Case studies

Schools we work with. Schools we analyse.

Both inform how we help IB school leaders build stronger organisations. Engagement case studies describe real client work. Analytical case studies apply our research framework to publicly documented IB schools.

Schools we work with

Active engagements and partnerships.

These case studies describe real client work — diagnostics run, priorities agreed, and outcomes tracked.

DenmarkIB Continuum · Non-selective

Peak IB average (2021 cohort)

Schools we work with

International School of Hellerup

Leadership built from the inside

A non-selective IB school in Copenhagen that grew from 60 to 700+ 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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UgandaCambridge curriculum · Preparing for IB Active

2 priorities

Focused path from ambition to execution

Schools we work with

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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Research & Analysis

Analytical case studies on leading IB schools.

Independent research studies we conducted on these schools to understand how they operate. Drawing on publicly available information and interpreted through the leadership framework developed in our original research, each study examines what makes these IB schools work — grounded in evidence, not engagement.

Cheltenham Ladies' College main building

United KingdomGirls' boarding · IB Diploma

39.3

IB average 2024 (world: 30.3)

Research & Analysis

Cheltenham Ladies' College

Tradition as a platform for innovation

A 170-year-old girls' boarding school with IB Diploma averages consistently 8–10 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

Research & Analysis

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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Our research framework

The same evidence base, in every case study.

All case studies — engagement and analytical — apply the same evidence base: Marzano and colleagues (2005), Robinson (2008), Leithwood (2004), and Fullan (2014).

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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