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Overview
This article explains the EYFS Target and Projection Analysis Report, detailing its purpose, how to access it, the information it includes, and its controls.
Purpose
The EYFS Target and Projection Analysis Report shows how the pupils in the selected Year Group(s) and / or Class(es) are distributed across your school's EYFS summative categories, based on either their targets or their End of Year Projections.
For each selected EYFS subject, the report shows the percentage and number of pupils in each category, the number of pupils with no target or projection recorded, and a cumulative total of pupils at or above the expected level. You can select any cell to see exactly which pupils it contains.
You can switch the report between:
- Target - using either each pupil's Termly Target or their End of Year Target.
- Projection - using each pupil's End of Year Projection.
This report is different from the EYFS Projection Summary Report, which only summarises End of Year Projections. The EYFS Target and Projection Analysis Report lets you analyse targets (termly or end of year) as well as projections, in the same layout.
Using the report, for each EYFS subject you can:
- See what proportion of pupils are targeted, or projected, to be working at or above the expected level.
- Compare the distribution of pupils' targets with the distribution of their End of Year Projections.
- Identify pupils who do not yet have a target or projection recorded, so that these can be completed.
- Identify which pupils are targeted / projected to be working in each category, helping you to plan support, challenge and interventions.
- Check whether targets and projections are sufficiently aspirational at a class, group or cohort level.
Opening the page
After selecting the EYFS Target and Projection Analysis Report from the Reports page, you will be prompted to choose which pupils you wish to include. Select one or more Year Group(s) and / or Class(es), then select Load Report:
Report View
By default, when the report loads:
- The current Assessment Period in the current Academic Year is selected.
- All EYFS subjects are selected in Subjects.
- The report is shown in Target mode, using each pupil's Termly Target.
- The report description is displayed above the table.
Leavers are not displayed by default (but can be viewed by selecting the appropriate filters). See Sonar Tracker: How do I filter pupils?
Elements
| Field Name | Description |
| Pupils | Number of pupils who are included in the report (includes those without assessment data). |
| X Pupils With No Assessment | Number of pupils who have no assessment data. |
| Selected filters | A summary of the filters currently applied, separated by |. This always ends with the Assessment Mode in use (for example, Assessment Mode: Target) and, in Target mode, the Target Type (for example, Target Type: Termly Target). |
| Report description |
A short explanation of the report, displayed above the table. It explains that each cell shows the percentage and number of pupils in that category, that the first column counts pupils with no target or projection recorded, and that the final column is a cumulative total of pupils at or above the expected level. The description can be hidden using View Options. |
| Subject | One row is displayed for each EYFS subject selected in Subjects. Alternate rows are lightly shaded so that you can follow each subject across the table. |
| No Target / No Projection |
The first column, headed No Target in Target mode or No Projection in Projection mode, with the description Pupils with no data. This counts the pupils who do not have a target or projection recorded for the subject. It is separated from the category columns by a small gap. |
| Summative category columns | One column for each of your school's EYFS summative categories, in order. Each column heading is shaded in the category's colour, and may show a short description beneath the category name. |
| At + |
The final column is a cumulative total of the pupils whose target or projection is at or above the expected level. It adds together the category columns that count towards age related expectation, and is separated from them by a small gap. For each subject, this is calculated as:
The categories included are listed in the key below the table. |
| Cell |
Each cell shows the percentage of pupils in that category (to one decimal place), with the number of pupils beneath it. For each subject and category, the percentage is calculated as:
Hover over a cell to see the column name and the number of pupils out of the total, for example, At +: 18 of 30. Cells with no pupils are greyed out and cannot be selected. Where no pupils match the filters, - is displayed instead of a percentage. |
| Pupil names |
The names of the pupils in a cell are listed beneath the count when you select the cell, or for every cell when Show pupil names is selected in View Options. Selected cells are highlighted with a purple border. |
| Key |
Displayed below the table:
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| Messages |
Instead of the table, one of the following may be displayed:
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Controls
| Control | Description |
| Filters | Select to filter pupils contextually, including their ethnicity. See Sonar Tracker: How do I filter pupils? |
| Academic Year and Assessment Period |
Select the Academic Year and Assessment Period that you want to use when running the report. By default, this is set to the current Assessment Period in the current Academic Year, for example, 2026-2027 Autumn 1. Schools often choose to align their Assessment Periods to terms, but this is not always the case. The values displayed may differ based on your school's assessment processes. |
| Subjects | Select the EYFS subjects that you want to include in the report. You can select more than one. By default, all EYFS subjects are selected. |
| Assessment Mode |
Select whether the report analyses pupils' targets (opened by default) or projections:
See Sonar Tracker: What's the difference between an End of Year Projection and an End of Year Target? |
| Target Type |
Only available when Assessment Mode is set to Target. Select which targets to analyse:
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| View Options |
Select to choose what is displayed under Display:
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| Cell |
Select a cell to list the pupils it contains. Select it again to hide them. You can select as many cells as you need. Your cell selections are cleared whenever the report reloads, for example, when you change the filters, Assessment Mode or Target Type. |
| Export |
Select to print the report, or export it as either a PDF, Excel or Word file. When Export Report opens:
Your device saves the file to its downloads folder. Depending on your device settings, the file may also open automatically. Printed and PDF copies are set to landscape A4, with the column headings repeated at the top of each page. In Excel, each column has a percentage column (%) and a pupil count column (Pupils). Only what you see on screen is included in the export. Pupil names are only included for the cells you have selected, or for every cell if Show pupil names is selected. Select your filters and display options before you export. When printing a report, select More settings and decrease / increase the Scale to resize the report so that it fits better onto each page. |
Related information
- Sonar Tracker: How do I open a report?
- Sonar Tracker: How do I filter pupils?
- Sonar Tracker: How do I print a report?
- Sonar Tracker: How do I export a report to Excel or Word?
- Sonar Tracker: How do I set EYFS (2020) targets?
- Sonar Tracker: How do I set my EYFS end of year projections?
- Sonar Tracker: What's the difference between an End of Year Projection and an End of Year Target?
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