The full comparison
Spreadsheet vs EduTrace
See how EduTrace brings assessment evidence, classroom follow-up and department reviews together.
Spreadsheets are flexible. These comparisons show the work you would typically manage yourself, alongside the tools built into EduTrace.
Assessment and analysis
Traditional spreadsheet
EduTrace
Assessment setup lives in separate files
Manage shared assessments and assign them to classes
Grade calculations depend on your formulas
Apply assessment grade boundaries and calculate working grades automatically
Question-to-topic links need a separate mapping sheet
Tag each question to a specification topic so marks feed into topic-level analysis
Question-level analysis needs extra sheets
Explore question and topic results to find gaps in understanding
Command-word comparisons need manual grouping
Compare performance by command word to see which types of question need attention
Specification coverage is tracked by hand
See assessed specification topics and student performance alongside class comparisons
Missing marks and unusual results need manual checks
Check missing marks and large changes in results before interpreting the data
Homework and interventions
Traditional spreadsheet
EduTrace
Concerns need someone to spot and chase them
Highlight students who may need review, with the assessment evidence behind each concern
Support plans and follow-ups sit elsewhere
Raise interventions, assign owners, record actions and track review dates and outcomes
Homework needs its own tracker
Set homework for classes and track submissions, scores, effort and students to follow up
Department management
Traditional spreadsheet
EduTrace
Class and department summaries need rebuilding
Use class dashboards and department overviews with class, cohort and student-group comparisons
Moderation samples and decisions are managed separately
Select moderation samples across the mark range and record checks and decisions
What-if planning means copying sheets and changing formulas
Explore projected outcome scenarios without changing recorded predicted grades
Final exam comparisons need another workbook
Import final GCSE grades, compare them with targets and follow trends across years
Dates and department actions live in separate lists
Bring assessment dates, homework deadlines and support reviews into a calendar, with a department action log
Access and security
Traditional spreadsheet
EduTrace
Sharing progress means preparing reports or sending files
Give students and families access to their own results and progress, with school-controlled release
Access depends on how each file is shared
Give staff access by role and assigned classes, with two-step verification and separate school data
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