2. Tracking Progress
• The data, including that provided by the
school, should be used to:
– check the accuracy of the school’s
assessment of pupils’ progress and
attainment, particularly where there are no
externally marked test or examination
results
Ofsted
July 2014
3. What is Progress
• In Key Stage 3
– 2 whole levels of progress KS
• OR
– 2 sub levels of progress each year
• In Key Stage 4
– 2 whole levels of progress during the KS
• In total
– 4 levels of progress to be made from Year 7 to
Year 11
4. Progress in Practice KS3
End of KS2/Beginning of Year 7 End of Key Stage – Yr 9
3.2 5.2
Two whole levels
Sept Yr 7 July Yr 7 Sept Yr 8 July Yr 8 Sept Yr 7 July Yr 9
3.2 3.8 3.8 4.5 4.5 5.2
Two Sub Levels Two Sub Levels Two Sub Levels
Two whole levels
5. Progress in Practice KS4
End of KS2 End of KS – Year 11
4.2 C
Two whole levels
KS2 Level End of KS – Year 11
1 F
2 E
3 D
4 C
5 B
6 A
6. Data for Progress
• To aid the tracking of progress;
– KS2 data to be shared for current Year 8, 9, 10 and
11
– KS2 data for Year 7 to be shared October – once it
is validated
– End of Year targets to be set for Year 7, 8 and 9
7. Reporting on Progress
• Currently working at grade/level
– Where are students in respect of achieving a
grade/level in the subject?
• Predicted grade
– What grade/level will the students achieve if their
progress continues at the current rate?
• Progress towards...
– Entered in SIMs and not changeable
8. Contextualising Progress
• At each data collection I will be asking for a
sentence to contextualise how the grade or
level has been arrived at, e.g.
– Based on Unit 1…
– Based on the end of a unit test…
– Based on an essay…
