Sisra Multi-School: Why is our Trust's EBacc figure lower than expected?

Sisra Analytics, Sisra Multi-School

Overview

This article explains what to check in Sisra Analytics if a school's EBacc figure does not look correct.

Prerequisites

  • You must be an administrator.

Instructions

If a school's EBacc figure does not look correct, check the following within Sisra Analytics:

Is there a specific EBacc element with unusually low figures, or figures of 0?

Follow these steps:

  1. Open REPORTS.
  2. Select KS3/4 and Cohorts.
  3. Select the Data Set.
  4. Select Headlines.
  5. Scroll down to the EBacc tables, for example, the screenshot below shows there are 0 students entered for the Languages element of the EBacc. Based on this, it would be worthwhile checking for issues with the Languages qualifications and/or grades:

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Are all grades uploaded for all EBacc eligible qualifications, and are these correct for the students?

Follow these steps:

  1. Open GRADES.
  2. Select Grades Management.
  3. Select the Data Set/Assessment Collection.
  4. Check the Grades Count column for each qualification, for example, the screenshot below shows a grade count of 0 for MFL French and MFL Spanish, as there are no language grades uploaded. Students would not count towards the Languages element of the EBacc:

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Are the qualifications set up appropriately on the Matching page?

Follow these steps:

  1. Open GRADES.
  2. Select Matching.
  3. Check that the QN codes entered are correct, to ensure the correct KS4 Measure and Special options are selected, for example, below we can see that no QN code has been entered for MFL French, so this is currently set to 'None' in the Special column, meaning this will not count towards subject-specific measures such as the EBacc, Attainment 8, and so on:

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Outcome

The school's EBacc figure now reflects the correct entries, grades, and qualification matching in Sisra Analytics.

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