New Key Stage 4 Attainment Track datasets and dashboard are now available to download

We are pleased to announce that the Key Stage 4 (KS4) Attainment Track datasets for the exam year of 2024 are now available for download from the Reports area of the database alongside a range of updated resources.

If you have worked with students between 2019/20 and 2023/24 who took their GCSEs in the Summer of 2024, then this release will allow you to see the attainment outcomes of these outreach participants, their school-average comparator, and any custom comparator students you recorded.

Join our upcoming webinar

In the webinar taking place on Wednesday 13th May 2026, 10:00-11:00 AM, we showcase the latest data released and revamped KS4 Attainment Track Power BI Dashboard, and update you on the breadth of resources available to support the evaluation of your pre-16 attainment raising interventions.

Please see the event announcement to sign up and find out more.

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What is the KS4 Attainment Track?

The KS4 Attainment Track is a key element of our suite of tracking datasets and dashboards, shown as the ‘Key Stage 4 (GCSE) Data & Dashboard’ in the HEAT Track diagram. This data supports HEAT members with the final stage of evaluation, Analysing Impact.

Through the KS4 Attainment Track, members can access a range of attainment metrics for their outreach participants, their school-average comparator, and any tracked custom comparator groups, aggregated at Activity Type, Programme Title and Descriptor levels. This supports your organisation to evaluate the effectiveness of your pre-16 outreach activities.

Find out more in our online training course, an interactive guide to the KS4 Attainment Track and how it supports you in the evaluation of your pre-16 attainment raising outreach activities. You will need a Moodle account to access online training. Login using the following button, or get started with an account following the three easy steps on our Training & Support page.

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Accessing the new KS4 Attainment Track data

Your organisation’s latest dataset can be downloaded using the ‘Download Data’ button under ‘Key Stage 4 Track’ in the Reports area of the database.

Since the last release, we have made the following improvements to the dataset:

• An updated format to improve the usability of the underlying dataset
• New pre-calculated fields have been added, showing the gap between participant and comparator outcomes

The following roles can access the dataset: Lead, Lead Lite, Coordinator, Coordinator Lite and Users with All Reports. If you are not authorised to download the dataset, please contact your organisation’s HEAT Point of Contact for assistance.

Download Your KS4 Track Data

Please note: For the 2024 exam year, we created datasets for 116 members who worked with tracking eligible students between 2019/20 and 2023/24. Student counts and outcome metrics have been rounded and suppressed in line with the Department for Education’s requirements to prevent statistical disclosure. As a result, members with very small tracked cohorts may experience largely or fully suppressed datasets. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch via HEAT Support to discuss how your data may be improved for future exam cohorts.