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Assessment and Statutory Testing

Different forms of assessment

There are 3 main forms of assessment in schools:

  • day-to-day formative assessment – to inform teaching on an ongoing basis
  • in-school summative assessment – to understand pupil performance at the end of a period of teaching. At Welton we use PIRA and PUMA tests to contribute to teacher assessment summative judgments. 
  • statutory summative assessment – to understand pupil performance in relation to national expectations and comparisons

Statutory Assessment 

Please find a link to the Statutory Primary Assessment 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/primary-assessments-future-dates

Academic year 2024 to 2025

Reception baseline assessment

Schools must complete the reception baseline assessment for each child in the first 6 weeks after they enter reception.

Early years foundation stage profile assessment

Schools must complete the early years foundation stage profile assessment between between April and June of the academic year in which children turn 5, which is usually the reception year.

Optional key stage 1 tests

It is recommended that the optional key stage 1 tests are administered during May 2025.

Key stage 2 tests

The statutory key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 12 May to Thursday 15 May 2025.

Multiplication tables check

Schools must administer the multiplication tables check within the 2-week period from Monday 2 June 2025.

Phonics screening check

Schools must administer the phonics screening check within the 1-week period from Monday 9 June 2025.

EYFS

The statutory EYFS framework requires the EYFS profile assessment to be carried out in the final term of the year in which a child reaches age 5, and no later than 30 June in that term.

Practitioners are expected to use their professional judgement to make these assessments, based on their knowledge and understanding of what the child knows, understands, and can do.

Summative: assessment is based on a holistic view of what the child can demonstrate against each Early Learning Goals at the end of the reception year

Key stage 1 assessments

Key stage 1 tests are now optional. They may be used for informing Teacher Assessment

Teachers must make their TA judgements using the:

  • TA frameworks in English reading, English writing, mathematics and science – for pupils who have completed the KS1 programmes of study and are working at the standard of national curriculum assessments

Key Stage 2 assessments 

All existing statutory KS2 assessments returned in 2021/22, follow their usual timetable. This includes: 

  • the end of KS2 assessments (including tests and teacher assessment) •
  • the year 4 multiplication tables check

 Over this period Year 6 children will sit 6 different tests, with English normally taking place at the beginning of the week and maths at the end of the week. 

The following links will provide a short guide to the National Curriculum Assessments

Year 4 Multiplication Check https://youtu.be/GhAJMJUsAac

Key Stage 2   https://youtu.be/dIbCj1QoElE

  1. Early Learning Goals