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Overview

This article summarises the Summative against ARE view in the Subject Overview report, detailing its purpose, the information it includes, and the controls for customising the report display.

Purpose

The Summative against ARE data analysis views of the Subject Overview report gives you the ability to compare the selected pupils' Summative Assessment outcomes for the selected Subject with Age Related Expectation pupil results for a single Subject across an Academic Year. Using the data within the report, you can determine how individual pupils are performing over time from Assessment Point to Assessment Point. You can also compare outcomes across pupils within the group, and view the outcomes of the group as a whole. Based on the report outputs, you can put in place support strategies as required to further learning where the pupil may benefit from additional help or coaching.

In this report, pupils with missing assessment data are included in the calculations. Any numerical counts or percentage calculations regarding pupil numbers include all pupils, regardless of whether they have assessment records.

Report Views and Elements

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  Elements

  Field name	Description
  X Pupils	Number of pupils who are included in the report.
  Student Name	The Name of the pupil whose summative assessments are being compared against ARE (Age Related Expectations). After their surname, any contextual tags are listed, for example, EAL (English as an Additional Language). For further information about the contextual tags, see the Context section of the Pupil record page.
  Key Stage Outcomes - EYFS	The pupil's EYFS outcome in the chosen subject - whether they have met the expected level in Reading, Writing, or Mathematics: 2 - has achieved the expected level for the ELG (highlighted with a green background). 1 - has not achieved the expected level for the ELG (highlighted with a yellow background). For Reading, the value displayed is ELG Word Reading. For Writing, the value shown is ELG Writing. For Mathematics, the value displayed is ELG Number.
  Key Stage Outcomes - Phonics	The results of the pupil's Phonics Screening Check. This is a value between 0 and 40. In previous years, the threshold to determine whether a pupil has met the expected standard in phonic decoding was set at 32: Pupil has met the expected standard - The pupil's mark is 32 or above (highlighted with a green background). Pupil has not met the expected standard - The pupil's mark is below 32 (highlighted with a red background).
  Key Stage Outcomes - KS1	The pupil's end of Key Stage 1 assessments in the selected subject. The grades displayed have the following meanings: EM - Working below the level of the national curriculum and not yet engaged in subject-specific study. PK1 - Pre-key stage standard 1 (highlighted with a red background). PK2 - Pre-key stage standard 2 (highlighted with a red background). PK3 - Pre-key stage standard 3 (highlighted with a red background). PK4 - Pre-key stage standard 4 (highlighted with a red background). WTS - Working towards the expected standard (highlighted with a yellow background). EXS - Working at the expected standard (highlighted with a green background). GDS - Working at greater depth within the expected standard (highlighted with a purple background).
  Assessment Period	The Assessment Period that the outcomes are for within the selected Academic Year. These are generally: Autumn 1. Autumn 2. Spring 1. Spring 2. Summer 1. Summer 2. Some schools, may choose to have less, or more Assessment Periods in an Academic Year.
  Assessment Period - Previous Summer	The last Assessment Period of the previous Academic Year containing details of how the pupil is performing and progressing.
  Summative	The pupil's Age Related Expectations (ARE) progress for the Subject. Go to Point-in-Time Assessment (PITA) for more information about the codes and highlighting of the results.
  ARE	The pupil's Age Related Expectation (ARE) for the Subject. Generally, this is set to At (in this model, JA/SA), meaning that the pupil is expected to be performing just at, or securely at the prescribed level for their age. They should be meeting their ARE.
  Difference	The Diff (Difference) indicates any variance between a pupil's actual outcome and the ARE: A zero indicates that they are performing at ARE. A positive value indicates that they pupil is performing at a higher level than expected for their age. A negative value indicates that they are performing at a Band or more lower than expected for their age.

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  Elements

  Field name	Description
  Assessment Period	The Assessment Period that the outcomes are for, within the selected Academic Year. These are generally: Autumn 1. Autumn 2. Spring 1. Spring 2. Summer 1. Summer 2. Where the current Academic Year is selected, only those Assessment Periods, year-to-date are displayed. Some schools, may choose to have less, or more Assessment Periods in an Academic Year.
  No Assessment	The percentage and number of pupils where no assessment data has been recorded. This is expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils within the group.
  Significantly Below	This Age Related Expectation indicator shows the percentage and number of pupils working in a Band associated with a lower Year Group (they're achieving at the level of a lower Year Group than would be expected for pupils in their Year Group). They are accessing appropriate curriculum content, and are probably categorised as SEN.
  Below	This Age Related Expectation indicator shows the percentage and number of pupils working towards, but currently below their Band, but the Band is within that of their Year Group. They are currently unlikely to achieve the Expected Key Stage standard.
  Just At	This Age Related Expectation indicator shows the percentage and number of pupils who are just working at the level of their Age Related Expectation. Pupils who are Just At are on track, and if they continue to progress at the same rate they should achieve the expected standard at the end of the Key Stage, however, they are only just at this level. They may not achieve their Age Related Expectation if, for example, they were to take unexpected time off school.
  Securely At	This Age Related Expectation indicator shows the percentage and number of pupils who are securely working at their Age Related Expectation. If these pupils continue to progress at the same rate, they should achieve the expected standard at the end of the Key Stage. Most pupils will be working at this level.
  Above	This Age Related Expectation indicator shows the percentage and number of pupils working in a Band above their Age Related Expectation, but within that of their Year Group.
  Significantly Above	This Age Related Expectation indicator shows the percentage and number of pupils working in a Band above that which is expected for their Year Group. They are working at the Band of a higher Year Group. It is very rare that pupils are working at this level in a UK school as they are unlikely to be moved into a higher Year Group to be taught a subject.

Controls

Control	Description
	Select to refresh the contents of the report. This is particularly useful if you think that the data may have changed whilst you were using the report, for example, if someone else added new assessment data during the time you were viewing it.
Filters (1 Active Filter or x Active Filters)	The filters control indicates how many filters are currently applied to the data set. Select to contextually filter the pupils.
Academic Year	Select the Academic Year that you wish to use when you run the Subject Overview - Summative against ARE report. By default, this will be set to the current Academic Year, for example, 2023-2024.
Assessment Period	Select the Assessment Period(s) that you wish to run the Subject Overview - Summative against ARE report for. By default, this is set to the Assessment Periods that have already happened during the Academic Year, up to and including the current Assessment Period, and the last Assessment Period of the previous Academic Year. When a previous Academic Year is selected, all Assessment Periods for that Academic Year are displayed / available for selection, along with the and last Assessment Period of the previous Academic Year. The filter shows the selected number of Assessment Periods selected In this example, for the first Spring term of the Academic Year 2023-2024, in a school that has 6 Assessment Periods each year, there are 3 Assessment Periods so far this Academic Year, and the last Assessment Period of the Previous Academic Year available to select (at total of 4):
Data Analysis	Select the data analysis to display when running the Subject Overview report: Ages against ARE - Compares the selected pupils' Standardised Age Scores for the selected Subject with their Age Related Expectation for the selected Assessment Periods. When selected, opens Subject Overview - Ages against ARE. Test scores against ARE - Compares the selected pupils' Test Scores for the selected Subject with their Age Related Expectations for the selected Assessment Period. When selected, opens Subject Overview - Test scores against ARE.
Subject	The name of the individual Subject that is being reported on. Select from: Reading. Art and Design. Writing. Mathematics. Computing. Design and Technology. Science. Geography. History. Languages. Music. Physical Education. By default, this value is set to Reading.
PDF	Select to create a PDF version of the report. When created, the report is automatically downloaded to your device. To view the report in PDF format, locate and open the PDF file using either the built-in download functionality in your web browser or the file management tools on your device.
	Select to view the Single Pupil Overview for the pupil whose name is shown to the left of the control.
	Select to sort the data shown in the report in ascending / descending order (of the column where it is selected).

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Updated 09 July 2026 07:20