From next January every school in Wales will instead be placed into one of four groups as part of a new national categorisation system, which is colour-coded and aims to provide more bespoke support to those struggling near the bottom of the pile.
Schools will be grouped according to their available data – stretching back three years – and a new self-evaluation process.
The new system would only allow schools to climb the standards ladder if outcomes improve and officials are satisfied with the positive strides being made.
Officials are not expecting the wild variations that saw some schools in Wales drop as many as four “bands” at a time.
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