Assessment information for Year 2 parents
SATs
 All children’s attainment is recorded and sent off to form National statistics at the
end of KS1 (Y2) and at the end of KS2 (Y6). At the end of Y6 children are given a
series of tests in English, Maths and Science. This forms the statistics used for
National comparisons.
 At the end of Year 2 schools are obliged to report the levels they have assessed the
children at in Maths, Science, Reading, Speaking and Listening and Writing.
 Science and Speaking and Listening is recorded as a straight level – L1, L2 or L3. The
national expectation is that children at the end of Y2 will be working within L2. Maths,
Reading and Writing is recorded with sub levels – L1c,1b, 1a, 2c, 2b,2a, L3. The
national expectation is that children will be working at 2b.
 From 2012 children in Y1 will complete a phonics/reading screener. This will be
completed by a known adult and parents will be informed of how well their child is doing
and how they can support their child. Children will be asked to read about 20 words –
some real words, some made up words. The purpose of this test is to test the
children’s phonic and word building knowledge.
Assessment at KS1
 Children are assessed and tracked during their whole time at Lyndhurst. From YR to
Y3. This continuous and ongoing assessment forms the levels we report nationally at the
end of Year 2 and then at the end of Y3 to the child’s next school.
 This also helps us to identify clearly those children needing specific extra support – we
call this ‘intervention’. Lyndhurst is also committed to National intervention teaching
strategies (Y2) such as Reading Recovery, Every Child Counts and Fischer Family Trust
Reading. These groups are led by highly trained staff based on sound educational
research.
 As part of this assessment we are obliged to complete a series of tests and tasks with
your child (commonly referred to as SATs). We complete these as part of our ongoing
class work and in an informal manner. Because they are just part of our ongoing
assessment the children are placed under no pressure from school and probably will be
unaware that they have completed them.
 We do not report these ‘scores’ separately as they are just a ‘snap shot’ in time but
they can be useful evidence as an example of independent work. As such they
contribute towards our ongoing assessments. Our assessment procedures and levels are
moderated (checked) by other teachers and independent moderators. We also
externally moderate collections of work with our cluster schools.
Information to parent/carers
Parent/carers are kept informed of their child’s progress through:
 Parent/carer’s progress events – Autumn Term and Summer Term
 Annual Reports to parents – Spring Term
 Celebration evening – Summer Term
 End of Learning Journey ‘work look’ – at least 1 per term. Parent/carers are invited
to comment on their child’s learning.
 Target books and Reading home/school contact books
 Learning Journey information newsletters – at least 1 per term
 Parent/carers initiated meetings to establish how to help their child or for information
relating to progress
 Curriculum information meetings –Active Learning, Reading and phonics
 Through attending Maths Monday and Reading Friday.
If you have any concerns or questions then please see your child’s class teacher, Miss Neal,
or Mrs South.