School Group Reports are bespoke spreadsheets that detail homework completion across the school group. 

If you are a Director in a Trust that uses Sparx Reader and would like to receive these reports, please contact us at readersupport@sparx.co.uk.

What are School Group Reports?

• The School Group Report is a bespoke spreadsheet for each School Group that Sparx generates weekly, allowing you to see the homework completion of every school, year group and class in the School Group.  
• The School Group Reports are sent out every Monday during UK term times. 
• Schools, Year groups and Classes are ranked based on the amount of Sparx Reader homework that was completed on time by students in the previous week.

What information is displayed in the School Group Reports?

The following information is displayed on the “School”, “Year groups” and “Classes” sheets within the School Group Report spreadsheet.

• School - The School name
• Rank - The position of the School, Year group or Class in the school group, based on highest homework completion for homework due in the most recent Monday - Sunday week. 
• Number of students - The number of students the school currently has imported into Sparx Reader
• Number of classes - The number of classes the school currently has imported into Sparx Reader
• Year group - The year group name [“Year group” and “Classes” sheet only]
• Class - The Class name [“Classes” sheet only]
• Last week's completion rate - The percentage of students who fully completed their homework on time, for homework that was due within the previous report week. This does not include any students are set to 'Optional-only' homework. 
• Students with homework due - This is the total number of distinct students that had homework due within the report week. 
• Average minutes of reading set - The average length of homework due within the report period, in minutes. 
• 0% at deadline - The percentage of students that had 0% of their homework completed by the deadline, for homework that was due within the last week.
• 0% to 50% at deadline - The percentage of students that had completed more than 0% but less than 50% of their homework by the deadline, for homework that was due within the last week.
• 50% to 100% at deadline - The percentage of students that had not fully completed their homework on time but had completed 50% or more by the deadline, for homework that was due within the last week.
• Students with optional-only homework due - This is the total number of distinct students that did not have homework due within the report.

Frequently asked questions

What year groups are included in the leaderboards?

All of the classes that have been imported into Sparx Reader in each school are included in the leaderboards. Any classes that exist within the site will be included in the weekly leaderboards, meaning classes that have not been set homework will count as 0% completed for that week.

How is rank calculated?

The leaderboard is ranked by schools’ completion rates. Students on Optional Only will not affect the data in this column.

Why can't I see all the schools in my Trust?

If you know of schools that use Sparx but aren't on the leaderboard, then it's probably the case that they have opted out.

Do the homework completion percentages only count towards the weekly leaderboard figure if students complete their Sparx Reader Point target? Or is there some lower threshold that still counts?

Sparx Reader homework is considered incomplete unless the target SRP amount has been reached.

What is the cut-off time for the homework to be classed as on-time in order for it to be counted on the leaderboard?

When the School group Reports are generated we only consider the most recent homeworks that have hit the deadline before the leaderboard is sent on a Monday UK time. This means only homework due from the previous Monday until the Sunday before is included, if hand in is before midnight on a Sunday UK time. 

The cut off time for homework to be considered on-time is your hand-in time on the due date.

For example, if your school or class has a hand-in day of Thursday and hand-in time of 4pm, then any homework completed before 4pm on that day will be considered on time and will be included in the following Monday’s leaderboard stats.