Assessment
Children in Nursery and Reception are assessed against the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum and results are reported in the Arbor App. Information on this page relates to Years 1-6 only.
Regular assessments against National Curriculum Standards
Class teachers make regular assessments throughout the year. Reading, writing and Maths attainment levels are recorded each half term. Results are recorded in the Arbor school management system and are immediately available to parents through the parent app.
We use the 5 element Point In Time Assessment grades below in order to track pupil attainment over time.
| Below (BLW) |
Just Below (JBLW) |
Expected (EXS) |
JABV (Just above) |
Greater Depth (GDS) |
Attainment
Learning is assessed against what has been taught to date and your child's achievements are compared against the expected levels of understanding and competencies relative to that 'point in time'.
Where your child is deemed to be meeting expectations, their attainment is graded as 'Expected'.
Children who have achieved more are graded as currently exceeding expectations from "Just Above Expected" through to "Greather Depth" Those attaining less will be graded as either "Just Below" (around 6 months or so) to Below (more than 1 year behind.)
Progress
Progress is measured by comparing Point in Time Assessments over time.
If a child consistently meets expectations and continues to work at the expected standard, they are judged to be progressing at the rate we expect. Where a child moves up a grade, this suggests that they have achieved more than expected between the two milestones; they have made better-than-expected progress. If they move down a grade, this suggests they have achieved less than was expected and so have made less than expected progress.
End of Year and Key Stage Predictions
Point in Time Assessments can also be used to predict the end of year and end of key stage 2 attainment. As long as expectations have been mapped out appropriately, a child currently meeting age-related expectations in Year 3 can be thought of as 'on track' to meet age-related expectations at the end of Key Stage 2.
Of course, any such future projection assumes learners will continue to make progress against our curricular expectations.
