Twelve ways in which the Primary Progress Toolkit can support school management
11. Compare school’s results with other (local) schools
Part of the table, showing KS2 Level 4+ aggregate scores, sorted on ‘Change 02-05’ and highlighted to compare schools with the quartiles (top 25%, middle 50%, bottom 25%). |
Data
from the annual primary performance tables, which can be viewed all
together (all results) or by various selected categories (type, size
and absence; SEN; KS2 test results; KS2 Aggregate Level 4+; KS2 APS
and Value Added)
A
facility to sort the table in numerous ways, depending on the category
of result chosen eg if KS2 Aggregate Level 4+ is selected, you can
sort by any of the past four years or by the change in aggregate
over the past year or four years.
A facility to compare your school results with another school, which
you select, or to compare all schools with the quartiles (top 25%,
middle 50%, bottom 25%) calculated from your particular selection of
schools.
There are several graph options: you can use the bar chart and scatter
graph options with any of the variables or there are four specific KS2
graph options:
- You can select different values to graph by using the drop-down lists
in the dialogue boxes that appear when you press any of the ‘Chart’ buttons.
- You can modify the display by using the various drop-down lists and check
boxes.
- You can switch back to the table by clicking on the ‘Table’ button.
A bar chart showing Value Added results, sorted by value, highlighting comparison with another school and with the quartile lines drawn in.
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