ABSTRACT
A school has been transformed if there has been significant, systematic and sustained change that secures success for all of its students. Some schools can provide evidence of transformation by referring to data on student achievement. They will show how current high levels of achievement represent a dramatic improvement on results in the past, and that these high levels have been sustained. Transformation on this scale is particularly meritorious when it has been achieved in challenging circumstances. How was such a transformation achieved? What does a school that makes a commitment to transformation need to do to achieve success? How does a school that has made such a commitment know if it is on the road to success?
