Cambridge Checkpoint results reports

Additional guidance for the Cambridge Checkpoint results reports May 2023

The May 2023 Cambridge Checkpoint results reports are the first set of results assessing our new primary and lower secondary curricula. The reports will include our new grade thresholds and are based on the new strand and sub-strands. Cambridge Checkpoint reports will continue to give you information at the following levels:

• subject, strand, sub-strand and question
• school, teaching group and learner.

Changes to the Cambridge Checkpoint results reports

The Cambridge Checkpoint results reports for May 2023 have a number of changes that schools, teachers and learners need to be aware of.
We have introduced two changes to the Checkpoint reports.

1. Cambridge Checkpoint scores are now on a new scale of 0 to 50 which means that all scores, including any average scores, will be reported as whole numbers on the 0 to 50 scale.
2. New performance bands: Basic, Aspiring, Good, High and Outstanding. The performance band will be reported on the Statement of Achievement and included in specific areas of the Cambridge Checkpoint report.

We have produced a comprehensive FAQs document which explains the changes to Cambridge Checkpoint and Progression Tests. You can find full details on our primary and lower secondary support sites.

For more information, you can watch a recording of our recent webinar where we explain our new 0 to 50 Cambridge Checkpoint scoring scale in more detail. We have also produced a video that walks you through the changes to the reports.

Additional guidance for using the Cambridge Checkpoint results reports

Cambridge Checkpoint scores over time

In the section ‘Cambridge Checkpoint scores over time’, there are bar charts showing average Cambridge Checkpoint scores for your school in the subjects entered for the past five years. As the May 2023 series is the first time we have assessed the new curriculum and the first time that we have used the new 0 to 50 scoring scale we will not be showing results from any Cambridge Checkpoint examination series that took place before May 2023.

The below graph show the average score for your school in the subjects your school has entered for over the past 5 years. If you have entered candidates for Cambridge Checkpoint for less than 5 years, it will show the number of years’ data that have been recorded for your school.

You can use this table to compare your performance over time.

Cambridge Checkpoint Score - May 2023 series

Cambridge Checkpoint scores

We use an established statistical technique called Rasch analysis to produce a score on the Cambridge Checkpoint 0 to 50 scale which takes into account the difficulties of the questions. A learner’s score is related to the total number of marks they were awarded, but the use of Rasch means that the relationship is not a simple one. This means:

• that doubling the score on the 0 to 50 scale does not give the learner’s percentage score
• that the strand scores cannot be averaged in a simple way to produce the Cambridge Checkpoint subject score.

You should be aware of this when you look at the data in your Cambridge Checkpoint results report.

Cambridge Checkpoint raw marks

Within the Cambridge Checkpoint results report, we have provided scores (on the 0 to 50 scale) at subject level and strand level. We have provided the raw marks at strand level and at sub-strand level. The raw marks are the marks achieved in the tests without any form of adjustments. Some examples are shown below:

Teaching group overview: Learner marks by strand

Teaching group overview: Learner marks by sub-strand

Mathematics: Thinking and Working Mathematically