The government’s performance analysis1 creates a ‘level playing field’ for comparisons. The government’s Progress 8score is their tool of analysis. This is,
“The academic progress that pupils make from the end of key stage 2 to the end of key stage 4. This is based on 8 qualifications.”
Progress 8 predicts GCSE results based on a statistical analysis of KS2. KS2 results are an effective tool, which generates GCSE profiles for a school’s intake. The government uses five categories -Well Above Average, Above Average, Average, Below Average and Well Below Average.
A high Progress 8 score isn’t correlated with GCSE results. It is based on ‘Added Value’ that a school gives to their students. For example, Sacred Heart of Mary has a higher ranking than Coopers Coburn despite their GCSE results being similar. The higher ranking of Sacred Heart is because their 2019 intake had lower KS2 outcomes than Coopers. This implies Sacred Heart add more ‘value’ than Coopers.
Progress 8 doesn’t predict what any particular student will do. Students in every category of school will under, or over, achieve. Progress 8 is a statement about a school’s performance in general.
Well Above Average2
Sacred Heart of Mary, Campion and Harris Academy Rainham
Above Average
Royal Liberty, Coopers Coburn, Frances Bardsley, Hall Mead, Redden Court and Hornchurch High
Average
Gaynes, St Edward’s and Drapers’
Below Average
Abbs Cross, Emerson Park, Marshalls Park, Brittons and Sanders Draper
Well Below Average
Bower Park
Notes
- Search results for “Havering” – Compare school and college performance data in England – GOV.UK
- This list is in ranking order. Therefore, Sacred Heart is the highest-ranking school in the category ‘Well Above Average’. Likewise Royal Liberty, Gaynes and Abbs Cross in their categories
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