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’:
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 and 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:
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’. 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:
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’. 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.