Sonar Tracker: Test Performance Progress Report

Overview

This article provides an overview of the Test Performance 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 Test Performance Progress report lets you see test results based on Age Related Expectations for a variety of Subjects across multiple Assessment Periods. Using the information provided you can identify trends across the group, and put in place interventions to support pupils as needed based on their progress. By default, you can interrogate the test results to see which specific pupils are On Track Or Higher or have No Assessment data. Additionally, you can choose to view those pupils who are Not On Track. By default, test results are displayed for Reading, Writing and Mathematics for the last Assessment Period of the previous academic year, and the current Assessment Period. The main body of the report comprises the number and percentage of pupils who are On Track or Higher in each of the two Assessment Periods along with any changes in results between the two. These changes are highlighted, performance improvements with a green background and regression with a red background. The report also includes the percentage and number of pupils with No Assessment data. After the report has loaded, you can change the Assessment Periods selected and add additional Assessment Periods. The Subjects can also be changed or added to.

In this report, pupil counts and percentages are based on the total number of pupils selected, regardless of whether assessment data is available for them or not.

Opening the page

After selecting the Test Performance 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 Views and Elements

Main View

Report View

Elements

Field Name	Description
X Pupils	Number of pupils who are included in the report.
Subject	The name of the individual Subject that the test scores are being displayed for: Reading. Art and Design. Writing. Mathematics. Computing. Design and Technology. Science. Geography. History. Languages. Music. Physical Education. Combined - Where multiple Subjects are selected, the combination of all selected Subjects is displayed. This shows those pupils who have No Assessment in one or more, Not On Track in One or more or are On Track Or Higher in all.
Total	The total size of the group of pupils. This is shown as 100.0% and the number of pupils. The number is shown in brackets. If, for example, there are 30 pupils in the selected group, the cell will read 100.0% (30).
No Assessment	The number and percentage of pupils for the selected Subject where no assessment data exists for the Assessment Period.
On Track Or Higher	The number and percentage of pupils whose test results are On Track Or Higher (including and above Just At) for the selected Subject for the Assessment Period.
Change (%)	The percentage change in progress for the Subject between each Assessment Period:
Not On Track	The number and percentage of pupils whose test results are Not On Track (below Just At) for the selected Subject for the Assessment Period.
Pupil Name	Name of the pupil whose progress falls within the selected assessment category (or has no assessment data associated with them).

Summary View

Report View

Elements

Field Name	Description
X Pupils	Number of pupils who are included in the report.
Subject Title	The Subject that the tables are being presented for within this part of the report: Reading. Art and Design. Writing. Mathematics. Computing. Design and Technology. Science. Geography. History. Languages. Music. Physical Education. Combined - Where multiple Subjects are selected, the combination of all selected Subjects is displayed. This shows those pupils who have No Assessment in one or more, Not On Track in One or more or are On Track Or Higher in all.
Total	The total size of the group of pupils. This is shown as 100.0% and the number of pupils. The number is shown in brackets. If, for example, there are 12 boys in the selected pupil characteristic group, the cell will read 100.0% (12).
No Assessment	The number and percent of pupils within the pupil characteristic group where no assessment data exists for the selected Subject and Assessment Period.
On Track Or Higher	The number and percent of pupils within the pupil characteristic group whose test results are On Track Or Higher (including and above Just At) for the selected Subject and Assessment Period.
Change (%)	The percentage change in progress between each Assessment Period:
Not On Track	The number and percent of pupils within the pupil characteristic group whose test results are Not On Track (below Just At) for the selected Subject and Assessment Period.
Pupil Name	Name of the pupil whose progress falls within the selected assessment category (or has no assessment data associated with them.

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	Check one or more Assessment Period(s) that you want to include when running the report. When checked, the report will update to show the results from all Assessment Period(s) selected: By default, the Assessment Period in the previous Academic Year, and the current Assessment Period in this Academic Year are checked. The Assessment Periods available for selection will differ depending upon the configuration of Academic Years and Assessment Periods used by your school.
Subject	Check the Subjects that you want to use when running the Test Performance Progress report. The Subjects to choose from are: Reading. Art and Design. Writing. Mathematics. Computing. Design and Technology. Science. Geography. History. Languages. Music. Physical Education. By default, Reading, Writing and Mathematics 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, a different view of report data 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 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: By default, Names is not checked. Combined When checked Combined shows the combined values for all of the displayed Subjects in a new tabular view. The combined values are used to determine the number and percentage of those pupils that are On Track or Higher: Not On Track Check to show an additional table comprising those pupils who are Not On Track in terms of their progress. These are the pupils that have been assessed at below Just At: The values presented are the opposite of those in the On Track Or Higher table. This information is particularly when showing Names so that pupils who may benefit from support strategies can be identified.
Assessment Results Cell	Select the percentage / number of pupils within an assessment cell to view the names of those pupils whose results in the cells make up the totals shown.
Pupil	Select a Pupil to hide the pupil names for those individuals who the percentage / number of pupils in that specific assessment results cell comprise.
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.