Driving Excellence in Sixth Forms

With clear, trusted KS4 and KS5 performance insights, Alps empowers Post-16 teams to celebrate success, target improvement and continuously raise outcomes, unlocking the full potential of every student. 

As the market leader for KS5 assessment analysis and training across England and Wales, Alps provides everything your sixth form or college needs to monitor progress, set ambitious expectations and deliver outstanding outcomes in Years 12 and 13.

Hear from our users…

Alps is used by over 1200 schools, colleges and groups for KS5 across the UK and internationally. Take a look at how Alps is driving real impact for staff and students in the short video below.

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Recommendation Rating

Of the 2024-25 customers who gave feedback, 98% would recommend Alps to colleagues.

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Customer Happiness Rating

The 2024-25 Alps customers who gave feedback rated our customer service 99/100.

Driving Excellence in Sixth Forms

With clear, trusted KS4 and KS5 performance insights, Alps empowers Post-16 teams to celebrate success, target improvement and continuously raise outcomes, unlocking the full potential of every student. 

As the market leader for KS5 assessment analysis and training across England and Wales, Alps provides everything your sixth form or college needs to monitor progress, set ambitious expectations and deliver outstanding outcomes in Years 12 and 13.

Hear from our users…

Alps is used by over 1200 schools, colleges and groups for KS5 across the UK and internationally. Take a look at how Alps is driving real impact for staff and students in the short video below.

%

Recommendation Rating

Of the 2024-25 customers who gave feedback, 98% would recommend Alps.

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Customer Happiness Rating

The 2024-25 Alps customers who gave feedback rated our customer service 99/100.

Alps Recipe for Success

We have everything you need, we are easy to use for all staff and we include 5+ hours of free expert support every year. This means that schools and colleges are using Alps to make a positive difference to student outcomes – and it works!

All Alps schools can access:

  • Our famous Alps Thermometer and interactive ‘What if?’ and ‘How Do I?’ tools.
  • Colour-Coded Subject & Student-Level insights
  • Trusted Benchmarks – Based on the full DfE dataset
  • Comprehensive Subject Coverage for A Level, GCSE, IB, BTEC and others
  • Top educational expertise and support – Rated 98% for excellent in training and support

 

Why Post-16 Providers love using Alps

Unique Benchmarks & Indicators

Alps gives sixth forms and colleges a clear, accessible way to understand performance. Our user‑friendly design means every member of staff can quickly interpret data and use it to make a real impact on student outcomes. Alps analysis is intuitive, insightful and immediately actionable, helping post‑16 teams raise achievement across A‑Level and vocational pathways.

With Alps, you benefit from: 

  • Early customer‑based benchmarks from the very start of term
  • Annual national benchmarks built from the full DfE dataset
  • The well‑known Alps “What If” and “How do I” modelling tools that support strategic planning and intervention

 

Key A-Level Performance Measures

Within Alps Connect post‑16 providers can access the full suite of DfE accountability measures for A‑Level, including:

  • Best 3 A‑Levels
  • Average point score
  • Students achieving AAB in two facilitating subjects

This gives leaders and teachers a clear, consistent view of performance against national expectations. 

Arbor MIS Integration

A seamless way to unlock powerful analysis and support student progress. 

Are you using Arbor? Our integration with Arbor MIS will allow your key student information to update automatically in Alps, giving you accurate, ready‑to‑use data without the admin.

With fewer manual processes and reduced risk of error, your team can focus on what matters most: Using Alps to drive student progress.

Proud PIXL Partners for 20+ years

For many years, Alps has worked closely with PiXL, delivering data insights and best practice in supporting school and college leaders to deliver high performance outcomes.  

“We have always been proud to have Alps as a partner: their student-centered approach to helping raise achievement, and the clarity the platform provides to staff, continues to be so helpful to school leaders who are striving to do the best for their young people.”  Rachel Johnson – CEO at PiXL. 

Alps for MATs and Groups

Comprehensive Training and Support

Alps empowers post‑16 providers to get the very best from their data through tailored onboarding, one‑to‑one guidance and our expert‑led Alps Champions programmes — all included within your subscription. With a library of free resources, webinars and tutorials, staff across your post‑16 provision can continue building their confidence and skills throughout the year, ensuring they use Alps effectively to drive stronger outcomes for every student.

Trusted and High Quality

Protecting the sensitive data schools and colleges choose to send us is a top priority. We are proud We are immensely proud to announce that we have been Cyber Essentials certified since 2018 and reaccredited for ISO27001 since 2014.

To further enhance the protection for our users, we have an optional Multi-Factor Authentication feature available.

Unique Benchmarks & Indicators

Alps gives sixth forms and colleges a clear, accessible way to understand performance. Our user‑friendly design means every member of staff can quickly interpret data and use it to make a real impact on student outcomes. Alps analysis is intuitive, insightful and immediately actionable, helping post‑16 teams raise achievement across A‑Level and vocational pathways.

With Alps, you benefit from: 

  • Early customer‑based benchmarks from the very start of term
  • Annual national benchmarks built from the full DfE dataset
  • The well‑known Alps “What If” and “How do I” modelling tools that support strategic planning and intervention

Key A-Level Performance Measures

Within Alps Connect post‑16 providers can access the full suite of DfE accountability measures for A‑Level, including:

  • Best 3 A‑Levels
  • Average point score
  • Students achieving AAB in two facilitating subjects

This gives leaders and teachers a clear, consistent view of performance against national expectations. 

Arbor MIS Integration

A seamless way to unlock powerful analysis and support student progress. 

Are you using Arbor? Our integration with Arbor MIS will allow your key student information to update automatically in Alps, giving you accurate, ready‑to‑use data without the admin.

With fewer manual processes and reduced risk of error, your team can focus on what matters most: Using Alps to drive student progress.

Proud PIXL Partners for 20+ years

For many years, Alps has worked closely with PiXL, delivering data insights and best practice in supporting school and college leaders to deliver high performance outcomes.  

Comprehensive Training and Support

Alps empowers post‑16 providers to get the very best from their data through tailored onboarding, one‑to‑one guidance and our expert‑led Alps Champions programmes — all included within your subscription. With a library of free resources, webinars and tutorials, staff across your post‑16 provision can continue building their confidence and skills throughout the year, ensuring they use Alps effectively to drive stronger outcomes for every student.

Trusted and High Quality

Protecting the sensitive data schools and colleges choose to send to us is a top priority. We are immensely proud to announce that we have been Cyber Essentials certified since 2018 and reaccredited for ISO27001:2022 for the 12th year in a row. To further enhance the protection for our users, we have an optional Multi-Factor Authentication feature available.

Post-16 Providers using Alps

Trusted by over 1200 schools, colleges and groups worldwide, Alps is supporting KS4 & KS5 improvement across the UK and internationally. Take a look through our case studies and testimonials to see how Alps is driving real impact for staff and students. 

 

Alps has strengthened evidence-based decision-making across the school, improved the focus and efficiency of teaching, and contributed positively to outcomes for students.

Cheryl Rosen, Deputy Headteacher, St Thomas More Catholic School

Case Study

Using Alps as a high impact assessment and reporting tool

Written by: Ed MacLeod, Vice Principal – Head of Beal Sixth Form

Case Study

Embedding Alps and raising student achievement 

Written by: Anton McGrath, CEO at Stamford Park Trust 

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Fill out the form to book a meeting with one of our Education experts and see why more Post-16 Providers are making the switch to Alps than ever before…

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Fill out the form to book a meeting with one of our Education experts and see why more Post-16 Providers are making the switch to Alps than ever before…