How to Use 4Matrix

Export the results as an Excel file to capture year 11 subject names, then create an import map in admin subjects to remember the names for accurate 4Matrix mapping.

Import pupil results from the admin tab using a spreadsheet, align subject names with Matrix, map columns, and load a saved subject map to ensure accurate results.

Learn to import pupil data from Sims with 4Matrix by creating a new year nine extract, logging into Sims, selecting year, classes, and pupil details with photos.

Import ks2 fine level data into 4matrix by using a spreadsheet, matching names and gender, and mapping results to English and math key stage 2 data.

Import and merge student results from spreadsheets into 4Matrix, validate key stage data, and resolve mismatches and unknowns while mapping books and finalizing year 10 results.

Organize subjects in 4Matrix with a naming system—alphabetical qualification first, then subject, then level—align assessment manager sheets, and export a year 11 subject map to map and merge similar subjects.

Learn how to edit pupil results and manage classes and series in 4Matrix, including copying data between series, adding pupils and subjects, and updating final level data.

Explore how to simulate a different year group in 4Matrix by loading maps, replacing missing data, and forecasting end-of-year progress across subjects.

Learn to extract year 7 and year 8 pupil and class data from Sims, merge photos with class data in 4Matrix, and finalize the dataset.

Access extensive matrix help resources in the help tab, including the application and teacher’s guides, plus video tutorials by Mike Bostock, support sites, and login help.

Explore whole cohort performance with projections and subject summaries, visualize English and math outcomes, printable cohort reports, and progress measures for year 10 students.

November 2012 update adds progress measures to the press release, displaying cohort-wide progress with five levels; researchers can compare English and math progress across levels 3–5.

Learn to use the fine grades tool to automatically categorize students by predicted outcomes, set thresholds, and target progress-focused interventions for those likely to need support.

Explore the reports tab to print photo and subject reports, pupil summaries, and key groups, then generate combined subject reports and preview certificates.

Explore how the 4Matrix system analyzes key student subgroups by ethnicity, attendance, and needs, printing subgroup performance and progress measures for English and math.

Create research groups in 4Matrix by selecting subjects, adding pupils, and using the progress measures tool to compare English and math outcomes, including intervention group tracking.

Explore how the green line visualizes each student's performance against the overall subject average, highlighting progress and identifying hard subjects through residuals and subject summaries.

Explore subject grade breakdowns by style counts (a's, b's, c's, d's), analyze progress measures, and review auto-generated vs. leader comments to understand geography and other subjects.

Investigate subject performance across key student subgroups in 4Matrix by examining residuals by cohort, comparing math and English, and creating targeted groups like free school meals girls.

Explore subject level analysis by group in 4Matrix, identifying underperforming and overachieving groups across maths and science, and examine how differences in groups guide subject leadership and teaching adjustments.

Analyze progress measures by groups, classes, and starting points from KS2 to KS4 in math, focusing on three-, four-, and five-level progress and department-wide trends.

Use the series analysis tool in 4Matrix to view actual assessment point data for cohorts and subjects, track group and individual progress, and print single-page progress snapshots.

Explore the target versus actual tool in 4Matrix, interpreting results against targets for subjects and students, using tables and visuals to identify who hits or misses targets.

Explore the new pupil display in 4Matrix, showing individual student details, targets, and latest assessment grades; use display options to compare target grades with current performance and analyze progress.

Apply a proportional progress framework to KS4 target setting, using primary KS2 fine levels to project three, four, or five levels of progress; enable academy targets across subjects and subgroups.

The lecture breaks down 2013–2017 targets into year-by-year progression, using a lookup table to map initial levels to end-of-year goals with at least three levels of progress.

Apply flightpath calculations to project end-of-year grades from current progress, using assessment data and gcse-point conversions for year 9 to year 11.

Learn to project y11 grades for non-core subjects by averaging progress from other subjects to estimate yearly progress and points. Note that data confidence may vary by year.

Master the flight path template in 4Matrix to input original data as points for English, math, and science, calculate progress, and convert results into final grades.

Track individual pupils with the new pupil display to compare target grades and most likely grades from recent assessments, view group data, and confirm who is on track.

Explore quick subject summaries on the subject page, using colors and comments to compare biology’s entries, percentage, and residual versus national, plus gender balance and average point score.

Explore the subject profile in 4Matrix to compare a group’s performance against the overall class, using a constant green average line and student dots to analyze results across subjects.

the lecture explains automatically generated subject comments for every subject, showing how grades, distribution, and national comparisons shape feedback, while enabling schools to customize and print their own comments.

Explore the grade breakdown by subject in 4Matrix, click through different subjects like English literature GCSE, view grades A, B, C, and see overall entries, percentages, and per-subject results.

Use 4Matrix to analyze the performance of different teaching groups in mathematics by filtering to the subject, viewing residuals, and sorting groups to compare their impact against the subject overall.

Compare target versus actual to visualize patterns across subjects, using actual results (likely grades) and target grades, with color cues showing below-target red and above-target green.

Explore progress measures on the 4Matrix dashboard, view group progress in English and math, and compare key stage 2 math results to national averages.