2024 Alps Customer Benchmarks – What you need to know

Switching your benchmarks: toggle between national and provider benchmarks: https://support.alps.education/portal/en/kb/articles/switching-your-benchmarks-in-connect-and-summit

Key Stage 5 England A-level 

1. 1. Alps Provider Benchmark for A level England 2024. Containing analysis from providers submitting data to Alps from 2024 A level results, this dataset represents a robust analysis of the unique context of the 2024 outcomes. It represents a more realistic overview of the 2024 outcomes from a value-added perspective. and one we recommend you use when assessing strengths and opportunities for development from the examinations. It will offer a progress picture which is likely to be more in keeping with the L3VA analysis if published this year. The Alps Provider Benchmark for 2024 is available in Connect and Summit now (22 August 2024) via the benchmark selector toggle.
      • https://support.alps.education/portal/en/kb/articles/alps-analysis-of-a-level-england-august-2024 . This article presents an overview of the findings from the A level Alps provider benchmarks for England. It provides an overview of the national attainment picture before presenting a summary of the Alps provider Minimum Expected Grades, and Quality Indicator shifts for 2024. It concludes with an overview of the recommendations for benchmark selection for analysing your 2024 results for A level, and for target setting and tracking across 2024/25.
      • PUBLISHED 22 AUGUST 2024 
   2. Prior to Results Day we issued this article urging caution when using the 2019 national benchmarks to analyse your outcomes in 2024: Interpretation of KS5 Results on Results Day – approach with caution AUGUST 2024 (alps.education)

Finally, an article which discussed the changes in benchmarks over the years since the pandemic and a summary overview – https://support.alps.education/portal/en/kb/articles/which-benchmark-should-i-use-ks5-england-august-2024

Key Stage 5 England vocational

1. This article will present an overview of the findings from the KS5 Alps provider benchmarks for vocational qualifications in England. We will also we outline the implications for using the different benchmarks with different KS5 cohorts. AVAILABLE 9 SEPTEMBER

Key Stage 5 Wales

1. This article will present an overview of the findings from the KS5 Alps provider benchmarks for Wales. We will also we outline the implications for using the different benchmarks with different KS5 cohorts. AVAILABLE 12 SEPTEMBER
2. Prior to Results Day we issued this article urging caution when using the 2019 national benchmarks to analyse your outcomes in 2024: Interpretation of KS5 Results on Results Day – approach with caution AUGUST 2024 (alps.education)

Key Stage 4 England 

1. Overview of the findings of from the analysis of the KS4 data submitted to Alps for England.
   1. Alps Analysis of GCSE ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 2024
   2. Headlines: we will not add a KS4 England Provider Benchmark to Connect or Summit for examination results 2024. The article outlines our reasoning for this decision.
   3. We recommend that the 2023 DfE national dataset is the most representative on which to base your analysis and target setting for KS4 cohorts.
   4. We will analyse the 2024 DfE national data when available and communicate decisions on the application to the platform.
   5. We will update the AT8 estimate tables in line with DfE schedules for 2024 outcomes.
2. KS4 Target setting for cohorts with no prior attainment: https://support.alps.education/portal/en/kb/articles/ks4-target-setting-for-2024-cohorts-with-no-ks2-scores