Phonics Results 2017
The phonics results for 2017 show more than 4 in 5 pupils (81%) met the expected standard in the phonics screening check at the end of year 1 in 2017, a 1 percentage point increase from 2016. By the end…
Inspection Data Summary Report 2017 – Primary – Initial Thoughts
Ofsted's new Inspection Data Summary Report (IDSR) seems to have been generally well received in schools, although some have been surprised by the absence of groups other than prior attainment and disadvantaged in nearly all the data. The schedules are…
Impact of Term of Birth at Key Stage 2 – 2017
As in previous years, older pupils performed better than summer born pupils in all subject areas at the end of KS2 as shown in the table below. The attainment gap in reading, writing and mathematics between pupils born in September…
Schools Falling Within the Coasting Definition 2017
In 2017, 524 schools met the coasting definition criteria. This represents 4% of schools included in the coasting calculation. In 2016, 477 (3%) of schools were identified as coasting based on the 2016 coasting definition. There is some overlap between…
Schools Below the Floor Standard 2017
In 2017, 511 schools were below the primary school floor standard. This is 4% of state-funded mainstream schools included in the calculation. In 2016, 5% of schools (665) were below the floor standard. London has the lowest proportion of schools…
Junior School Performance 2017
It is often quoted that junior school performance is better than for all through primary schools. This was true in terms of final attainment in 2017 but only just. Despite the higher attainment in junior schools, the progress made through…
Disadvantaged National Results – Primary 2017
The DfE have confirmed that the gap between disadvantaged pupils and others, measured using the disadvantage gap index, has decreased in each of the last six years, narrowing by 1.3% in the latest year and 10.5% since 2011. This shows…
Multi Academy Trust – MAT Performance Measures 2017 – Primary
At the end of January 2018, the DfE published data about MAT performance. Only those MAT's with at least 3 state-funded, mainstream schools in the same phase, where the schools had been part of the MAT for 3 full academic…
Coasting Measures 2017
KS2 Coasting Measure Primary schools will be ‘coasting’ in 2017 if they fall below the following standards in all of the three years: In 2015: fewer than 85% of pupils achieve a level 4 in English reading, writing and maths…
Floor Targets 2017
KS2 Floor targets were confirmed last week and can be found in the “Primary school accountability in 2017” document. They remain the same as last year. To be above the floor a school must: • have 65%+ of pupils at…