Research and analysis

Survey of school business professionals 2025

A survey of school business professionals in local-authority-maintained schools, academies and trusts.

Applies to England

Documents

Survey of school business professionals: 2025

Details

Areas covered in the survey include:

  • characteristics
  • qualifications, experience and intentions
  • involvement in strategic decision-making
  • views on procurement
  • use of Department for Education school resource management tools, and the impact of those tools on their work

The survey may be of interest to:

  • school business professionals
  • school leaders
  • governing bodies
  • other school business profession stakeholder groups and representative bodies

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Published 27 November 2025

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