03/02/23 - Progress 8 Validated Scores

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Progress 8 validated score updates

The ProgressTeaching platform has been updated in line with the 2021/22 validated Progress 8 calculations. The DfE’s technical guide is available here.

The updates are minor and are limited to changes to the average attainment for some prior attainment groups. Tables 1a, 1b, 2 & 3 show the validated figures for 2021/22.

How to update your school's Progress 8 score

In order to update your school’s Progress 8 score so that it is aligned with the 2021/22 validated Progress 8 calculations, please do the following:

If you need to update your students' KS2 average scaled scores, follow steps 1 and 2. If not, go straight to step 3.

Step 1. Review and update your students’ KS2 average scaled scores

Step 2. Recalculate the data
1. Access the Admin area
2. Select Progress > Student KS2 Values
3. Select 'Recalculate KS2 Values'

Step 3. Refresh the GCSE assessment term
1. Access the Admin area
2. Select Assessment terms
3. Filter for the 2021/22 GCSE assessment term
4. Select the refresh icon

Tables 1a & 1b: Validated Progress 8 Averages

Table 1a - Revised 2022 Attainment 8 averages and English, Maths, EBacc and open averages for each KS2 prior attainment group

KS2 prior attainment group	KS2 average scaled score range	Attainment 8 average	English average	Maths average	EBacc average	Open average
1	59 to 82	18.54	4.37	2.60	5.16	6.40
2	82.5 to 86	19.87	4.90	2.74	5.22	7.01
3	86.5 to 87.5	22.75	5.51	3.44	6.03	7.77
4	88 to 89	24.34	5.82	3.84	6.49	8.20
5	89.5 to 90.5	26.23	6.24	4.28	6.98	8.71
6	91 to 92	27.84	6.58	4.68	7.45	9.13
7	92.5 to 93	29.48	6.87	5.03	7.91	9.66
8	93.5 to 94	30.97	7.20	5.42	8.33	10.02
9	94.5 to 95	32.46	7.48	5.80	8.77	10.41
10	95.5 to 96	33.84	7.76	6.12	9.17	10.79
11	96.5 to 97	35.31	8.02	6.47	9.63	11.18
12	97.5 to 98	37.14	8.39	6.90	10.18	11.67
13	98.5 to 99	38.70	8.68	7.26	10.65	12.11
14	99.5 to 100	40.33	8.99	7.63	11.16	12.55
15	100.5 to 101	42.03	9.32	7.98	11.71	13.03
16	101.5 to 102	43.69	9.62	8.35	12.25	13.47
17	102.5 to 103	45.79	10.00	8.82	12.94	14.03
18	103.5 to 104	47.52	10.31	9.19	13.53	14.49
19	104.5 to 105	49.66	10.70	9.64	14.26	15.05
20	105.5 to 106	51.95	11.12	10.13	15.03	15.67
21	106.5 to 107	54.23	11.50	10.63	15.83	16.27
22	107.5 to 108	56.58	11.93	11.14	16.63	16.88
23	108.5 to 109	59.05	12.32	11.71	17.49	17.54
24	109.5 to 110	61.57	12.76	12.21	18.35	18.24
25	110.5 to 111	63.85	13.20	12.68	19.10	18.87
26	111.5 to 112	66.48	13.63	13.23	20.03	19.59
27	112.5 to 113	68.91	14.02	13.78	20.82	20.29
28	113.5 to 114	71.19	14.34	14.33	21.63	20.88
29	114.5 to 115	73.55	14.78	14.81	22.39	21.57
30	115.5 to 116	75.69	15.12	15.29	23.10	22.19
31	116.5 to 117	77.86	15.47	15.74	23.80	22.85
32	117.5 to 118	79.51	15.69	16.13	24.32	23.37
33	118.5 to 119	81.60	16.14	16.47	24.94	24.04
34	119.5 to 120	83.00	16.36	16.68	25.43	24.53

Table 1b - Revised 2022 Attainment 8 averages for EBacc pillars

KS2 prior attainment group	KS2 average scaled score range	Science average	Humanities average	Languages average
1	59 to 82	2.22	1.91	4.43
2	82.5 to 86	2.17	1.72	3.32
3	86.5 to 87.5	2.39	1.99	3.53
4	88 to 89	2.53	2.15	3.56
5	89.5 to 90.5	2.70	2.30	3.57
6	91 to 92	2.83	2.47	3.52
7	92.5 to 93	2.96	2.61	3.54
8	93.5 to 94	3.08	2.74	3.62
9	94.5 to 95	3.20	2.88	3.59
10	95.5 to 96	3.31	3.01	3.74
11	96.5 to 97	3.44	3.20	3.83
12	97.5 to 98	3.61	3.39	3.89
13	98.5 to 99	3.74	3.54	3.94
14	99.5 to 100	3.88	3.72	4.00
15	100.5 to 101	4.04	3.94	4.08
16	101.5 to 102	4.21	4.14	4.14
17	102.5 to 103	4.41	4.36	4.27
18	103.5 to 104	4.59	4.58	4.38
19	104.5 to 105	4.80	4.81	4.55
20	105.5 to 106	5.05	5.08	4.67
21	106.5 to 107	5.30	5.34	4.86
22	107.5 to 108	5.54	5.60	5.04
23	108.5 to 109	5.82	5.88	5.22
24	109.5 to 110	6.09	6.15	5.45
25	110.5 to 111	6.33	6.40	5.68
26	111.5 to 112	6.63	6.67	5.88
27	112.5 to 113	6.89	6.91	6.17
28	113.5 to 114	7.17	7.14	6.38
29	114.5 to 115	7.41	7.36	6.65
30	115.5 to 116	7.66	7.57	6.85
31	116.5 to 117	7.91	7.75	7.16
32	117.5 to 118	8.09	7.92	7.36
33	118.5 to 119	8.31	8.18	7.63
34	119.5 to 120	8.46	8.25	7.84

Table 2: Minimum Progress 8 values in 2022

KS2 prior attainment group	KS2 average scaled score range	Minimum P8 Threshold
1-14	59 to 100	N/A
15	100.5 to 101	-4.188
16	101.5 to 102	-4.238
17	102.5 to 103	-4.239
18	103.5 to 104	-4.311
19	104.5 to 105	-4.338
20	105.5 to 106	-4.365
21	106.5 to 107	-4.404
22	107.5 to 108	-4.380
23	108.5 to 109	-4.365
24	109.5 to 110	-4.299
25	110.5 to 111	-4.226
26	111.5 to 112	-4.136
27	112.5 to 113	-4.003
28	113.5 to 114	-3.933
29	114.5 to 115	-3.721
30	115.5 to 116	-3.557
31	116.5 to 117	-3.380
32	117.5 to 118	-3.207
33	118.5 to 119	-3.113
34	119.5 to 120	-2.627

Table 3: Scaled score values for pupils below the level of the maths and reading tests

Grade	ProgressTeaching grades	Value used in KS2 average calculation
N	N	79
Pupils below the interim pre-Key Stage standard but not on P-scales (BLW)	BLW	71
Foundations for the expected standard (PKF)	PKF	73
Early development of the expected standard (PKE)	PKE	76
Growing development of the expected standard (PKG)	PKG	79
M, A, F, L, P, Q, S, T, U, W, X	M, A, F, L, P, Q, S, T, U, W, X	Disregard
P1i to P3ii (P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i & P3ii)	P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i & P3ii	59
P4	P4	61
P5	P5	63
P6	P6	65
P7	P7	67
P8	P8	69

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