Target setting

Predicting the future is great, shaping the future is better

Aspire estimates & target setting

Works out of the box

The moment you subscribe to FFT Aspire you’ll have access to your target setting dashboards. That’s because FFT automatically links information from your school's MIS to national tests, teacher assessments and exam data from the Department for Education.

New pupils, no problem

Aspire gives you instant access to data the day a new pupil arrives at your school. Simply connect your MIS and let Aspire do the rest. Review historical data, access future estimates, identify support needs and set targets from day one.

Shaping the future

Our new next generation Target Setting module puts you in complete control. View estimates and set targets for any pupil, class, year group or subject at KS1 or KS2 on a single report using the latest daily data.

Our new Target Setting module puts you in complete control. Select an input assessment – KS1, KS2 or GL CAT4 – and get instant access to your GCSE benchmark estimates for any pupil in any year!

Take a helicopter view into the future

Aspire automatically aggregates all your individual pupil targets and compares then to your overall FFT school benchmark estimates.

Headteachers and Senior Leaders

Senior Leaders, Subject leads and data managers

It's easy for Headteachers and Senior Leaders to take a quick 'helicopter view' view of their data at class, year group or whole school level in order to fully understand the full impact of the target setting process.

Target setting

High aspirations with FFT Estimates

Understand potential, set challenging but realistic targets for your students, then monitor progress towards them using FFT benchmark estimates.

With Aspire, you can set targets for your students at the end of KS2 (DfE national curriculum), KS4 (GCSE and vocational qualifications) and KS5 (A level). Targets can be personalised with varying levels of challenge to suit individual students' needs specific to your school setting.

Understand potential and set targets

Estimates for each student

FFT calculates an estimate for each pupil, based on latest National Curriculum standards and your CAT4 assessment data.

Adjust challenge

FFT's unique Target Setting system has three levels of challenge - average, high and very high progress. Aspire's analytics help you to find the most appropriate levels of challenge for each individual pupil.

Set your targets

FFT estimates alongside a teacher's knowledge of the student offers a simple yet sophisticated solution for setting realistic and challenging targets.

Target setting

High aspirations with FFT Estimates

Understand potential, set challenging but realistic targets for your students, then monitor progress towards them using FFT benchmark estimates.

With Aspire, you can set targets for your students at the end of KS2 (DfE national curriculum), KS4 (GCSE and vocational qualifications) and KS5 (A level). Targets can be personalised with varying levels of challenge to suit individual students' needs specific to your school setting.