EYFS Profile Data

The usefulness of data depends on its accuracy. Practitioners, school managers, setting leaders and local authorities have the responsibility of ensuring the quality, accuracy and reliability of data. These responsibilities are outlined on page 7 of the EYFS profile handbook.

The average national scale point score, which aggregates the summary score data submitted by local authorites, is published annually by DCSF at www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/contents.shtml

Data Submission

Results must be submitted by the end of June and should be returned only once for each child who will be five years old on or before 31^st August 2010. Schools will receive further information from the Performance Information Management Team with the relevant dates in term 5. All data collected by Performance Management is accessible to the schools via the secure data exchange.

Please note:

• If a child starts a new school before the summer half-term holiday (the sixth term) the new school must report the child’s results to the LA.
• If a child starts at a new school during the second half of the summer term (the sixth term), the previous school or setting must report the child’s results to the LA.

Please refer to the Assessment and Reporting Arrangements 2010 for details on exceptions and alternative assessments. (page 14)

End of Year Quality Assurance

• Headteachers are required to sign a letter of compliance when submitting data to the Performance Information Management Team.
• By signing this Headteachers are confirming that they have checked and quality assured data prior to its submission to the Local Authority.
• The data will also be quality assured by the Local Authority.
• Any anomalies will be followed up by a phone call/ visit to ensure that data submitted is accurate. This is essential in order to fulfil the main purpose of the EYFS Profile.