Start of Reception
All children are baselined using a National package called Early Excellence, this information is submitted to a National database. This will give a clear indication of the level that the children are entering primary school.

 

End of Reception
Children are graded in all aspects of the EYFS framework, these will be reported to parents in the end of year report using the following ‘grades’:

 

1 – The child is emerging towards the expected level

2 – The child is at expected level

3 – The child is exceeding the expected level

 

The school report to the Local Authority and the DFE on the number of children achieving a Good Level of Development (GLD), these are children who have achieved the expected level in a specific number of areas of the EYFS framework, these are – Reading, Writing, Number, Shape Space and Measure, Physical Development, Personal Social Emotional Development, Communication and Language.

 

End of Year 1
All children will take the National Phonics Test, this is completed on a 1:1 basis with the class teacher. Children will either meet the expected level, or be below. This is reported to parents in the end of year 1 report. If the required level is not met, the child will re-do the test at the end of Year 2.

 

End of Year 2
All children will be tested during May. The tests consist of:

• English reading Paper 1: combined reading prompt and answer booklet

• English reading Paper 2: reading booklet and reading answer booklet

• English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: spelling

• English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: questions

• Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic

• Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning

 

The children will be tested to check if they are working at the expected level or above, they will also be given a ‘scaled score’ (new for 2016). These results are shared with parents in the end of Year 2 reports. The statistics of these tests are reported to the Local Authority and DFE.

 

End of Year 6
All children are tested during a SATs week in May, the tests consist of:

 

• English reading : reading booklet and associated answer booklet
• English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: short answer questions
• English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling
• mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic
• mathematics Paper 2: reasoning
• mathematics Paper 3: reasoning
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The children will be tested to check if they are working at the expected level or above, they will also be given a ‘scaled score’ (new for 2016). These results are shared with parents in the end of Year 6 reports. The statistics of these tests are reported to the Local Authority and DFE.