Sonar Tracker: EYFS (2020) Age Related Progress Report

Overview

This article provides an overview of the EYFS (2020) Age Related Progress report's purpose, guidance on how to access it, the various types of information it contains, and the different controls that help you customise what you see in the report.

Purpose

The EYFS (2020) Age Related Progress report lets you view attainment over time. It shows the proportion of pupils who are at Age Related Expectations (ARE) at different Assessment Points, and how they have changed between those points.

Using this information, you can see which pupils are progressing at the appropriate rate and those that are not making the progress expected. You can quickly get an overview of all EYFS Year Group pupils on track and determine which pupils within the various subjects could benefit from being allocated additional support.

Progress is displayed based on the number and percentage of pupils who are On Track Or Higher for the selected Assessment Periods. On Track is defined as the appropriate summative assessment code for pupils (in the Sonar Assessment model this is all pupils assessed as Just At (the Age Related Expectation) or higher).

By default, when the report is opened, the assessment results for the last Assessment Period of the previous Academic Year, and the current Assessment Period are displayed, along with the percentage change between the two periods for the subjects Word Reading, Writing and Number. The names of pupils who are On Track Or Higher, Not On Track and have No Assessment data can all be displayed in this report.

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.

Opening the page

After selecting the EYFS (2020) Age Related Progress report from the Reports page menu, you will be prompted to select which pupils you wish to include. Select one or more Year Groups and / or Classes then select Load Report:

Report View(s)

Main View (Default)

Summary View

Elements

Field Name	Description
X Pupils	Number of pupils who are included in the report.
Subject	The name of the subject.
Subject - Combined	The combined (cumulative) measure for all displayed Subjects.
No Assessment	This field is only displayed if there are pupils within the selected set who have no assessment data / missing assessment data. The field indicates the percentage and number of pupils (displayed in brackets) where no assessment data has been recorded. The percentage is calculated as follows: No Assessment % = (Number of pupils with No Assessment data ÷ Total number of pupils) x 100 It is important to remember that this percentage is calculated based on the size of the total set (the total number of pupils selected).
On Track Or Higher	Percentage and number of pupils (displayed in brackets) who are classified as being either On Track or Higher. Pupils who are On Track or Higher includes all pupils Just At (the Age Related Expectation) or higher. The percentage is calculated as follows: No Assessment % = (Number of pupils who are On Track Or Higher ÷ Total number of pupils) x 100
Not On Track	Percentage and number of pupils (displayed in brackets) who are Not On Track. Pupils who are Not On Track includes all pupils below Just At (the Age Related Expectation). Select Not On Trackwithin the Display Options menu to view this information. The percentage is calculated as follows: Not On Track % = (Number of pupils who are Not On Track ÷ Total number of pupils) x 100
Total	Percentage and number of pupils selected. The percentage will always be 100%. The number of pupils (displayed in brackets) will be the same as that shown at the top of the report.
Assessment Periods	The names of the Assessment Periods are displayed as headers at the top of the columns where the No Assessment, On Track Or Higher, and Not On Track percentages and number of pupils data is displayed.
Change (%)	The difference in terms of percentages between the current and previous Assessment Period(s): An improved (increase) in the percentage is highlighted with a green background. A decrease (regress) in the percentage is highlighted with a red background. Where the two periods are the same and the percentage remains unchanged the background remains white.

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.
Assessment Period	Select the Assessment Periods that you want to include in the report. Select at least two Assessment Periods to see progress over time. By default the last Assessment Period of the previous Academic Year and the current Assessment Periods are displayed when the report opens.
Subject	Check the Subjects that you want to use when running the EYFS (2020) Age Related Progress report. The Subjects to choose from are: Listening, Attention and Understanding. Speaking. Self-Regulation. Managing Self. Building Relationships. Gross Motor Skills. Fine Motor Skills. Comprehension. Word Reading. Writing. Number. Numeric Patterns. Past and Present. People Culture and Communities. The Natural World. Creating with Materials. Being Imaginative and Expressive. By default, Word Reading, Writing and Number are checked, however, you can uncheck these and / or check other subjects.
Display Options	Check / uncheck the following to control how the report is presented: Summary View When Summary View is checked, the report view is displayed by the various pupil characteristic groups. For each group the following is displayed: The total number of pupils in the group. The associated percentage of pupils in that group (out of the total number of pupils). The pupil characteristic groups are: All Pupils - The total number of pupils. Boys - Pupils that identify as being a boy. Girls - Pupils that identify as being a girl. Disadvantaged - Pupils that have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point over the last six years, have been looked after continuously for at least one day in the last year, or have left care through a formal route such as adoption. Not Disadvantaged - Pupils that are not Disadvantaged. Pupil Premium - Pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium. Pupil Premium is funding to improve education outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in schools in England. Not Pupil Premium - Pupils that are not in receipt of Pupil Premium. FSM - Pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM). This is a program run by the UK Government to provide free school meals to pupils based their meeting of a set criteria. Not FSM - Pupils that are not eligible for Free School Meals. SEN - Pupils that have any Special Education Need (SEN) provision for example, they need support or have an Statement. Education Health and Care Plan - Pupils that are categorised as SEN and have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in place. This is a document that defines the needs of a pupil whom extra supported is needed in school, beyond that which the school can provide. Not SEN - Pupils that do not have any special education needs. EAL - Pupils where English is an Additional Language (pupils who communicate in a primary language that is not English. Not EAL - Pupils where English is their primary language, not an additional language. Summer Born - Pupils who were born between 1 April and 31 August. Leaver - Pupils who have been flagged as leaving the school. Not Leaver - Pupils who have not been flagged as leaving the school. An example of the Summary View for this report is shown in the Report View(s) Summary View section above. Names Check to view the names of the individual pupils whose results make up the totals shown in each of the cells in the report: When Names has been checked, select a pupil's name within the report to view their Single Pupil Overview report. Combined When checked this value shows the combined measure for all displayed subjects in a new set of tables: Not On Track Check to show an additional table comprising those pupils who are not on track. These are the pupils that have been assessed at below Just At. The values presented are the opposite of those in the On Track table, but this may be useful occasionally, particularly when showing names. Separate Classes Check to show KPIs, tables and charts separately for each class where multiple classes have been selected, rather than using the default consolidated report view. This will save you time compared to having to run the report several times (once for each class). Separate Year Groups Check to show KPIs, tables and charts separately for each year group where multiple year groups have been selected, rather than using the default consolidated report view. This will save you time compared to having to run the report several times (once for each year group). This Display Option is only shown when multiple year groups are selected.
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.
No Assessment / On Track Or Higher / Not On Track	Select cell containing the percentage and number of pupils to view the names of pupils whose progress is categorised by the selected cell.
Name	Select a pupil's name within the report to view their Single Pupil Overview report.