expertise of colleagues in the DAISI team has been invaluable, providing suggestions, advice, guidance and updates.”
School Improvement Adviser, Luton Council