NFER conducted an independent evaluation of the Inspect and Improve (I&I) pilot project in Eastern Uganda. I&I is a school inspections and improvement programme implemented by Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS) in partnership with Uganda's Directorate of Education Standards (DES), under the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES). The pilot project, launched in 2019, aimed to improve the quality of leadership and management in ten government schools, and generate learnings about how PEAS can work effectively with government-run schools to promote school- and system-level improvements in education quality. NFER used a mixed-methods approach for the research and included comparative case studies. As part of the evaluation, we used the World Management Survey (WMS) to assess changes in the quality of leadership and management in the ten pilot schools. The WMS was previously adapted for use in both the education sector and Ugandan context. We examined these changes in management practices in greater detail through the use of comparative case studies, exploring the perspectives of school leaders, school staff, and members of Board of Governors (BoGs) in four of the ten participating schools.