Guidance updated on Secondary accountability measures (including Progress 8 and Attainment 8)

Published 6 March 2014

Last updated 18 April 2024 — See all updates

Secondary accountability measures: 2023 guidance for maintained secondary schools, academies and free schools

This document explains how secondary accountability measures are calculated. It also gives more information about announced policies that apply to accountability measures for the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

This information is for:

• senior leaders working in secondary schools and trusts, including maintained schools, academies, alternative provision, free schools and special schools
• independent schools or colleges with 14 to 16 provision seeking information on secondary accountability measures
• governors and trustees
• local authorities

It applies to:

• local-authority-maintained schools
• academies
• free schools
• further education colleges with 14 to 16 provision

Find school and college performance data.

KS4 qualifications, discount codes and point scores for the school performance measures.