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This post features analysis of the 2016 primary transition matrices, but mostly raises awkward questions.
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Context
Publication of the 2016 primary performance tables is imminent, together with revised national figures for achievement of the KS2 higher standard and new breakdowns by pupil characteristics, including receipt of pupil premium.
We also await the results of the TIMSS 2015 international comparisons study, which will show whether the proportion of pupils achieving the advanced benchmark in maths and science at age 9/10 has improved since 2011.
But the evidence already released paints a worrying picture of primary high attainment in 2016.
This includes:
- The provisional data on high scaled scores in SFR39/2016 and
- The 2016 primary transition matrices, as supplemented by material in the technical document on primary school accountability in 2016.
This short post synthesises that evidence, providing a staging post from which to launch analysis of the…
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