Assessment and reporting

Assessment 

Teachers and teaching assistants continually monitor and assess the progress which children make.  This informs the future learning which is planned by the teacher. Progress made is tracked by the teacher and detailed information about each child's achievement, attainment and areas for development are passed from teacher to teacher. This enables staff to provide the developmental approach to learning, which is required.

This information is communicated to parents during parents’ evenings, through the sharing of children’s targets and through the annual report to parents.

School is required to assess the children's progress in relation to the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and National Curriculum Targets of Attainment throughout Key Stages One and Two. A variety of methods are used to collect the assessment information. These vary from simple discussion and questioning during lessons, to specific assessment tasks and standardised tests in a range of subject areas.

Standard Assessments (SATs)

These nationally prescribed tests are completed by the children towards the end of Key Stages 1 and 2 in Years 2 and 6.  The results of these tests, along with teacher assessments, are given to the parents/carers of these children in their end of year reports. The end of Key Stage 2 SATs tests take place in May for Year 6 pupils.

Phonic screening takes place in June in Year 1. Pupils complete a phonic task which checks their understanding of and use of phonics (the sounds made by letters and how these are put together in reading and writing). Pupils who do not ‘meet the standard’ required are assessed again in Year 2 after further phonics teaching.

At the end of the Reception Year, pupils’ achievements are assessed by the teachers, in relation to the Early Learning Goals. These assessments are reported to Parents in the end of year reports.

Reports on Pupil's Progress

Teachers are always happy to discuss your child's progress during the school year, as well as at the more formal parent interviews. Reports are written on all children and given to their parents/carers, near the end of the summer term