The children's services watchdog said performance statistics - such as attainment, attendance and exclusion rates - offered "great opportunities for inspectors and schools to explore strengths and weaknesses".
The report, Using Data, Improving Schools, said: "As schools seek to maximise the progress of pupils and look for innovative ways of doing so, performance data - particularly when complemented by teacher assessment - can provide a useful guide." It added that data also helped ensure pupils benefit from schools' commitment to high achievement levels.
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