Results and Performance

Children at the end of Reception class have accessed the Early Years curriculum and are assessed in 17 areas of learning. Children who achieve the expected level in the first 12 of these areas of learning are considered to have made a Good Level of Development (GLD).

Please Note: These performance measures are not current due to there being no statutory assessments during Coronavirus pandemic. 

Early Years	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Brentnall	29%	44%	59%	68%	66%	62%
National	61%	62%	67.3%	71%	72%	72%

Year 1 Phonics Screening

At the end of year 1 children are assessed in their understanding of Phonics. This is called the Phonics Screening. The phonics screen assesses children ability to decode and blend sounds in words. The screening tool is made up of 20 real words and 20 nonsense words.

Children have to achieve a certain number of marks (out of 40) to be considered as meeting the threshold.

Please Note: These performance measures are not current due to there being no statutory assessments during Coronavirus pandemic. 

Key Stage 1	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Brentnall	65%	80%	81%	86%	70%	66%
National	74%	77%	81%	81%	83%	82%

End of Key Stage 1 Assessments

At the end of Year 2 children are assessed against the curriculum they have been taught in Year 1 and Year 2.  They are assessed based on teacher assessments, which are confirmed by tests that the children usually take in the classroom environment.

End of Key Stage 1 Assessments
Subject	Brentnall	National
Reading	55%	75%
Writing	39%	69%
Mathematics	55%	76%

 

At the end of Key Stage 2 children are assessed against the Key Stage 2 Curriculum they have been taught in Years 3-6. Children take tests in Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS) and Mathematics. Their writing is assessed based on teacher assessments from a range of pieces of writing. Historically, up until 2015 children were assessed in levels.

The previous National Curriculum levels have been removed and in their place is a national ‘expected standard’ for Year 6 children to meet.  This standard is met by achieving at least 100 on a scaled score in reading; spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG); and mathematics in the end of key stage tests.

Since the new curriculum is only in its second academic year, these standards have been additionally challenging for the first cohort of pupils to be assessed under the new system and this is reflected in the results nationally.

The skills of literacy and numeracy are essential however, we also remain determined not to neglect those activities that give our school its distinct international and allow our children to develop into respectful, successful leaners who can play a positive part in society as they grow older.

Key Stage 2	Brentnall	National
%of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics	57%	65%
%of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading	57%	73%
%of pupils achieving the expected standard in writing	65%	78%
%of pupils achieving the expected standard in mathematics	62%	79%
Average progress in reading	2.3	TBC
Average progress in writing	2.7	TBC
Average progress in mathematics	2.7	TBC
%of pupils achieving a high level of attainment in reading, writing and mathematics	19%	11%
Average scaled score in reading	103	104
Average scaled score in mathematics	104	105
Average scaled score in GPS	109	N/A