Guidance on primary data and accountability: useful links

As there are so many data-related documents out there at the moment, and many people are struggling to find all the guidance they need, I thought it’d be helpful to put all the main links in one place. Please let me know if I’ve forgotten anything important:

General guidance:

Primary School Accountability technical guide (includes floor standards & detail on progress measures):
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/primary-school-accountability

Rochford Review recommendations for pupils working below standard of tests:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rochford-review-interim-recommendations

Report of Commission on Assessment without Levels (and other docs):
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/commission-on-assessment-without-levels

Data Management Review Group report (reducing teacher workload):
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-teacher-workload-data-management-review-group-report

School performance tables 2016: statement of intent (content of performance tables – see Annex A):
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-and-college-performance-tables-2016-statement-of-intent

The National Curriculum Programmes of Study (Primary):
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum

Tests and teacher Assessment administration:

Teacher assessment frameworks, moderation guidance and ARAs for KS1 & KS2:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/teacher-assessment-key-stage-1-and-key-stage-2

Assessment & Reporting Arrangements for EYFS:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/2016-early-years-foundation-stage-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara

Test administration guidance for Key Stage 1:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/key-stage-1-test-administration

Test Administration guidance for Key Stage 2:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/key-stage-2-tests-administer-the-tests

2016 Test frameworks for KS1 & KS2:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum-assessments-test-frameworks

Data & Statistics

DfE Data checking exercise (for period 1st to 16th Sept 2016):
https://tableschecking.education.gov.uk/

New performance tables website:
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/

RAISEonline news – keep an eye on this particularly scheduled downtime (means new data coming):
https://www.raiseonline.org/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f

DfE Statistics (main site):
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/statistics

Ofsted Stuff

Ofsted handbook:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-from-september-2015

School Inspection Updates from Ofsted (quarterly newsletter):
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-newsletter-2015-to-2016

Ofsted Inspection Reports:
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/

Ofsted monthly management information:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/monthly-management-information-ofsteds-school-inspections-outcomes

Watchsted:
http://www.watchsted.com/

Hope that’s useful

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8 thoughts on “Guidance on primary data and accountability: useful links

  1. Jf
    on August 29, 2016 at 10:05 am

    This is fantastic and so helpful. It will certainly save me time. Thank you!

  2. James Pembroke
    on August 29, 2016 at 10:21 am

    Great! Thanks for feedback. Much appreciated. A few more links have been added.

  3. Pp Bb
    on August 29, 2016 at 11:58 am

    Thanks so much, it's really useful having everything in one place.

  4. Pp Bb
    on August 29, 2016 at 11:58 am

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  5. James Pembroke
    on August 29, 2016 at 5:23 pm

    Thanks. Pleased it's useful.

  6. Paul Batchelor
    on August 30, 2016 at 6:32 am

    Thanks Jamie.

  7. Unknown
    on September 1, 2016 at 10:14 pm

    Really helpful, many thanks Jamies

  8. Unknown
    on September 3, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    Thank you for leading with generosity. LearnFin

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