Sonar Multi-School: Filters

Sonar Multi-School

Overview

This article explains how to use filters in Sonar Multi-School to control which schools and pupils are included when analysing data in your dashboards and reports. Filters let you focus on a subset of schools and pupils based on their contextual data, making it easier to spot trends, identify concerns, and compare performance across your Trust.

If you already use the new style filters in Sonar Tracker, you'll find them familiar here as Sonar Multi-School filters work in the same way.

Select Filters to view and select your filters:

You can combine multiple filters, for example, select Male and Pupil Premium to show only Pupil Premium boys.

After applying your filters, the data you are viewing (in either a Dashboard or Report) is automatically updated based on your selection.

All Filters

The following filters are available for selection:

Removing filters

Select Applied from the Filters slide-out to view the applied filters, then:

Select the X next to an individual filter to remove it.
Select Clear all to remove all filters selected.
Select Save to apply the selected filters.

Updated 04 September 2026 10:53

Filter	Description
Year Groups	Select one or more Year Groups.
Ethnicity	Select one or more ethnicities to filter by specific ethnic backgrounds, or select Select All to include pupils from all ethnicities. All ethnicities are included by default.
Gender	Select from Male and Female.
Attendance	Use the control to select the attendance range for pupils:
Characteristics	Select Characteristics to view Focus, SEN and SEN Needs filters (explained below):
Focus filters	Toggle individual filters to include or exclude pupils from the view. The available focus filters are Leavers, EAL, In Care, Ever In Care, Pupil Premium, FSM, FSM6, Service Child, and SEN. The Leavers filter is excluded by default. When set to grey, leavers are included alongside other pupils. When set to green, only leavers are shown.
SEN	Select the SEN category from: N - No Special Education Need - Pupil has been categorised as having no special education need. E - Education, Health and Care Plan - Pupil has been categorised as having an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). K - SEN Support - Pupil has been categorised as requiring SEN support. S - Statement - Pupil has been categorised as having a Statement. N A - Not applicable - not category. All SEN Provision.
SEN Needs	Select one or more SEN Needs from: SPLD - Specific Learning Difficulty. MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. PMLD - Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty. BESD - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication Needs. HI - Hearing Impairment. VI - Vision Impairment. MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment. PD - Physical Disability. ASD- Autistic Spectrum Disorder. OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. NSA - SEN support but no specialist assessment of need type. DS - Down Syndrome. NA - Not applicable.
Clear filters	Select to clear all filters.
Apply filters	Select to apply your filter choices to the information displayed.