The Boxall Profile®

This unique online tool assesses the social, emotional and mental development of pupils aged 4-18. It provides you with a precise picture of a pupil’s strengths, as well as any difficulties which could affect their learning.

Based on these results, the Boxall Profile® also tells you what type of support each pupil needs, providing you with practical strategies and techniques for the classroom or nurture group to help them achieve their full potential.

The leading assessment tool of its kind, first developed in England and now in countries across the world, the Boxall Profile® is used by over half of UK schools that assess their pupils’ mental health.

Sign up to our 30-day free trial

Find out more

Why do we need to assess pupils’ wellbeing?

On average, over a third of pupils have some social, emotional or mental health (SEMH) need. For one in ten pupils, this need will be high, presenting as behavioural difficulties or diagnosable disorders like ADHD.

However, research in our Now You See Us study suggests that another quarter of pupils will have moderate SEMH needs, which are much harder for teachers to identify, but which can have a significant impact on pupils’ learning.

Using the Boxall Profile® is the best way to identify and address these hidden issues, to ensure that every child and young person gets the support they need to engage fully with their education.

Boxall Profile® assessments are not designed as a diagnostic tool for specific mental health conditions, learning difficulties or developmental difficulties. Instead, assessments are designed to help professionals understand and work more effectively with children and young people, in a way that's sensitive to the needs of the child or young person being assessed.

Download our free Boxall Profile® brochure

The Boxall Profile® helps with:

Early identification and assessment

Supporting staff to develop their observational skills and their understanding of children and young people's difficulties.

Target setting and intervention

Setting individualised, group and class, achievable targets that reinforce target behaviour and skills.

Tracking progress

Helping staff review children and young people's target behaviour.

The whole-school Boxall approach

Four school children and a teacher standing at a table

You can use the Boxall Profile® Online in a targeted way, to assess individual pupils, but assessing an entire school population is the best way to ensure that every pupil is getting the support they need.

In a recent study on this approach, teachers used the Boxall Profile® to assess 6,800 pupils. They found that 10% had high SEMH needs, but a further 26% had moderate SEMH needs which were often hidden, and which wouldn’t have been identified without the Boxall Profile®.

Based on these results, 92% of the schools that assessed all their pupils felt that the project was worthwhile, and recommended the approach to other schools.

Read about the study

How do I get started?

To try out the Boxall Profile® Online, visit www.boxallprofile.org. Once you’ve registered, you can access our 30-day free trial to start your first SEMH assessment. Read our 5 tips for getting started.

We offer various pricing packages to suit your school's needs, including our new Boxall Profile® Online Pro Subscription. For more details on our pricing packages, click here.

The Boxall Profile® is easy to use, but we recommend training at least one member of your staff in using the tool, to make sure your school is getting the most benefit from it. We offer training for both beginners and advanced users.

Please note: if you can’t access the Boxall Profile® Online, you can also buy paper assessments (which are also known as ‘inserts’) in our shop.

What are the key features of the Boxall Profile® Online?

What do teachers say about the Boxall Profile®?

Primary School Teacher

"The Boxall gives you ownership, you can unpick the child's behaviour and put strategies in place in class. It improves your understanding and your relationship with the child."