Attainment Collection

 

Welfare Call’s Attainment Collection service gathers, validates and standardises attainment from every school and setting so you can evidence impact, target support and report with confidence.

Reliable attainment data for faster decisions and clearer impact.

Bring exam results, teacher assessments and progress data into one secure, consistent dataset.

The challenge

Too many sources, not enough certainty.

Attainment data often arrives in different formats, at different times, and with varying quality. Spreadsheets multiply. Definitions differ. Comparing cohorts or evidencing progress becomes slow and uncertain- just when leaders need clarity most.

We fix that. We collect and qualitycheck the data for you, then deliver it in a single, consistent view you can trust.

What we collect

We capture the full picture, across phases and settings:

  • National assessments & exams: Phonics, SATs, GCSEs (and equivalents)
  • Termly teacher assessments: Core subjects and local frameworks
  • Post16 outcomes: Where applicable and agreed
  • Custom measures: Bespoke indicators by cohort or plan (CLA, CiN, CP), as required
  • All data is standardised to your agreed definitions, ready for analysis, dashboards and statutory reporting.

 

How it works

Collect

Collect We gather attainment via secure uploads from schools, templated collection, or direct entry—minimising admin for busy staff.

Validate

Validate Automated checks flag gaps, duplicates and anomalies. Our team resolves issues quickly with schools to keep quality high.

Deliver Cleaned

Deliver Cleaned, consistent data flows into your secure portal—ready to compare across schools, cohorts and time.

Optional: automatic export to your systems via CSV/XML and secure API, plus autopush into thirdparty databases you own.

The Welfare Call Difference

  • One source of truth: Standardised, validated attainment across all schools and settings
  • Joinedup insight: Seamless links to Attendance Monitoring, ePEP, and Analytics+ for cohort and childlevel views
  • Cohort comparisons: CLA, CiN, CP and custom groups – track progress and gaps over time
  • Ready-to-use outputs: Clean datasets for returns, board papers and Ofsted prep; bulk export in CSV/XLSX/PDF
  • Less admin, more impact: We handle the chasing, checking and formatting so your team can focus on action
  • Service-led, not just software: Expert UK-based team to onboard, support and qualityassure
  • Works with your stack: Data transfer via CSV/XML and secure integrations

Why work with us

For over 20 years we’ve helped Local Authorities turn fragmented education data into decisions that improve outcomes.

Reliable data every time – we identify the named attainment officer in each school, ensuring information comes directly from the most trusted source.

Consistency made simple – our ready-made templates with set questions and drop-downs deliver accurate, comparable data across all provisions, making DfE reporting and Ofsted inspections easier.

Powerful insight at your fingertips – attainment data feeds directly into interactive analytical dashboards, highlighting gaps, tracking progress, and allowing deep dives by key variables like year group, key stage, gender, SEN, or ethnicity.

Designed for Local Authorities Built with Virtual Schools and Education Services, our approach supports:

  • Virtual School Heads – Evidence progress for CLA and wider cohorts, aligned to PEP targets Inclusion & School Improvement – Benchmark schools, identify gaps and target support.
  • Children’s Social Care & Leadership – Connect attainment with attendance, exclusions and plan transitions for a whole child view
  • Data & Performance Teams – Receive clean, consistent files every time.

What our customers say

Testimonials

Sarah Reddy

Using Welfare Call enabled us to really ‘know’ our children- we are able to monitor & target individual young people so we can be pro-active rather than reactive.” Sarah Reddy, Oldham Virtual School

See how we can reduce admin, increase data quality and give you a clearer view of progress across your cohorts.

Ready to simplify Attainment Collection?