Write descriptions of the progress and attainment of pupils at your school that is:

• in line with their abilities and/or national expectations
• falling short of national expectations and their own abilities
• exceeding national expectations or their own abilities.

You can use the level description statements in the national curriculum and the expectation statements in the QCA/DfES schemes of work to help you. You need to use these in relation to your pupils’ abilities and starting points.

Then ask yourself:

• What proportion of our pupils falls into each of these categories? 5 per cent? 25 per cent? 70 per cent?
• Are there specific pupils or groups of pupils who fall into each category?
• Are there certain subjects in which pupils are making less than expected progress across the school?

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