Achievement for All Impact Report 2014 - 2015

Closing The Gap
“Achievement for All is not just a programme...
it is THE programme!”
Lisa Guest, Deputy Head teacher, Woodfield Academy, Redditch
The attainment gap is closing in Achievement for All schools, colleges and Early Years
settings across England and Wales. Pupil progress at Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 indicates higher
levels of pupil progress in reading, writing and maths for Achievement for All Target Groups
(lowest 20%) when compared with national data for vulnerable groups and ALL pupils:
35
30
Key Stage 2 - Pupil Progress
31% Higher at Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3 - 4 - Pupil Progress
50
41%Higher at Key Stage 3 & 4
45
APS
25
20
APS
40
35
15
30
10
KS1 Results Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
25
KS2 Results Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11
All Pupils (National)
All Pupils (National)
Pupils Vuinerable to Underachievement (National)
Pupils Vuinerable to Underachievement (National)
Achievement for All Pupils
Achievement for All Pupils
Source: PwC Achievement for All Social Impact Assessment Data, July 2015 / RAISEonline National Impact data, 2015
Progress data in reading, writing, maths for all Achievement for All Target Groups (lowest 20%)
using Average Point Scores:
Impact On Reading, Writing And Maths - Average Point Scores (Validated By PwC, July 2015)
7.0
6.0 5.37 5.04 5.28
5.44 5.37
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
4.42
4.13 4.07 4.19
Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3
Reading Writing Maths
National expectations are that children at Key Stage 2 make 3 levels of progress and
children at Key Stage 3 make 3.5 levels of progress per year as measured by Ofsted and
the Department for Education. School Data Dashboard Guidance (Ofsted, 2014, p.9)
Key Stage 2 - 3.0 APS
Key Stage 3- 4 - 3.5 APS