KS4 Progress Score
Progress Score
The Progress Score is a measure of how well each student is performing against their target grade. By way of reminder, target grades are driven by the ALPS Band (1-10) each student is within.
Under normal circumstances, the KS2 scores from Primary School determine which ALPS Band your child is in. Due to the pandemic, students in Year 10 and 11 do not have KS2 Scores, and we are therefore using year 7 CAT scores to ‘guestimate’ a student’s KS2 Score, and thus their ALPS Band. This is not a perfect match, so the target grades are only estimates based on this process.
The table below shows the ALPS Bands and the target grades. These ALPS bands have been produced from what students should go on to achieve at GCSE in Year 11, if they make the expected progress from KS2 to KS4.
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L1/L2 & 9-1 Targets |
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KS4 ALPS |
KS2 |
Vocational Qualification |
Target |
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Band 1 |
117-120 |
L2D* |
8+ |
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Band 2 |
113.5-116.5 |
L2D |
7+ |
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Band 3 |
110-113 |
L2D |
7 |
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Band 4 |
107.5-109.5 |
L2M |
6 |
|
Band 5 |
105-107 |
L2M |
5 |
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Band 6 |
102.5-104.5 |
L2M |
4+ |
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Band 7 |
100-102 |
L2P |
4 |
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Band 8 |
96-99.5 |
L2P |
4- |
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Band 9 |
90-95.5 |
L1D |
3 |
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Band 10 |
<90 |
L1D |
2+ |
These targets are for all subjects.
As a school we need to stress that each pupil is an individual, with their own specific learning needs and learning styles, as well as individual talents. Sometimes, these targets do not suit some individuals, and so they may seem too harsh or too easy, but we need a generic approach that suits the vast majority of our students. We want every student to do their very best and be proud of their qualifications/grades, no matter what they are.
Interpreting the Progress Score
A student’s average progress from KS2 to KS4 is measured by comparing the grades/scores they are currently predicted with what they should be expected to get, based on their ALPS Bands.
This generates an average Progress Score for each student.
If their Progress Score is:
> 0 on average, they are currently making better progress than expected
= 0 on average, they are currently making the expected progress
< 0 on average, they are currently not making the expected progress
(> “more than”; < “less than”)
Examples
| Progress Score | Interpretation |
|---|---|
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0.5 |
On average, currently predicted half a grade better than their targets: Making better than expected progress |
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0.25 |
On average, currently predicted a quarter of a grade better than their targets: Making better than expected progress |
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0 |
On average, currently predicted to achieve broadly in-line with their target grades: Making expected progress |
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-0.25 |
On average currently predicted a quarter of a grade below their targets: Making less than expected progress |
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-0.5 |
On average currently predicted half of a grade below their targets: Making less than expected progress |
Some students may have Progress Scores greater than 0.5 or worse than -0.5. There may be a number of reasons for this. In all cases, hard work in and out of school will help to improve a student’s progress score.
Some other ways a student can boost their progress score is to:
- Have great attendance and be punctual to every lesson
- Always being ready to learn at the start of every lesson
- Reflecting on returned/marked work
- Upgrading their work
- Reading over work completed after a lesson and before the next lesson
- Being resilient and not giving up
- Always trying their very best
- Ensuring all work is fully completed
- Being pro-active with their learning in lessons
- Making sure their books are something to be proud of
- Working independently, by perhaps using GCSEPod, Seneca, Kay Science, using the subject’s own website, etc. and making effective use of Satchel One
- Preparing thoroughly for unit tests and PPEs
- Speaking to their teacher for specific subject guidance