The Government has changed how children are assessed at Primary School to set higher standards for education. The National Curriculum has changed and is now more challenging; in addition to this children will be assessed using age related expectations.

“The new assessment and accountability system for primary schools will set a higher bar. With the continued improvement in teaching and the sharper focus of the new curriculum, results should rise.”
Department for Education March 2014

The exact reporting system is still at the consultation stage; however schools are required to report children’s attainment and progress using new systems.
This leaflet will explain the changes being made at Paston Ridings Primary School.

Who will these changes affect?

These changes affect all children in school, it means that age related expectations will now be reported as:

 Above age related expectations (Exceeding)
 Within age related expectations (At)
 Below age related expectations (Emerging)

These statements are quite broad and the exact terminology to be used has not yet been confirmed by the Government. We will be using a system created by Target Tracker, a UK assessment data company, along with the majority of Peterborough Schools.

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Teacher assessment will continue throughout the year, this includes continually assessing writing. Children will also sit National Tests at the end of the year in maths, reading and grammar, spelling and punctuation. These will be externally set and externally marked. Children will be given a scaled score, which parents will be able to compare with the average for the school, the local area and nationally. The scaled score will be out of 100, where 100 is the new standard for that stage. This will allow parents to understand whether your child is working below age related expectations, within age related expectations or above age related expectation.

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