AI readiness assessmentKnow where you stand. Know what needs to happen next.
ReadyAI Index by Benchpoint gives schools an independent assessment of AI readiness, showing their strengths, gaps and priorities while helping build a shared benchmark for the sector.
by Benchpoint
The evidence gap.
That gap, between what a school can claim and what it can prove, is where trust is lost. Generative AI is moving too fast for traditional compliance cycles, leaving boards and parents asked to take a school's capability on faith.
Your team can explain what you are doing. An independent benchmark adds a consistent way to assess it and, where sufficient comparable evidence exists, understand how you compare.
ReadyAI Index by Benchpoint is an independent AI readiness assessment for schools. It is not guidance, accreditation, certification or an endorsement of a school's AI tools. It establishes a measured position across nine domains, based on the evidence available at the time of assessment.
You cannot make confident decisions about AI if you do not know where your school stands today. ReadyAI replaces guesswork with evidence and a path forward.
What you receive.
A clear readiness baseline
An assessment of your school's AI readiness, based on the evidence available at the time.
A profile across nine domains
See strengths and areas to investigate across Direction, Practice and Safeguards.
Practical priorities
Use the findings to guide your next decisions and establish a baseline for future review.
Relevant comparisons as the benchmark develops
Comparisons are shown only when there is enough suitable evidence to make them meaningful.
What it asks of you.
Gather existing policies and organisational evidence, complete the leadership assessment and use the findings to guide your next decisions.
Gather existing evidence.
Bring together relevant policies, training records, minutes and planning documents. Do not submit student personal data, and remove unnecessary personal information.
Complete the leadership assessment.
Allow about forty minutes once evidence is gathered. This is a planning estimate until tested with schools, and excludes gathering and redacting evidence.
Use the findings.
Use the readiness profile and practical priorities to guide action and establish a baseline for future review.
Nine domains, three pillars.
The Index measures readiness across nine domains, grouped into three pillars. It looks for evidence of practice, not just statements of intent.
Direction
- LeadershipIs AI owned and led from the top?
- StrategyIs there a plan, and does it serve the school's own priorities?
- GovernanceAre the rules, checks and accountabilities in place?
Practice
- Teaching & LearningIs classroom use guided, assessed fairly, and building pupil capability?
- Staff CapabilityDo staff have the skills, and is that measured rather than assumed?
- Innovation & EvidenceDoes the school learn by doing, safely, and does it know what is working?
Safeguards
- Safety & RiskAre children protected, provably?
- Digital InfrastructureCan the school's estate carry AI safely?
- Inclusion & AccessDoes AI adoption include everyone, and are those it affects heard?
Four bands, with gates.
Bands describe readiness against the framework. They do not confer accreditation or guarantee safety, compliance or educational impact.
| Band |
|---|
Emerging below 37.5 No gate Private. "Indexed" participation mark available to every completing school. |
Establishing 37.5 to 62.4 No gate Band mark once compliance-complete; otherwise "Indexed, working towards". |
Embedded 62.5 to 87.4 Compliance-complete, and no domain below Establishing Band mark at either tier. |
Leading 87.5 and above Compliance-complete, no indicator below Establishing, and Index Verified Verified mark only. The top band cannot be self-assessed. |
A score reflects the evidence available at the assessment date. Framework requirements and band conditions are not a substitute for legal advice or an assessment of your school's actual compliance.
Why trust the score.
Organisational evidence.
Do not submit student personal data. Remove personal information that is not needed for the assessment.
Defined framework.
Readiness is assessed against a consistent framework across nine domains.
Clear limits.
A result is not accreditation or a guarantee of safety, compliance or educational impact.
Meaningful comparisons.
Comparisons are shown only when the available cohort and evidence support them.