COMPASS score analysis released today by the Careers and Enterprise Company show that education institutions accredited under the Quality in Careers Standard in England achieved an average of 6.6 Gatsby Benchmarks in 2024/25. This is 0.1 benchmarks higher than the previous year. The average number of benchmarks achieved by all state-funded schools & colleges in England is 6.0 benchmarks, which is 0.2 benchmarks higher than the previous year.
Publishing the analysis today, the Chair of the Quality in Careers Consortium Board – Paul Chubb – said:
“The analysis demonstrates the evidence of the outcomes achieved when schools and colleges follow the DfE’s “strong recommendation” and work towards and achieve the national Quality in Careers Standard. By doing so, the clear evidence once more is that schools and colleges increase their achievement in respect of the Gatsby Benchmarks – again achieving the highest Compass scores in the country and therefore providing better careers education and guidance for their pupils and students. We’re especially pleased to see the growth in the national average number of benchmarks being achieved, and with Quality in Careers Award Holders continuing to be at the ‘leading edge’ of these improvements, we commend this analysis to all school and college leaders.”