Decode Your Year 10 Data: Unlock Actionable Insights for Every Student

decode your year 10 data 4 minute read actionable insights for every student

If you’re a data manager or teacher, you know by the time Year 11 mock exams raise the red flags, options for intervention are fewer, and impact is harder to achieve. That’s why Year 10 data is your strategic sweet spot. It’s where you catch patterns early, shape support systems, and give teaching teams the insights they need, when it matters most.

Why Year 10 Should Be a Key Focus in Your Data Cycle

Your Year 10 dataset is the first real opportunity to:

  • Monitor how students are performing against target grades

  • Track cohort-wide trends in attainment and progress

  • Spot underperformance early: by student, by subject, by assessment

  • Evaluate the impact of teaching strategies and interventions

  • Inform SLT, parents and students with live, meaningful data

You’re not just reporting on progress, you’re influencing it.

Individual Student Reports: Clear, Actionable, Shareable

Individual Student Reports give you and your colleagues a detailed view of each student’s journey. They’re designed to be used across your whole data strategy, from intervention planning to line management meetings.

Each report provides:

  • Working at grade vs. target grade, with clear gap indicators. This allows you to identify areas for improvement, informing more targeting interventions by tagging individual students, so they can focus their efforts on the specific areas that will boost their attainment.

  • Assessment performance against real exam board grade boundaries, so no manual calculations are required

  • Detailed subject-by-subject breakdowns to motivate students to strategic plan their revision

  • Exportable PDFs for parent meetings, reviews, and SLT briefings. Empower each teacher with transparent data to allow better communication with parents

  • At-a-glance colour coding to highlight which subjects your on track, close, or below

They’re used regularly by pastoral teams, Heads of Department, SENCOs and more, giving everyone the same source of truth.

Turn Insight into Action

As a data manager, your role isn’t just about presenting data, it’s about prompting action. Here’s how you can use these reports strategically:

  • Flag high-priority students for SLT or intervention groups

  • Schedule review meetings where data is the starting point, not the end

  • Help departments diagnose gaps and inform curriculum delivery

  • Support pastoral teams in linking performance patterns with attendance or well-being

Track cohort progress live to stay ahead of dips

Early Data, Bigger Impact

Year 10 may not have the intensity of the GCSE season, but that’s exactly why it’s so valuable. The opportunities for intervention are higher, and the data you have right now can guide the year ahead.

So, whether you're preparing reports, leading a data review, or helping SLT prioritise support, Year 10 is where proactive progress starts.

How to Access the Reports in Pupil Progress

Unlike manual spreadsheets or markbooks, getting individualised student reports on Pupil Progress takes just a few seconds:

  1. Go to your Subject Dashboard
    Choose the relevant subject from the main screen.

  2. Click on a Student’s Name
    This opens their Individual Student Report.

  3. Drill Down

    • Analyse current vs. target grades

    • Explore assessment-level detail

    • View gaps and progress over time

    • Download the PDF if needed

You can find the full walkthrough here:
👉 Access Individual Student Reports – Help Centre


Questions about reporting features or ways to make best use of your Year 10 data? Our support team is always ready to help, and our Help Centre has everything you need to make the most of the platform.


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