The Progress 8 benchmark is an accountability measure used by the government to measure the effectiveness of secondary schools in England. It bands pupils into groups based on their scores in English and mathematics during the Key Stage 2 SATs

Designed to encourage schools to focus on improving the performance of all pupils (not just those pushing for top grades), these measures are based on students’ attainment in their eight BEST subjects at GCSE.

How is the progress 8 score calculated?

For example, the Department for Education looks at a Child A’s GCSE grades in eight subjects (Attainment 8) and then compares them to the GCSE results of all children across the country who, five years earlier, performed similarly to Child A in Key Stage 2 reading and writing.

From here, numbers are crunched to work out the average expected level of progress for pupils nationwide, as well as how Child A has performed in comparison and the school’s overall score.

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Upplo Team