At St Swithun's assessment is completed in multiple ways using both formative and summative approaches. This allows us to monitor the children on a daily basis as well as at the end of each term and end of year.

What testing takes place at our school?

• The children will continue to take the Statutory Assessment Tests and Tasks at the end of  Year 6 (KS2) as a measure against the national benchmark.
• These tests will be in Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation.
• Writing will continue to be assessed against a range of writing that the children produce over time. This is completed though moderations within school and across our cluster schools.
• End of year tests completed by children in Years 1,2,3,4 & 5 will continue to be marked internally.
• KS2 SATs will continue to be marked externally.
• The Phonics Test at the end of Year 1 also remains.
• Year 4 Times Table Government test completed in the Summer Term.

What are we doing at St Swithun's

• Your child’s attainment is presented using the terms ‘working at expectation’ ‘working above expectation’, ‘towards expectation' and 'below expectation’.
• We will share with you in which areas your child is performing at, above and below age-related expectations. Your child’s attainment may vary across areas, for example in English they may be working at expectation in composition but below expectation in spelling.
• We use Progression in Knowledge Statements (PIKs) in Reading and Writing. These outline the expectations for your child in each year of school.
• We use Key Learning & Progression statements to assess learning in the wider curriculum subjects as well as end of unit quizzes
• We will continue to report on your child’s progress through Parent Consultation evenings and End of Year Reports