Filtering the Attainment Comparison report

You can use the filter menu to filter results by the following categories:

• Class
• Gender
• Birth Term
• Free School Meals (FSM)
• Ethnicity
• Special Educational Needs (SEN)

In order to do this, this information must have been entered for pupils in the ‘Manage pupils’ section (see Manage pupils for details on how to complete this).

Click on the ‘Filters’ button. This opens the filters menu. You will see a dropdown box for each of the fields named above. Click the dropdown for any field you would like to use to filter your pupil selection. Click the option you would like to filter by. In binary fields, such as FSM, selecting an option will automatically populate the field box. In fields with more than two options, you are able to select more than one result. A tick will appear next to selected options when clicked.

You can filter on multiple fields at once. Once you are happy with your selection, click ‘Apply’. This will apply your selection and close the filter menu.

The ‘Filters’ box now shows that you have filters applied and the number of pupils your selection is currently showing. The filters you have applied are listed below the groups and filters panel.

To change your selection, reopen the ‘Filters’ menu and select your preferred options from the dropdown boxes. You may need to click the ‘Clear’ button to remove filters. Once you are happy with your selection click ‘Apply’.

To clear your entire selection, click the ‘Clear’ button. Then click ‘Apply’.

Note that you are able to use both ‘Groups’ and ‘Filters’ to refine the pupils you see in tandem.