Everything your council needs to demonstrate its worth
Council Clearsight is not a self-serve tool. It's a professional benchmarking service — we do the work, you get the evidence.
Clearsight
£249/yr + VATBi-annual benchmarking — the foundation of independent council performance evidence
Bi-annual Council Clearsight report
Two comprehensive, independently produced reports per year — spring and autumn. Each covers all four pillars, benchmarks your council against peers, and includes a resident-facing summary you can publish.
Four-pillar performance scores
Digital Presence, Governance & Transparency, Community Connectivity, and Accessibility & Inclusion — each scored and benchmarked against your peer group.
Peer group benchmarking
Your council is compared against a carefully matched peer group — same council type, similar geography, comparable population and precept band. Fair comparison, not league tables.
Resident-facing summary PDF
Every report includes a plain-English summary designed for residents — ready to publish on your website, share in your newsletter, or display at council meetings.
Year-on-year trend tracking
See how your Council Clearsight score has changed over time — and demonstrate to residents that your council is improving.
Subscriber portal access
A secure online portal where you can view your scores, track trends over time, and access all your reports in one place.
Clearsight+
£349/yr + VATMost popularEverything in Clearsight, plus quarterly reports and deeper community insight
Quarterly reports (4×/yr)
Four reports per year, updated to reflect seasonal changes, local events, and shifts in resident sentiment. Your evidence base stays current — not six months out of date.
Dedicated resident surveys — 2 included
Bespoke surveys distributed to residents within your specific ward or parish boundary. Designed with your council's priorities, promoted through local networks and schools.
Ward & parish-level insight
See how your performance varies across individual wards and parishes — and identify where the biggest opportunities lie.
School engagement evidence review
A detailed review of your council's engagement with local schools, assessed across three evidence sources: council website, published meeting minutes, and accounts. Feeds into your Community Connectivity pillar score.
Improvement roadmap
A prioritised list of actions your council can take to improve its Council Clearsight score — drawn from pillar scores, peer comparison, and resident feedback.
Expanded peer comparison
Richer peer comparison filtered by council type, geography, population band, and precept band simultaneously — the most accurate benchmarking available.
School engagement evidence — assessed, not assumed
Council Clearsight identifies schools in your area using the Department for Education's GIAS register, then searches for publicly verifiable evidence that your council has engaged with those schools.
We assess three evidence sources: your council's website, published meeting minutes, and published accounts (including the AGAR). The score reflects documented engagement, not proximity. Where no evidence is found, this is noted transparently.
What the school engagement review covers
Schools in the area (GIAS register)
Each school identified and linked to its official record
Council website evidence
References to school visits, partnerships, or events
Meeting minutes evidence
Agenda items, reports, or discussions about schools
Accounts & funding evidence
School-related expenditure or grants in published accounts
Report structure shown. All scores are generated from publicly verifiable evidence — not self-reported by councils.
Go deeper when it matters
Available to all subscribers. Each add-on feeds directly into your Council Clearsight score and report.
Additional resident survey
£95
A bespoke survey for a specific ward, parish, or consultation — beyond your plan allowance.
Ward & area deep-dive
£149
A focused analysis of a specific ward drawing on demographic data, school catchment engagement, and peer benchmarks.
School engagement deep-dive
£199/yr
A comprehensive review of your council's school engagement evidence, with recommendations for strengthening documented partnerships.
Change event report
£125
A targeted report capturing resident sentiment around a specific local change — development, service change, or consultation.
Transparent, published, and independently produced
Every Council Clearsight score is produced using a published methodology based on publicly verifiable data. The scoring framework is designed to be fair, consistent, and open to scrutiny. No council can influence its own score — the evidence is what it is.
Read the methodologyReady to see it in action?
We'll walk you through a sample report using a comparable council in your region.