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if RAISEonline shows low Contextual Value Added? Contextual value-added (CVA) data provided through RAISEonline will be a significant source of primary evidence used by Ofsted teams to judge school performance. An inspection will aim to collect a broad range of additional information, but often, school-level evidence can be too descriptive. Some schools will have an advantage in this area because, within the briefness of current inspections, they will be able to provide additional measures arising from their own analysis of their performance. There are several key advantages in schools using 4Matrix rather than relying on RAISEonline as the sole source of performance data:  Contextual Value-Added data (CVA) data is not always sufficiently up-to-date to reflect changes in the pupil profile of the school. An independent, school-level analysis of school data, using local contextual factors, will be invaluable in informing a broader judgement about a school's performance.  4Matrix produces reports that compare subject performance to subjects nationally, but also provides comprehensive measures of Within School Variation - the differing performances of groups of pupils across teaching groups and subjects. Using these techniques, a school can accumulate evidence of how effectively the school is tackling variations in pupil performance. This can provide a good indicator of the quality of school leadership at all levels - because good leaders will have smart, data-driven systems for assuring high achievement and will be able to show how a focus on negative variation is leading to improving standards. RaiseOnline provides the data by which Ofsted will judge and challenge a school. 4Matrix provides the evidence needed to respond to this challenge  |
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