DfE clarification on secondary school accountability measures
The Government has proposed revisions to secondary school accountability measures, and there has been some confusion around this.
For clarification, there is an additional new measure which will be the floor standard, and which will be published in league tables. This records the percentage of pupils receiving a ‘pass’ in English and mathematics, along with pupils’ average scores across a suite of eight qualifications consisting of English and mathematics; three further English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects; and three other high value qualifications: EBacc, other academic, arts or vocational.
The original EBacc attainment measure remains unchanged as a soft accountability measure, and will be reported in performance tables. This consists of A*-C grades in each of: English, mathematics, two science subjects, history/geography, a foreign language.
For further information, the Department for Education has supplied ALL with a clarification table on the current and future position on accountability measures at KS4, plus frequently asked questions, which can be downloaded here.