DfE - Use 2022/23 school and college performance data with caution

School performance data for the 2022/23 academic year should be used with caution given the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected individual schools and pupils differently. School performance data should be considered alongside a range of other information about the school, which could include looking at school websites, reading Ofsted reports, and speaking to the school directly. Conclusions should not be drawn on a single piece of data alone.

Performance measures based on qualification results from 2022/23 cannot be directly compared to measures from 2021/22. This is because a different grading approach was used in 2021/22, to take account of the impact of the pandemic.

In 2022/23 there was a return to pre-pandemic standards for GCSEs, with protection built into the grading process to recognise the disruption that students have faced. For many students, results from 2021/22 adapted assessments were used towards qualifications in 2022/23.

School Value Added Score - Source Fisher Family Foundation Trust (FFT)

FFT National attainment is based on data collected from schools who have submitted their results to FFT. This is a particularly useful tool as it gives us an indicative value-added score, despite our overall progress figures being difficult to compare with national outcomes due to the personalised provision we offer to pupils. Our overall attainment figures appear low compared to national average, however, when taking into account progress from starting points, pupil performance outcomes are extremely positive.

 

 

Key Stage 4 Results 2022/2023 - Source DfE

Progress 8 score

2022 2023

Grade 5 or above in English & Maths

2022 2023

Attainment 8 score

2022 2023

EBacc average point score

2022 2023

Pupil Destinations KS4

Pupils staying in education or training 

2021 2022

-2.27 0.0% 7.45 0.58 53%

Note: 2022/23 Cohort - 11 pupils (1 pupil represents 9.09%).

Other Qualifications Achieved

In addition pupils were entered for and achieved the following qualification levels 

Entry Level Certificate; Functional Skills;  BTEC Level 1 Award in Home Cooking Skills, BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Personal Growth and Wellbeing qualifications; and the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award.

Further information can be found on the following links:-

To access the DfE school performance tables for Key Stage 4 please use the following link. 

DfE - Willow Bank School Performance Data

 

FFT School Value Added Score Key Stage 4 GCSE 2022 2023

FFT analysis of our GCSE cohort

GCSE Subject  FFT National Average Attainment 2022 FFT National Average Attainment 2023

Average School Attainment 2023

School Value Added 2023

GCSE Grade

4.9 4.6 2.1 0.0

English (Best)

5.4 5.1 2.0 - 0.2

Maths

4.9 4.7 1.7 + 2.0

Ebacc APS

4.4 4.2 1.2 + 0.5

Other GCSEs

5.2 54.8 2.3 - 1.0

Grade 4+ En & Ma

71% 67% 0% - 11%

Grade 5+ En & Ma

52% 47% 0% - 3%

 

Key Stage 2 SATs Exam Results 2022/2023 - Source DfE

 

Subject

2022 2023

% of pupils achieving the expected standard or above

% of pupils achieving the higher level of attainment

Average scaled score

Average progress scores

% of children absent from tests

English reading

50.0%

0%

98.7

0.76

0%

English grammar, punctuation and spelling

16.7%

0%

n/a

n/a

0%

Mathematics

0%

0%

90.8

-9.53

0%

English writing (teacher assessment)

16.7%

0%

n/a

-4.92

0%

Science (teacher assessment)

33.33%

0%

n/a

n/a

0%

Note: The national expectation is a score of 100 for each test.

Note: 2022/2023 Cohort - 6 pupils (1 pupil represents 16.7%).

Further information can be found on the following links:-

To access the DfE school performance tables for Key Stage 2 please use the following link. 

DfE - Willow Bank School Performance Data

FFT School Value Added Score Key Stage 2 SATs 2022 2023

FFT analysis of our year 6 cohort

Subject Scaled Score FFT National Average Attainment 2022 FFT National Average Attainment 2023

Average School Attainment 2023

School Value Added 2023
Scaled Score Overall 104.3 104.5 93.4 + 0.1
Scaled Score Reading 104.7 105.0 98.7 + 5.4
Scaled Score Writing 101.3 101.7 94.0 + 4.9
Scaled Score Maths 103.9 104.3 90.8 - 4.9
Scaled Score GPS 105.1 104.9 93.5 + 3.1

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