Case studies

Client engagements. Founder track record. Schools we study.

Three distinct kinds of case study, kept clearly separated so you can see what is a Nordic Education Academy client engagement, what pre-dates the firm, and what is independent research.

Client engagements

Active Nordic Education Academy engagements.

Real, current client work, diagnostics run, priorities agreed, outcomes tracked.

UgandaCambridge curriculum · Preparing for IB Active

2 priorities

Focused path from ambition to execution

Client engagement

Scoris International School Uganda

Strategic foundations for a new international school

An active engagement. A newly established Cambridge school in Kampala used a four-stakeholder diagnostic to agree two focused priorities, student wellbeing follow-up and progress tracking, as the foundation for IB authorization.

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International school in Italy (anonymised engagement)

ItalyInternational school · Anonymised engagement Active

Active

Engagement status

Client engagement

International School in Milan

Active engagement · Strategy and community building

An active IB engagement in Milan focused on strategy and community building. Anonymised at the client's request, with fuller detail to follow.

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Founder track record

Where we come from.

Results achieved during our founders' leadership roles, before Nordic Education Academy was established. These are not Nordic Education Academy client engagements, they are part of our track record as school leaders.

DenmarkIB Continuum · Non-selective

Peak IB average (2021 cohort)

Founder track record · pre-NEA

International School of Hellerup

Leadership built from the inside

A non-selective IB school in Copenhagen that grew from 40 to 750+ students without marketing, hit a 37-point IB average in 2021, and built its senior team internally rather than recruiting external hires.

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Schools we study

Grounded in world-class research. Applied in Europe's leading schools.

Independent analysis of leading IB schools, standing on the shoulders of giants. We combine the research we did at UCL, the world's leading university for education, with our own practice inside two of Europe's strongest IB schools. These schools are not Nordic Education Academy clients, and these analyses do not imply any relationship or endorsement.

Cheltenham Ladies' College main building

United KingdomGirls' boarding · IB Diploma

39.3

IB average 2024 (world: 30.3)

Schools we study

Cheltenham Ladies' College

Tradition as a platform for innovation

A 170-year-old girls' boarding school with IB Diploma averages consistently 8 to 10 points above the world average, driven by long-tenure leadership, a dual-principal structure, and values continuity actively chosen rather than passively inherited.

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United KingdomCo-educational · 100% IB

39.4

IB average 2025 · 245 candidates

Schools we study

Sevenoaks School

Full IB commitment at scale

Co-educational, 100% IB since 1999, and one of the largest IB Diploma cohorts in the world. Consistent 39+ averages at scale through research-embedded practice and an internal Institute of Teaching and Learning.

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Work with us

Diagnose where you stand. Agree what to focus on.

We help school boards and leadership teams diagnose where they stand, agree focused priorities, and build the leadership infrastructure that predicts strong academic outcomes.

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