Assessment
Information on how we assess pupils in each year group.
| Year Group | External Assessments | In School Assessments |
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| Nursery | Children are assessed through interactions with nursery staff and observations of play. | |
| Reception | Within six weeks of starting school, children participate in the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA). This is a short, interactive and practical assessment of each child’s early literacy, communication, language and mathematical skills. At the end of the year, the school reports whether each child has achieved a ‘Good Level of Development’ (GLD). Parents informed of the outcome. | Children are assessed through interactions with staff and observations against the 17 aspects of learning. Termly assessments of phonics and writing. |
| Year 1 | Phonics screen – each child works individually with a member of staff to read real and ‘alien’ words. Parents informed of the outcome. | Children are assessed through guided tasks completed with a member of staff. Termly assessment of writing, maths and phonics.
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| Year 2 | Phonics screen re-sits – for children who were not working at the expected level in Year 1. Parents informed of the outcome. | Termly assessments of reading, writing, maths and phonics. |