Using data and performance indicators to promote equity and fair comparisons between schools

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Using data and performance indicators to promote
equity and fair comparisons between schools

• Bill Maxwell

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Focusing attainment analysis and benchmarking on
disadvantaged groups

• Using points scores to create a cumulative
  read-out of attainment for all pupils,
  incorporating all qualifications
• Focusing on the gap between the lowest
  attaining pupils and the rest
• Focusing on the scores gap between particular
  vulnerable groups and the rest

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National Qualifications This document summarises
the achievements of Candidate Sophie Scottish
Candidate Number 049028938 in National Courses
first certificated in August 2005 Title Level Gra
de English Standard Grade Credit 1 Business
Management Standard Grade Credit 1 Drama Standar
d Grade General 3 French Standard Grade
General 3 Mathematics Standard Grade
General 3 Music Standard Grade
General 4 Geography Standard Grade
Foundation 5 History Standard Grade
Foundation 6 End of Qualifications Listed
Points 38 38 22 22 22 16 11 8 Total177
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Average Tariff Scores of S4 pupils
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Inequalities in Education
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fair comparisons between schools

• raw comparisons misleading and ineffective in
  driving improvement
• Methodology developed to compare each secondary
  school with the 20 other Scottish schools most
  similar in terms of pupil intake characteristics

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MAKING FAIRER COMPARISONS BETWEEN
SCHOOLS SIMILAR SCHOOLS ANALYSIS

• comparison with 20 similar schools based on a
  weighted package of measures including
• FME
• mothers level of academic qualifications
• prevalence of long-term unemployment
• levels of attendance
• prevalence of special educational needs
• urban factor
• Principal components analysis (PCA) methodology

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SIMILAR SCHOOLS BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS AN
EXAMPLE
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bringing the two together

• Benchmarking the points score profile of each
  school against the profile of its comparator
  schools

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Points distribution barchart