{"id":2687,"date":"2014-08-21T11:34:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T11:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caspaonline.co.uk\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2016-03-11T09:23:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T09:23:45","slug":"missing-start-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caspaonline.co.uk\/managing-data\/missing-start-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing start levels?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When using reports such as the ‘Key Stage transitions using Progression Materials’ or the ‘Comparison of progress vs expectation’ (the Traffic Light graph), you may find that some pupils are missing from the report.\u00a0 A likely reason is that they do not have results in the start year you selected.<\/p>\n

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We should start by confirming what start level and end levels are.\u00a0 In the Traffic Light graph, you explicitly choose these two years; for example Summer 2014 (result) to Summer 2015 (result).\u00a0 The result recorded for the start year is the ‘Start level’ and likewise, the result recorded for the end year is the ‘End level’.\u00a0 In Key Stage reporting, these two years are selected by CASPA based on the Key Stage transition and year group selected.\u00a0 For example, in CASPA 2016, Key Stage 1-2 reporting for current Year 7\u00a0pupils will be summer 2011 to summer 2015.\u00a0 Summer 2011 results are therefore the start levels and summer 2015 results are the end levels.<\/p>\n

What are your options?<\/h2>\n

Firstly, you should check each pupil by hovering over the mark that identifies the number of pupils with missing data\u00a0(see image above).\u00a0 Now you can see which pupils are missing data and you can see whether it is the start year or end year (or both).<\/p>\n

The key thing is that CASPA will identify where data is not recorded.\u00a0 CASPA clearly cannot report on progress<\/em> <\/strong>where a start and\/or end level is missing but you might like to think of this as a potential opportunity to plug any gaps in your data.<\/p>\n

It is most often start levels that are missing.\u00a0 The end year selected is usually very recent and more likely that this data has been recorded.\u00a0 So, for the pupils who are missing start levels:<\/p>\n