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Progress 8 Standardized

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Progress 8 Standardized

Calculated

Standardized Progress 8 score (z-score scaled to 0-100)

Technical Field

This is an internally standardized version of Progress 8, scaled to a 0-100 range for use in our performance scoring algorithm. For understanding what Progress 8 means and how to interpret it, please see the Progress 8 field documentation.

The standardization process converts raw Progress 8 scores (typically ranging from -2 to +2) into a normalized scale that can be combined with other metrics in our composite performance calculations.

Technical Details

Column Name
progress8_normalized
Data Source
Calculated

Coverage by School Phase

How many schools have data available for this field.

Primary
0% 0 / 17910
Secondary
93% 1176 / 1263
Secondary with Sixth Form
95% 1942 / 2033
Sixth Form Only
0% 0 / 289
All-through
59% 161 / 269
Special
18% 375 / 2059
Independent
0% 3 / 1724
Good (80%+)
Moderate (50-79%)
Poor (<50%)

Score Weight by School Phase

How much this field contributes to the overall performance score.

Secondary
40%
Secondary with Sixth Form
20%
All-through
25%

Distribution by School Phase

Statistical distribution of values across schools.

Min
0.0
Max
100.0
Mean
44.48
Median
44.73
Std Dev
11.86
Schools
3654
Secondary (1176)
3
25
129
373
409
187
49
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Secondary with Sixth Form (1942)
10
8
23
138
421
649
472
193
25
3
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
All-through (161)
1
1
3
16
41
47
35
15
2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Special (375)
98
142
99
25
3
5
2
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Related Fields

Fields that correlate with Progress 8 Standardized. Click to explore.

KS4 Progress 8
0.997 Progress 8 CI Lower
0.987 Progress 8 CI Upper
0.978 Attainment 8
0.913 Attainment 8 Open
0.913 Attainment 8 EBacc
0.909 KS4 Basics
0.902 Basics Standardized
0.902 Attainment 8 English
0.902 Attainment 8 Maths
0.884
Positive correlation
Negative correlation