Harmonising Success Rates

Government agencies and other organisations are working together to simplify success rate reporting methodologies.

Currently, depending on the success rate methodology chosen, in an extreme case a provider could be judged by different agencies as poor, satisfactory or good.

A report commissioned by the information authority in April 2008 entitled ‘Harmonising Ofsted and LSC Qualification Success Reporting’ showed that individual colleges and providers were puzzled by the array of success rates used by government agencies such as BIS, DCSF, LSC and Ofsted.

The report led to the LSC and Ofsted intensifying existing working arrangements and the LSC forming the Data Harmonisation Group. The group has representatives from a wide range of agencies and is responsible for taking forward this work across the further education and training system.

To find out more about what has been achieved so far, please see our Harmonising Success Rates - progress to date page.

The Data Harmonisation Working Groups have been taking forward several projects - find out more about the Working Groups. 

As work progresses, we will be consulting with the sector - find out how you can make your views known on proposals or progress.

Issues and queries about success rate harmonisation

If you have any queries about the work to harmonise success rates please log your call with the Service Desk on: 08702 670001 or e-mail: servicedesk@thedataservice.org.uk.