What is Attainment 8?
Attainment 8 is a whole school performance measure that is calculated based on the grades achieved by students across 8 key subjects, split in to 3 elements (or buckets).
The grade for each subject is converted to an A8 value. The best A8 values in each of the elements is then selected and added together with some additional rules applied:
Best English (x2 if Literature & Language sat)
Best Maths x2
Best 3 EBacc from any of:
Science | Computer Science
Geography | History
Modern Foreign Languages
Best 3 Open Subjects
A student's A8 score is compared against the KS2 scaled score to calculate their P8 (i.e. A8 - National A8 avg based on KS2 = P8).
For the DfE's raw figures, please follow this link and go to page 80.
How do Pupil Progress trackers analyse A8?
Each of our KS4 subject trackers convert your grades to an A8 value. For Whole School Subscribers, the KS4 Grade Analysis applies all the combination rules and calculates the Attainment 8 score for each student and for the school overall.
Watch our video below to find out more about how A8 is calculated:
Video Summary:
Video Summary:
What is meant by Attainment 8? A whole school progress measure that is taken from 8 subjects across your curriculum.
How is the A8 Score calculated for a student? It is made up of an English & Maths Element, an EBacc Element, and an Open Element. With additional rules for each element.
How can I find out my students Attainment 8 score in my subject? The Attainment 8 score for an individual subject is given by the GCSE grade that students are given. For Combined Science and Vocational courses, these grades will need to be converted. Conversions are given in the Secondary Accountability Measures published by the DfE.
Calculating the Attainment 8 score for the whole school: Analysis < KS4 Grade Analysis. First the platform takes the Individual Students Attainment 8 scores, then the Attainment 8 score for each student across the whole cohort is averaged to provide you with the whole schools Attainment 8.
📖 Pupil Progress Tip
All of the Attainment 8 values are kept up to date with any of the changes in rules from the DfE, and is also based on the live data coming straight from your trackers at a subject level