Primary Tests and Assessments

Year 1 – Phonics Screening Check

The check takes place in June and each child will read 40 words out loud to a teacher.  Within the 40 words there will be a mix of real words and pseudo (nonsense) words – 20 of each. 

For a child to pass their phonics screening test they must score at or above the threshold mark – which was set at 32 for 2018.  Therefore any child scoring 32 or more passed the phonics screening check.

Any child that does not pass the check in Year 1 is retested in Year 2.

Key Stage 1

At the end of Year 2, children will sit SATs tests for:

• Reading
• Maths
• Grammar, punctuation and spelling (optional)

Results are given as a scaled score ranging from 85 to 115.

• Score of 99 or below means a child may need more support to help them to reach the expected standard
• Score of 100 means the child is working at the expected standard
• Score above 100 means the child is working above the expected standard

School will provide parents and carers with a report with teacher assessments in:

Key Stage 2

At the end of Year 6, children will sit SATs tests in:

• Reading
• Maths
• Grammar, punctuation and spelling

The tests take place in May and results are released in July as scaled scores ranging from 80 to 120.

• Score of 99 or below means a child may need more support to help them to reach the expected standard
• Score of 100 means the child is working at the expected standard
• Score above 100 means the child is working above the expected standard

School will provide parents and carers a report with the results from the tests as well as teacher assessments in:

For any child that is not at the expected standard, it allows the school to identify where extra support is needed to help that child to achieve the expected standard.