Introduction to Strata

Welcome to Strata!

Strata is a performance and monitoring tool built hand-in-hand with the FE sector. Focused on simplicity and automation, it allows users to be one step ahead of your competitors in accessing accurate, timely statistics. You can explore your performance data in depth and uncover issues in real-time. Strata’s foundations are built on an assurance that our QAR performance figures are accurate and trusted by our customers throughout the sector. With decades of knowledge in-house you can place your trust in what you see ahead of your next published QAR reports.

Outlined below are the key features Strata provides. Remember if you have any queries at any time please do not hesitate to contact our support team who will be happy to help, support@orbitalgo.com.

QAR and Ofsted reporting Strata includes all the reports you need to satisfy the expectations of the ESFA and Ofsted, but you can always create your own too with our report editor.

Accurate and reliable Developed and supported by a team with unmatched ESFA methodology knowledge. Be reassured that we aim to match official reports 99.9%, have confidence when Ofsted arrives!

Action Centre Proactive flagging of potential issues immediately as they arise. Strata monitors your imported data, sweeping for common issues so that you can correct them before final ILR submissions.

Spotlight Simplified view designed for management and curriculum staff. Simple, user-friendly reports provide an overview of a particular area that a user is responsible for.

Compare Compare performance against your peers, whether that be a particular provider group or individual institutions in official NART data.

API and Power BI Integrate report data from Strata into your own workflow. Use the API to export to your own internal dashboards or Power BI visualisations.