Assessment Procedures and Calendar

Foundation Stage

• Term 1: Information has been acquired prior to the child starting school via:

➢ Consultations

➢ Visits and discussions with nursery/pre-school

➢ Early Years Transfer Records- completed by nurseries and playgroups

A Baseline Assessment is carried out in the first 3 weeks. Teachers will begin to complete the Foundation Stage Profile. There will also be a: 

Phonic check; Language Link screening; Speech Link Screening

• Term 2-6: EYFS Termly Tracker and scores recorded. Analysis completed by class teachers and reported to the Early Years Leader. Little Wandle Assessment are conducted. 
• Term 6: EYFS Early Learning Goals report completed. 

Year 1

• Term 1: end of year target setting
• Term 1-6: Little Wandle Assessment and Fluency assessment (where appropriate) 
• Term 2, 4 and 6: Data collection 

Term 6 - National Phonics Screener carried out

Year 2

• Term 1: end of year target setting 
• Term 1-6: Little Wandle Assessment and Fluency assessment (where appropriate) 
• Term 2, 4 and 6: Data collection 
• Term 6: Optional KS1 SATs

Year 3

• Term 1: end of year target setting and language link screener
• Term 1, 3 and 5: AR Star Reader test
• Term 2, 4 and 6: Data collection 
• Term 6: NFER Reading, Maths and Spelling tests 

Year 4 

• Term 1: end of year target setting
• Term 1, 3 and 5: AR Star Reader test
• Term 2, 4 and 6: Data collection 
• Term 6: NFER Reading, Maths and Spelling tests and National Multiplication test

Year 5

• Term 1: end of year target setting
• Term 1, 3 and 5: AR Star Reader test
• Term 2, 4 and 6: Data collection 
• Term 5: CATs tests
• Term 6: NFER Reading, Maths and Spelling tests

Year 6

• Term 1: end of year target setting
• Term 1, 3 and 5: AR Star Reader test
• Term 2, 4 and 6: Data collection 
• Term 5: National SATs tests
• Throughout Year 6, the children will sit previous SATs papers.