Early Years Foundation Stage

Pupils achieve a good level of development if they achieve the early learning goal in the following areas: Listening and Attention, Understanding, Speaking, Health and self-care, Moving and Handling, Self-confidence and Self Awareness, Managing feelings and Behaviour, Making Relationships, Reading, Writing, Numbers and Shapes, Space, and Measures.

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check

At the end of Year 1 pupils take a phonic test to assess if they have achieved an expected level of phonic understanding. The expected standard is to score 32 or greater out of 40.

Key Stage 1 Teacher Assessments

Children are assessed at the end of Key Stage 1. Children sit Statutory Assessment Tests (SATs) in Reading and Maths and their writing is assessed using teacher assessment.  Every school’s teacher assessments are moderated by the Local Authority to ensure they are at the correct standard.

Key Stage 2 Assessments

Children are assessed at the end of Key Stage 2 when they sit Statutory Assessment Tests (SATs) in Reading, Maths and Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar. Their writing throughout the year is assessed using teacher assessment. The school’s teacher assessments are moderated by the Local Authority as well to ensure they are at the correct standard.

KS2 Attainment

KS2 Progress Measure

Children’s progress is measured from the end of Key Stage 1 to the end of Key Stage 2 and presented as a figure either positive or negative. A positive score indicates that children have made better than expected progress, a negative score show indicates that children have made less than expected progress.

Red = well below national average, Orange = below national average, Yellow = in line with national average, Green = above national average.