A GUIDE TO
LEVEL 3 VALUE ADDED
IN 2012
Contents
Page
No.
Summary – Interpreting School and College Value Added Scores
2
What is Value Added?
3
The Learner Achievement Tracker
4
Which students are included in Level 3 Value Added and how is
their attainment calculated?
5
Calculating Student Value Added scores for Individual Qualifications
8
Calculating School and College Value Added scores for Individual
Qualifications
10
Calculating School and College Value Added scores for
Qualification Types
11
Calculating School and College Value Added scores for Sector
Subject Areas
14
Interpreting School and College Value Added scores
15
When and Where will Level 3 Value Added be published
17
Other Useful Resources
19
Annex A – Complete List of Re-based Points
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SUMMARY – INTERPRETING SCHOOL AND COLLEGE VALUE ADDED SCORES
VA measure based on progress Limit of Key Stage 4 to
A Level VA Confidence
betw een Key Stage 4
Intervals
and A Levels
Institution
Name
School A
College B
School C
(centred around zero)
19.9
-1.2
- 14.1
Upper
Low er
28.6
8.1
-4.6
11.1
-10.6
-23.6
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WHAT IS VALUE ADDED?
When measuring how effective a school or college is, it is important to look at
how well its students perform in their tests and examinations. However, when
evaluating examination performance, it is also important to take into
consideration that when students first join a school sixth form or college, they
have varying levels of ability, i.e. students have many different starting points.
So a measure is needed that looks at how much progress students have
made from the beginning to the end of their Level 3 qualification (i.e. between
the end of Key Stage 4 and the completion of their Level 3 qualification). This
is the purpose of Value Added (VA).
Analysis shows that there is a very strong relationship between examination
performance of students at the end of the previous Key Stage and current
Level 3 qualifications. A VA measure uses this relationship to “estimate” how
well all students nationally, perform in the current Level 3 qualifications they
have opted to study.
For Level 3 Value Added, an individual student’s “estimated outcome” in a
Level 3 qualification is calculated by looking at the actual performance of all
students nationally that studied the same Level 3 qualification and that
demonstrated similar ability in their exams at the end of KS4.
More specifically, we estimate a student’s Level 3 qualification outcome as the
average points achieved by students nationally in this qualification of similar
ability at KS4. This estimated outcome in the Level 3 qualification can then be
compared against what the student actually achieved in their Level 3
qualification, to see whether or not they exceeded their estimate. The
difference between a student’s actual performance and their estimated
performance gives the student a Value Added score in the Level 3
qualification.
The VA score of all students studying a particular Level 3 qualification in a
school or college can then be averaged to find the school or college’s VA
score in the Level 3 qualification. This score is used to identify the schools
and colleges that are helping their students make more progress or less
progress than average. The summary diagram on page 2 shows how to
interpret these scores.
In total there are around 480 different measures in Level 3 Value Added; this
reflects the many combinations of subjects within qualifications offered in
school sixth forms and colleges.
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THE LEARNER ACHIEVEMENT TRACKER
Prior to the 1st April 2012, the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) was
responsible for delivering and publishing the Learner Achievement Tracker
(LAT) Value Added measure. However, on the 1 st April 2012, the YPLA
converted to become the Education Funding Agency and the responsibility for
producing the LAT passed to the Department for Education (DfE).
Following the handover of responsibility for the LAT, the DfE have made some
changes to the way that the Value Added information is presented and to how
schools and colleges access their Value Added data. To reflect these
changes, the DfE have decided to re-name the measure as ‘Level 3 Value
Added’. All documentation from the 1st April 2012 onwards now refers to the
measure by this name. Any reference to LAT relates to Value Added data
published prior to April 1st 2012 by the YPLA.
It is worth noting though, that some aspects of the LAT measure remain
unchanged for Level 3 Value Added. In particular, the methodology used for
Level 3 Value Added is the same as was used in the LAT.
To see an example of how information will be presented in Level 3 Value
Added, please see the Ready Reckoner and the Ready Reckoner User Guide
on the Level 3 Value Added webpage (see the ‘Other Useful Resources’
section of the document for a link to the webpage)
If you like to find out more information about how to access Level 3 Value
Added data, please see the ‘When and Where will Level 3 Value Added be
published’ section of this document.
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WHICH STUDENTS ARE INCLUDED IN LEVEL 3 VALUE ADDED
AND HOW IS THEIR ATTAINMENT CALCULATED?
Level 3 Value Added is a measure that looks at the progression students
make between Key Stage 4 and the end of their Level 3 qualification. The
measure covers all students that:




Were aged 16, 17 or 18 at the beginning of the Academic Year (31st
August)
Have completed a qualification approved for Level 3 Value Added
Have results at the end of Key Stage 4
Are in a School or College with a valid institution identifier
For further information on which students are included and excluded, please
see the Data Specification on the DfE Level 3 Value Added webpage.
How to calculate each Student’s Key Stage 4 starting point
The starting point for Level 3 Value Added is the average attainment of the
student at the start of their Level 3 qualification, also known as prior
attainment.
For students aged 17 and 18, this is calculated as the average of their
attainment at Level 2 and below (or Key Stage 4) in exams taken up to two
years before their outcome in the Level 3 qualification. For students aged 16,
this is calculated as the average of their attainment at Level 2 and below (or
Key Stage 4) in exams taken up to one year before their outcome in the Level
3 qualification. This is summarised in the table below:
Example
A
B
C
Age of
Student*
18
17
16
Eligible Qualifications for a Student's Prior Attainment at Key Stage 4
Level 2 qualifications and below up to age 16 (that is two years before)
Level 2 qualifications and below up to age 15 (that is two years before)
Level 2 qualifications and below up to age 15 (that is one year before)
*Age at the beginning of academic year in which the Level 3 qualification was completed
Each student’s Key Stage 4 outcome is calculated by adding together the total
QCA points for the applicable Key Stage 4 qualifications and dividing the total
through by the combined size of the qualifications. For example, GCSEs are
equivalent to a size of 1 in the size system administered by the Teaching
Agency. All other qualifications are sized relative to one GCSE. Examples of
how to calculate Key Stage 4 average point scores are shown below:
Example A:
Student A takes ten GCSEs at age 16 and progresses to complete a Level 3
qualification at age 18. The student’s prior attainment is calculated as the total
point score in the ten GCSEs divided by a volume of 10 (each GCSE is
5
equivalent to a size of 1).
Example B:
Student B takes four GCSEs and an OCR Level 2 National Certificate at age
15; the student then goes on to take a Level 3 qualification at age 17. The
student’s prior attainment is the total point score in the four GCSEs and the
OCR Level 2 National Certificate divided by a volume of 8 (that is, four
GCSEs with a size of 1 and one OCR Level 2 National Certificate with a size
of 4).
Example C:
Student C attains two Bs, three Cs and one U in GCSEs at age 15 and a merit
in an OCR Level 2 National Certificate at age 15; student C then goes on to
take a Level 3 qualification at age 16. The student’s prior attainment is the
total point score in the six GCSEs and the OCR Level 2 National Certificate (2
x 46) + (3 x 40) + (1 x 0) + (1 x 196) = 408 divided by a volume of 10 (six
GCSEs with size 1 and one OCR Level 2 National Certificate with size 4). This
gives an average point score of (408 / 10) = 40.8.
How to measure achievement in Level 3 qualifications for Value Added
As with the calculation of prior attainment, a point score system (now
administered by the Teaching Agency) is used to assign points to grades for
Level 3 qualifications.
However, the inclusion of fails in the Value Added measure means that there
are unequal gaps between the lowest grades possible in Level 3 qualifications
and a fail. For example, in A Levels there is a 30 point gap between each
grade from A* to E but there is a 150 point gap between an E and a fail. This
creates issues with the statistical modelling.
For this reason, Level 3 Value Added re-bases the point scores to create even
sized gaps between grades and also between the lowest grade and a fail for
all qualification types. This allows fails to be included in Level 3 Value Added
but also retains the scale for the other grades. The diagram below
demonstrates how re-basing works.
A
B
C
D
Rebase
E
Large gap
between
an E and
a FAIL
A
B
C
D
E
Equal
distance
between
all
outcomes
FAIL
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The table below shows how point scores are re-based for a selection of Level
3 Value Added qualification types.
75
60
45
30
15
0
Re-based
Point Score
135
120
105
90
75
0
Point Score
A
B
C
D
E
FAIL
BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary
Diploma
Outcome
180
150
120
90
60
30
0
Re-based
Point Score
Re-based
Point Score
300
270
240
210
180
150
0
Point Score
Point Score
A*
A
B
C
D
E
FAIL
AS Level / Vocational
GCE AS Single Award
Outcome
Outcome
A Level / Vocational GCE
Single Award
D*
D
M
P
FAIL
270
225
195
165
0
150
100
66
33
0
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CALCULATING STUDENT VALUE ADDED SCORES
FOR INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATIONS
Before examining how to calculate student Level 3 Value Added scores, it is
important to first understand how the measure is structured.
The nature of provision in sixth forms and colleges means that there is a very
wide range of different subjects offered to students as well as a wide range of
different types of qualifications that students can study. To reflect this diverse
range of qualifications, Level 3 Value Added is structured so that there is a
separate Value Added measure for every qualification (subject) offered within
each qualification type. The area highlighted blue in the diagram below shows
the qualification level of the hierarchy.
The result of using the approach above is that each student will have a
separate value added score for every Level 3 qualification that they study.
In order to calculate a student’s value added score in a particular qualification,
the first step is to use a statistical model to calculate an “estimated outcome”
for the student in the qualification. This estimate is calculated based on the
actual outcomes of all students nationally that have taken the same Level 3
qualification and with the same level of prior achievement at the end of Key
Stage 4.
For example, a student that scored an average of 52 points at Key Stage 4
would have their estimated outcome in A Level Geography calculated by the
statistical model based on the actual outcomes of all students nationally taking
A Level Geography that also scored an average of 52 points at the end of Key
Stage 4.
A student’s Value Added score is then calculated by subtracting their
estimated outcome in the qualification from their actual outcome in the
qualification. Using the same example, if a student achieves an ‘A’ (150 points
after re-basing) in their A Level Geography and they are estimated to achieve
a ‘B’ (120 points after re-basing) by the statistical model, then the student has
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a Value Added score of +30 points (150 points – 120 Points).
The positive score tells us that this student has exceeded their estimated A
Level Geography outcome. If the Value Added score was negative, then this
would tell us that the student scored less than their estimated A Level
Geography outcome. The table below summarises the calculation described
above.
Student's
Actual KS4
Average
Point Score
Performance of all
pupils taking A Level
Geography with an
average score of 52 at
KS4 used to estimate
student's performance
in A Level Geography
(using statistical model)
52 Points
Student's
Estimated A
Level
Geography
Score
Student's
Actual A Level
Geography
Score
Difference
(Actual Estimate)
B
(120 Points)
A
(150 Points)
+30 Points
(150-120)
Section 16 of the ‘Calculation of VA Scores’ Level 3 VA specification provides
a more detailed description of how students’ estimated scores and their Value
Added scores are calculated. The specification can be found on the Level 3
Value Added webpage on the DfE website.
Level 3 Value Added webpage
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CALCULATING SCHOOL AND COLLEGE VALUE ADDED SCORES
FOR INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATIONS
Once student VA scores have been calculated for a particular qualification
(e.g. OCR National Certificate in Business Studies), we take the average of all
the student VA scores in that qualification within the school or college.
We then apply the shrinkage factor, an adjustment that provides a better
estimate of VA scores for schools and colleges with small numbers of pupils.
The diagram below shows an example of how a school/college VA score is
calculated from an example of five student VA scores in an individual
qualification.
STEP 1 - FIND THE AVERAGE OF STUDENT SCORES IN THE QUALIFICATION
Student 1 VA Score
Student 2 VA Score
Student 3 VA Score
Student 4 VA Score
Student 5 VA Score
Average of
the Student
VA Scores
=
School/College
Unshrunken VA Score in
Qualification
=
School/College
Shrunken VA Score in
Qualification
STEP 2 - APPLY THE SHRINKAGE FACTOR
School/College
Unshrunken VA Score
x
Shrinkage
Factor
For more information on calculating school and college Value Added scores,
including the application of shrinkage factors, please see Section 18 of the
‘Calculation of VA Scores’ Level 3 VA specification. The specification can be
found on the Level 3 Value Added webpage on the DfE website.
Level 3 Value Added webpage
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CALCULATING SCHOOL AND COLLEGE VALUE ADDED SCORES
FOR QUALIFICATION TYPES
The previous section showed how to calculate value added scores for each
qualification offered by a school or college; it is also possible to aggregate a
school or college’s qualification scores up to calculate qualification type Value
Added scores for the school or college. The blue shaded area in the diagram
shows the qualification type level of the hierarchy.
A qualification type Value Added score (e.g. AS Levels) is calculated by
finding the average of all the qualification Value Added scores that belong to
the qualification type. For example, a school or college’s AS Level
qualification type score is found by averaging all the AS Level qualification
Value Added scores (e.g. AS Level History, AS Level Economics, AS Level
Maths) offered by the school. The calculation is also weighted by the number
of students taking each qualification; this gives greater weight to qualifications
being taken by more students.
The example below demonstrates how to calculate an AS Level qualification
type Value Added score for a school/college offering three AS levels:
AS Level VA Score =
( + 1.5 x 50 ) + ( -2.3 x 20 ) + ( + 0.5 x 100 )
( 50 + 20 + 100 )
= + 0.46
AS Level History VA
Score = + 1.5
AS Level Economics VA
Score = - 2.3
AS Level Maths VA
Score = + 0.5
Cohort Size = 50
Cohort Size = 20
Cohort Size = 100
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Which Qualification Types are Included?
In order for a qualification type (e.g. A Levels) to be included within Level 3
Value Added, it must first be a Level 3 qualification type but it also must have
a graded outcome. This means that the qualification type needs to have four
or more possible outcomes, for example, A Levels have seven different
outcomes (A*, A, B, C, D, E and FAIL). Additionally, there needs to be a
minimum of 80 students and 5 institutions offering the qualification type
nationally in order for it to be included in Level 3 Value Added.
The list below shows the full list of qualification types included in Level 3
Value Added for the publication based on 2011/12 examination data.
Qualification Type
A Level
AS Level
GCE AS Level Double Award
International Baccalaureate
Free Standing Maths
Applied GCE Single Award
Applied GCE AS level
Applied GCE Double Award
BTEC National Award
BTEC National Certificate
BTEC National Diploma
OCR National Certificate
OCR National Diploma
OCR National Extended Diploma
IFS Level 3 Certificate in Financial Studies
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education
IFS Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and Education
L3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Certificate
OCR Level 3 Certi for Young Enterprise
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Beauty Therapy Techniques
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma
RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Music Practitioners
RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for Music Practitioners
ABC Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail (QCF)
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* For the 2012/13 Academic Year, the OCR National Qualification Types are
known as ‘Cambridge Technicals’. However, Level 3 VA is a retrospective
measure and is based on examination data from Academic Year 2011/12 prior
to OCR Nationals being re-released as Cambridge Technicals.
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CALCULATING SCHOOL AND COLLEGE VALUE ADDED SCORES
FOR SECTOR SUBJECT AREAS
It is also possible to group together school and college value added scores in
similar subjects; the subject groupings are known as Sector Subject Areas
(SSAs).
Aggregating to SSA level involves combining Value Added scores from
different qualification types, for example, if a school has a Value Added score
in AS Level Maths and A Level in Biology, both VA scores would contribute to
the schools ‘Science and Maths’ Sector Subject Area Value Added score. The
relative size of the qualification type (compared to A Levels) is also taken into
account in the calculation of SSA Value Added scores.
The example below demonstrates how to calculate a ‘Science and Maths’
SSA Value Added score for a school/college offering one A Level and one
BTEC National Certificate:
The table below shows the full list of Sector Subject Areas in Level 3 Value
Added.
SSA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
SSA Title
Health, Public Services and Care
Science and Mathematics
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
Information and Communication Technology
Retail and Commercial Enterprise
Leisure, Travel and Tourism
Arts, Media and Publishing
History, Philosophy and Theology
Social Sciences
Languages, Literature and Culture
Education and Training
Preparing for Life and Work
Business, Administration and Law
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INTERPRETING SCHOOL AND COLLEGE VALUE ADDED SCORES
The previous three sections have shown that schools and colleges have value
added scores at qualification, qualification type and Sector Subject Area level.
The approach for interpreting the value added scores at the different levels of
aggregation is the same.
A school or college’s VA score at qualification, qualification type or SSA level
can be used as a measure of their effectiveness, but it is important to note
that a value added score is based on a given set of students' results for a
particular test paper on a particular day.
A school or college could have been equally effective and yet the same set of
students might have achieved slightly different results in their Level 3
qualification on the day. And the school or college would almost certainly have
shown slightly different results in the Level 3 qualification with a different set of
students. This element of uncertainty needs to be taken into account when
interpreting a school or college’s VA score; this is done using confidence
intervals.
A confidence interval is a range of scores within which we are statistically
confident that a school or college’s true VA score will fall. A school or college’s
confidence interval is always centred on the school or college’s VA score. For
example, if a school or college’s VA score is +10 and the size of their
confidence interval is 5 points, then the confidence interval ranges between
+5 and +15 (i.e. 5 points either side of the VA score).
The size of the confidence interval is largely determined by the number of
students in the school or college that completed the Level 3 qualification.
Schools and colleges with fewer students completing the qualification have
wider confidence intervals because their VA score is based on a smaller
number of students, so there is less evidence on which to judge the school or
college’s effectiveness.
To judge a school or college’s effectiveness, both the VA score and the
associated confidence interval need to be taken into account. If the whole
range of the confidence interval is above the national average of zero (i.e. the
lower bound is greater than zero), we can say the school/college score is
above the national average and this is statistically significant. Therefore, we
can be confident the school/college is helping its students make better than
average progress in the qualification. An illustration of how to interpret
school/college VA scores is given overleaf.
Similarly, when the entire range of the confidence interval is below zero (i.e.
the upper bound is less than zero), we can say the school/college score is
below the national average for the Level 3 qualification and this is statistically
significant.
Finally, if the confidence interval straddles the national average of zero, then
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we can say that the school/college is not significantly different from the
national average for the qualification, in other words, we cannot confidently
say that the school or college’s VA score is definitely above or definitely below
the national average for the qualification.
The table and diagram below shows how a school/college’s VA score and
confidence intervals should be interpreted to reach one of the three definitions
above. School A is an example of a school that is significantly above national
average, College B is not significantly different from national average, and
School C is significantly below national average.
School VA Score
Upper Confidence Interval
Lower Confidence Interval
School A
+10
+15
+5
College B
0
+5
-5
School C
-10
-5
-15
For more information on the calculation of confidence intervals, please see
Section 18 of the ‘Calculation of VA Scores’ specification. The specification
can be found on the Level 3 Value Added webpage:
Level 3 Value Added Webpage
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WHEN AND WHERE WILL LEVEL 3 VALUE ADDED BE PUBLISHED?
There are two Level 3 Value Added publications based on 2011/12
examination data; the first was on Thursday 1st November 2012 and was
based on unamended examination data; the second was on the 14th
February 2013 and was based on amended examination data.
The Level 3 Value Added publication based on unamended data was made
available on two websites, which are;


The Provider Gateway
The Performance Tables Checking Website
Level 3 Value Added data can be found in the ‘Level3VA’ folder in the
Document Exchange section of the Provider Gateway. This folder contains a
sub folder called L3VA-Restricted where you will find an Excel based Level 3
VA report which shows data specific to your school or college. There will also
be a second report called the Level 3 VA Summary report which is made
available in a second sub-folder called L3VA-Open. There will be no Level 3
VA data published within the LAT folder on the Provider Gateway. Any
information in the LAT folder is effectively an archive of LAT data.
The Excel Level 3 VA report and the Level 3 VA Summary report are also
made available through the Performance Tables checking website. The
reports are exactly the same as published on the Provider Gateway. The two
reports can be found on the documents page in folders called ‘Level 3 VA
Report’ and ‘Level 3 VA Summary’.
Schools and colleges that are part of a consortium have an additional Excel
report published on the Provider Gateway and the Checking website. This is
an anonymised report that shows Level 3 Value Added information for all
schools and colleges within the consortium.
The Level 3 Value Added publication based on amended data is made
available on three websites, which are;



The Provider Gateway
The Performance Tables Checking Website
The Performance Tables Website
As with the unamended publication, the Excel Level 3 VA report and the Level
3 VA summary report is made available in the same locations detailed above
on the Provider Gateway and the Performance Tables Checking website.
Schools and Colleges in a consortium will again receive a third anonymised
report showing Level 3 Value Added data for all for all schools and colleges
within the consortium.
Level 3 Value Added scores based on amended data are also published on
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the Department for Education’s Performance Tables website. The
Performance Tables website shows qualification type value added scores for
every school and college (e.g. an A Level VA score or a BTEC National
Diploma VA Score).
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OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
As well as this guide, there are also a number of other useful resources on
Level 3 Value Added. The resources detailed below can all be found on the
Department for Education’s Level 3 Value Added webpage:
Level 3 Value Added Webpage
There is also a mailbox which you can contact if you have any questions on
Level 3 Value Added though we advise that you check the FAQs document
first:
Level3VA.HELPDESK@education.gsi.gov.uk
Frequently Asked Questions:
A list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found at the link above on the
Level 3 Value Added webpage.
Level 3 Value Added Ready Reckoner and Guide:
A Level 3 Value Added ready Reckoner is also available at the link above.
Unlike the Level 3 VA Reports, the Ready Reckoner allows the user to input
their own data to calculate Value Added scores for specific groups of pupils.
For consistency, the output from the Ready Reckoner is in the same format as
the VA Reports.
A guide on how to use and interpret the VA Reports and Ready Reckoner can
also be found on our webpage via the link above.
Level 3 Transition Matrices:
One of the outputs from the Learner Achievement Tracker was a series of
charts, known as ‘Chance Charts’, that showed the probability of students
achieving each grade in each qualification from a range of different starting
points at Key Stage 4.
In Level 3 Value Added, this information will continue to be provided but in the
format of a Transition Matrix for each qualification. This format provides all
information for a qualification within the same grid rather than over a series of
charts.
For Level 3 Value Added based on 2011/12 examination data, the Transition
Matrices will be made available shortly after the publication of Level 3 VA
reports based on unamended data in November 2012 and again in February
2013 based on amended data.
The Transition Matrices will be published on the Level 3 Value Added
webpage at the link above.
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Level 3 Value Added Specifications:
The specification used to produce Level 3 Value Added scores can also be
found at the link above. The specification is effectively the technical annex to
this guide and is split into three parts;

The Data Specification – a definition of the dataset used to calculate
Level 3 Value Added scores

The Methodology Specification – A technical description of the
methodology used to calculate Value Added scores

The ‘Calculating Scores’ Specification – A description of the
formulae used to calculate the Value Added scores in the reports
and the Ready Reckoner
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ANNEX A – COMPLETE LIST OF RE-BASED POINTS
The table below (and overleaf) provides a complete list of re-based points for
each qualification type.
Qual
Qualification Type Description Grade
Code
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
121
121
121
121
121
121
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
150
150
150
150
150
150
A Level
A Level
A Level
A Level
A Level
A Level
A Level
AS Level
AS Level
AS Level
AS Level
AS Level
AS Level
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
GCE AS Level Double Award
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate
Free Standing Maths
Free Standing Maths
Free Standing Maths
Free Standing Maths
Free Standing Maths
Free Standing Maths
*
A
B
C
D
E
FAIL
A
B
C
D
E
FAIL
AA
AB
BB
BC
CC
CD
DD
DE
EE
FAIL
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
FAIL
A
B
C
D
E
FAIL
Points
Re-based
Points
300
270
240
210
180
150
0
135
120
105
90
75
0
270
255
240
225
210
195
180
165
150
0
1518
1485
1452
1419
1386
1353
1320
1287
1254
1221
1188
1155
1122
1089
1056
1023
990
957
924
891
858
825
0
45
40
35
30
25
0
180
150
120
90
60
30
0
75
60
45
30
15
0
150
135
120
105
90
75
60
45
30
0
780
750
720
690
660
630
600
570
540
510
480
450
420
390
360
330
300
270
240
210
180
150
0
21
16
11
6
1
0
21
Qual
Qualification Type Description Grade
Code
224
224
224
224
224
224
224
225
225
225
225
225
225
226
226
226
226
226
226
226
226
226
226
226
226
262
262
262
262
263
263
263
263
263
263
264
264
264
264
264
264
264
264
283
283
283
283
293
293
293
293
294
294
294
294
610
610
610
610
610
610
Applied GCE Single Award
Applied GCE Single Award
Applied GCE Single Award
Applied GCE Single Award
Applied GCE Single Award
Applied GCE Single Award
Applied GCE Single Award
Applied GCE AS level
Applied GCE AS level
Applied GCE AS level
Applied GCE AS level
Applied GCE AS level
Applied GCE AS level
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
Applied GCE Double Award
BTEC National Award
BTEC National Award
BTEC National Award
BTEC National Award
BTEC National Certificate
BTEC National Certificate
BTEC National Certificate
BTEC National Certificate
BTEC National Certificate
BTEC National Certificate
BTEC National Diploma
BTEC National Diploma
BTEC National Diploma
BTEC National Diploma
BTEC National Diploma
BTEC National Diploma
BTEC National Diploma
BTEC National Diploma
OCR National Certificate
OCR National Certificate
OCR National Certificate
OCR National Certificate
OCR National Diploma
OCR National Diploma
OCR National Diploma
OCR National Diploma
OCR National Extended Diploma
OCR National Extended Diploma
OCR National Extended Diploma
OCR National Extended Diploma
IFS Level 3 Certificate in Financial
IFS Level 3 Certificate in Financial
IFS Level 3 Certificate in Financial
IFS Level 3 Certificate in Financial
IFS Level 3 Certificate in Financial
IFS Level 3 Certificate in Financial
*
A
B
C
D
E
FAIL
A
B
C
D
E
FAIL
**
*A
AA
AB
BB
BC
CC
CD
DD
DE
EE
FAIL
D
M
P
FAIL
DD
DM
MM
MP
PP
FAIL
DDD
DDM
DMM
MMM
MMP
MPP
PPP
FAIL
D
M
P
FAIL
D
M
P
FAIL
D
M
P
FAIL
StudiesA
StudiesB
StudiesC
StudiesD
StudiesE
StudiesFAIL
Points
Re-based
Points
300
270
240
210
180
150
0
135
120
105
90
75
0
600
570
540
510
480
450
420
390
360
330
300
0
270
225
165
0
540
480
420
360
300
0
810
757.5
705
625.5
600
547.5
495
0
270
225
165
0
540
450
330
0
810
675
495
0
135
120
105
90
75
0
180
150
120
90
60
30
0
75
60
45
30
15
0
360
330
300
270
240
210
180
150
120
90
60
0
150
105
45
0
300
240
180
120
60
0
450
397.5
345
292.5
240
187.5
135
0
150
105
45
0
300
210
90
0
450
315
135
0
75
60
45
30
15
0
22
Qual
Qualification Type Description Grade
Code
612
612
612
612
612
612
614
614
614
614
614
614
615
615
615
615
615
615
616
616
616
616
617
617
617
617
617
618
618
618
618
618
619
619
619
619
620
620
620
620
620
621
621
621
621
621
621
621
621
621
621
621
622
622
622
622
622
622
622
622
Points
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care andAEducation
742.5
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care andBEducation
660
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care andCEducation
577.5
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care andDEducation
495
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care andEEducation
412.5
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care andFAIL
Education
0
IFS Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies A
270
IFS Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies B
240
IFS Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies C
210
IFS Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies D
180
IFS Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies E
150
IFS Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies FAIL
0
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and
A Education 270
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and
B Education 240
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and
C Education 210
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and
D Education 180
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and
E Education 150
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and
FAIL
Education 0
L3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design D
540
L3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design M
450
L3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design P
330
L3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design FAIL
0
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
*
270
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
D
225
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
M
195
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
P
165
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
FAIL
0
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Certificate
*
135
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Certificate
D
112.5
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Certificate
M
97.5
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Certificate
P
82.5
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Certificate
FAIL
0
OCR Level 3 Certi for Young Enterprise D
81
OCR Level 3 Certi for Young Enterprise M
67.5
OCR Level 3 Certi for Young Enterprise P
49.5
OCR Level 3 Certi for Young Enterprise FAIL
0
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
* in Beauty Therapy
405
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
D in Beauty Therapy
337.5
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
M in Beauty Therapy
292.5
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
P in Beauty Therapy
247.5
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
FAILin Beauty Therapy
0
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
***
810
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
**D
765
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
*DD
720
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
DDD
675
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
DDM
645
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
DMM
615
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
MMM
585
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
MMP
555
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
MPP
525
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
PPP
495
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
FAIL
0
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
**
540
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
*D
495
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
DD
450
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
DM
420
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
MM
390
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
MP
360
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
PP
330
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Diploma
FAIL
0
Re-based
Points
412.5
330
247.5
165
82.5
0
150
120
90
60
30
0
150
120
90
60
30
0
300
200
66
0
135
90
60
30
0
67.5
45
30
15
0
49.5
36
18
0
Techniques
202.5
Techniques
135
Techniques
90
Techniques
45
Techniques
0
345
300
255
210
180
150
120
90
60
30
0
240
195
150
120
90
60
30
0
23
Qual
Qualification Type Description Grade
Code
623
623
623
623
623
623
623
623
624
624
624
624
625
625
625
625
626
626
626
626
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma **
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma *D
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma DD
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma DM
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma MM
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma MP
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma PP
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma FAIL
RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Music D
Practitioners
RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Music M
Practitioners
RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Music P
Practitioners
RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Music FAIL
Practitioners
RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for MusicDPractitioners
RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for MusicMPractitioners
RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for MusicPPractitioners
RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for MusicFAIL
Practitioners
ABC Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail (QCF)
D
ABC Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail (QCF)
M
ABC Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail (QCF)
P
ABC Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail (QCF)
FAIL
Points
Re-based
Points
405
371.25
337.5
315
292.5
270
247.5
0
742.5
618.75
453.75
0
337.5
281.25
206.25
0
472.5
393.75
288.75
0
180
146.25
112.5
90
67.5
45
22.5
0
453.75
330
165
0
206.25
150
75
0
288.75
210
105
0
24