Appendix 1: Assessment Tracking Grid
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Catching up
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Securing
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Consolidating
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Exceeding
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September
Wave 3
Wave 2
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Exp
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Exc
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Chn’s
initials
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Nov Assessment
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Em
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Exp
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Exc
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March Assessment
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Exc
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Appendix 2: Assessment Cycle
In additional to informal assessment – marking, observations, reading records & weekly in-class testing – the following formalised tests are
undertaken and the results reported to the Assessment Team:
TERM
Autumn 1
Foundation Stage
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Nursery: Baseline for new starters
Reception: Early Excellence Baseline –
reported online to DFE (Prime areas and
Specific areas – Literacy & mathematics)
Internal baseline across the whole EYFS
curriculum
Year 1: End of the half term assessments of
phonics to move children onto their next steps
of learning
Year 2: End of the half term assessments of
phonics to move children onto their next steps
of learning
Year 3, 4, 5:
(optional - for AfL purposes to inform
planning)
Year group Assertive Mentoring (Test 1)
Twinkl Arithmetic (Test 1)
Rising Stars reading comprehension test
(Autumn 1)
Rising Stars Grammar (Test 1)
Year 6: Check previous SATs results & apply
for any results to be removed
Sample SATs 2016 Reading test*
Sample SATs Arithmetic, Reasoning paper
1&2 test*
Sample SATs SPAG test*
(* these tests will be replaced by previous years KS2
SATs tests)
Autumn 2
Nursery: Baseline for new starters
Baseline moderation EY2P
Reception: Mental maths and phonics
tracker
Year 1: November assessments - maths
(arithmetic and reasoning), reading, spelling
and grammar. Whole school writing
moderation. Phonics assessments.
Year 2: November assessments - maths
(arithmetic and reasoning), reading, spelling
and grammar. Whole school writing
moderation. Phonics assessments.
Year 3, 4, 5:
Year group Assertive Mentoring (Test 2)
Twinkl Arithmetic (Test 2)
Twinkl Year group Reading test
Rising Stars Grammar (Test 2)
Rising Stars Spelling (Test 1 & 2)
Writing levelled using individual targets
Year 6:
CGP Arithmetic & Reasoning paper 1 & 2*
CGP Reading test*
CGP SPAG test*
Rising Stars spelling (Test 1 & 2)*
(* these tests will be replaced by previous years KS2
SATs tests)
Spring 1
Nursery: Baseline for new starters
Reception: Mental maths and phonics
tracker
Year 1: End of the half term assessments of
phonics to move children onto their next steps
of learning
Year 2: End of the half term assessments of
phonics to move children onto their next steps
of learning
Year 3, 4, 5:
(optional - for AfL purposes)
Year group Assertive Mentoring (Test 3)
Twinkl Arithmetic (Test 3)
Rising Stars reading comprehension test
(Spring 1)
Rising Stars Grammar (Test 3)
Year 6:
Complete any Extra Time assessments with
children
CGP Arithmetic & Reasoning paper 1 & 2*
CGP Reading test*
CGP SPAG test*
(* these tests will be replaced by previous years KS2
SATs tests)
Spring 2
Nursery:
Assessment of progress from baseline.
Reception: Mental maths and phonics
tracker
Assessment of progress from baseline.
Year 1: March assessments - maths
(arithmetic and reasoning), reading, spelling
and grammar. Whole school writing
moderation. Phonics assessments.
Year 2: March assessments - maths
(arithmetic and reasoning), reading, spelling
and grammar. Whole school writing
moderation. Phonics assessments.
Year 3, 4, 5:
Year group Assertive Mentoring (Test 4)
Twinkl Arithmetic (Test 4)
Rising Stars Reading (Spring 2)**
Rising Stars Grammar (Test 4)
Rising Stars Spelling (Test 3 & 4)
Writing levelled using individual targets
(** This test will hopefully be replaced by a Twinkl
reading test)
Year 6:
Complete online forms for SATs extra time
requests
CGP Arithmetic & Reasoning paper 1 & 2*
CGP Reading test*
CGP SPAG test*
Rising Stars spelling (Test 3 & 4)*
(* these tests will be replaced by previous years KS2
SATs tests)
Summer 1
Nursery: Baseline for new starters
BPVS
Reception: Mental maths and phonics
tracker
Year 1: End of the half term assessments of
phonics to move children onto their next steps
of learning End of year assessments - maths
(arithmetic and reasoning), reading, spelling
and grammar. Whole school writing
moderation.
Year 2:Y2 SATs in May – Reported to LA & DFE
Summer 2
Nursery: Assessment of progress from
baseline.
Reception: Foundation Stage Profile –
reported to LA & DFE
Mental maths and phonics tracker
Assessment of progress from baseline.
Assertive mentoring - maths
Year 1:Phonics Screening Test – Reported to
LA & DFE
Year 2: Phonics Screening Test Retests–
Reported to LA & DFE
Statutory assessments are highlighted
Year 3, 4, 5:
(optional - for AfL purposes)
Year group Assertive Mentoring (Test 5)
Twinkl Arithmetic (Test 5)
Rising Stars reading comprehension test
(Summer 1)
Rising Stars Grammar (Test 5)
Year 6:Y6 SATs in May – Externally Marked &
results sent from DFE
KS2 SATs
Arithmetic, Maths Reasoning 1 & 2
Reading Test
SPAG Test
Year 3, 4, 5:
Testbase Optional SATs Year Group
Maths Reasoning Test
Arithmetic Test
Reading Test
Grammar Test
Rising Stars Spelling (Test 5 & 6)
Writing levelled using individual targets
Year 6:Teacher Assessments – Sent to DFE in
June
Check Returned SATs papers & send off for
any remarks (July)
Collate Records of achievement & bind to
present to children
Send all Transition information to High
Schools
Appendix 3: SEND Assessment Information
The following additional assessments may be used as a baseline, to measure the impact of an intervention or to identify any specific needs:
Assessment
British Picture
Vocabulary Scale
(BPVS)
Areas of need
Receptive Language
School
Nursery baseline
EAL pupils
Comments
Standardised Score
Ravens
Non- Verbal reasoning
SEND
Standardised Score
York Assessment of
Reading
Comprehension
•the Early Reading section measures a child’s
phonological skills, alphabetic knowledge and word
reading
•the Passage Reading section measures the
accuracy, rate and comprehension of oral reading
skills.
assess spelling attainment and progress
SEND
BRP intervention
Standardised Score
Used as an assessment
across school to show
progress
SEND
Used for processing speed
assessment for extra time in
tests
SEND
SEND
Used as a baseline for some
numeracy interventions
SEND
EAL
Standardised Score
Graded Word
Spelling Test
Phonological
Assessment Battery
(PhAB)
assess phonological processing
Sandwell Early
Numeracy Test
Identification of numbers, Oral counting,
Value/computation, Object counting and Language
Speech Link
Language
Screen for developmental speech and language
difficulties
Standardised Score
Standardised Score
Standardised Score
Assessment
assessment
Areas of need
School
New pupils to school
Reception & Y3
Comments
B Squared
Literacy
Mathematics
PHSE
EYFS curriculum
P Levels
Screens Motorskills
SEND across the school
Small steps of progress
measured using %
SEND – motor skills
interventions
SEND
Used alongside B Squared
Madeline Portwood
Motorskills United
Meemo (raising
stars)
MeeMo assessment is used prior to and after a
targeted programme for Key Stage 2 pupils to
improve Working Memory.
Standardised Score