Assessment

All pupils at Fairfield from Year 2 to Year 6 are tested annually using norm-referenced, standardised tests in reading, spelling, mathematics and English. The results of these assessments are used to track progress and inform planning.

Key Stage 1

At the end of Key Stage 1 (Year 2) we administer the Key Stage 1 SATs; we report those results only to individual parents and use them to inform planning and to track pupils' progress.

Key Stage 2

In Years 3, 4 and 5 we use optional national tests to assess pupils’ progress in maths and English, together with our traditional internal assessments which provide us with comparative data. We use this information to inform planning and track pupils’ progress. In Year 6, we currently choose to administer the Key Stage 2 SATs in English, maths and science.

Most 11 year olds are expected to achieve Level 4; most 14 year olds are expected to achieve Level 5 or 6