At a subject level results follow a similar pattern with outcomes returning towards that midpoint. The graphs below show the analysis of A* grades, A*-A grades and A*-B grades. There is some variation to the outcomes at subject level, notably German. 

MEPs and Client Benchmarks

On the basis that we were anticipating a return to a mid-point outcome profile and we knew that the Year 13 cohort had a higher prior attainment profile than those students in the national benchmark set, we communicated to colleagues in schools during last academic year that we would be generating a Alps school benchmark to support analysis of exam results this summer.

Analysis of Alps schools cohort data submitted to Alps indicates that in line with the uplift in the GCSE results awarded via CDGs in 2020 the prior attainment of learners in the Year 13 cohort this year is higher than that in 2019.

As expected when we generated the Minimum Expected Points (MEP) for this cohort and compared it with those in 2019 the MEP was lower across the large majority of PA bands.

 Using this information we have now generated Alps Schools A-level benchmarks sets which you can access by the ‘Analysis Settings’ button in your Admin section. Further information on how to change your benchmark comparison set can be accessed in our article:  https://support.alps.education/portal/en/kb/articles/using-the-2023-client-benchmarks-in-connect-june-2023. 

On the basis of the information above it is reasonable to anticipate that your Alps grade from this benchmark set is likely to be different to the one generated from the 2019 benchmark set and in many instances it is likely to be higher but the degree of any changes will be affected by a number of factors including the distribution of learners across your prior attainment bands and your current Alps grade.