Assessment

Statutory Assessments

Throughout primary school, children take part in certain national assessments that all schools are required to deliver. These are designed to check key skills and understanding at important points in a child’s education and to help schools ensure that children are making good progress.

At our school, the statutory assessments are:

  • Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA): taken within the first 6 weeks of Reception, this helps establish a starting point for each child.
  • Year 1 Phonics Screening Check: assesses how well children can use their phonics skills to read simple words.
  • Multiplication Tables Check (Year 4): an online check to see how well children know their times tables up to 12 × 12.
  • Key Stage 2 SATs (Year 6): tests in reading, maths and grammar, punctuation & spelling; writing and science are teacher assessed.

We prepare children for these assessments in a calm and supportive way, making sure they feel confident and ready. Results are used to help teachers understand each child’s progress and to inform the next stage of their learning journey.

How We Assess Learning

At our school, assessment is an important part of ensuring every child makes good progress and achieves their potential. It helps teachers to understand what pupils already know, what they need to learn next, and how best to support them.

We use a range of assessment methods, including:

  • Ongoing classroom assessment – teachers continually check understanding through questioning, discussion, marking and observation. This gives immediate feedback and helps shape future lessons.
  • Revising and Recapping – recapping previously taught content is an integral part of our pedagogy and lessons are structured to ensure there is dedicated time to revise, review and recap.
  • Termly assessments – more formal checks in reading, writing, and maths help us track progress across the year and identify children who may need additional support or challenge.
  • Foundation subject assessment – in subjects such as science, history, and geography, teachers assess knowledge and skills through end of unit assessments, weekly revision and disciplinary writing or oracy tasks.

Assessment is not about labelling children or comparing them with others. Instead, it is about celebrating progress, identifying next steps and ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed.

We also share assessment information with parents through reports and meetings, so you know how your child is doing and how you can support learning at home.