Assessment

Assessment at West Ashton involves ongoing formative assessment and summative assessment, including formal national tests as detailed below. All types of assessment are used to track pupil progress and inform teaching.  Formative assessment is an ongoing process that occurs during learning to provide feedback and support student progress toward specific learning goals.  Our Feedback Policy can be found in the School Policy section.

Reception (EYFS)

At the end of Reception (EYFS) children are assessed against the Development Matters framework.  This is entirely teacher assessment based on observations and day-to-day learning. 

Phonics screening test (Year 1)

At the end of Year 1, children are given the national Phonics Screening Test for Year 1.

If a child does not achieve a 'pass' they sit the test again at the end of Year 2.

End of Key Stage 1 (KS1)

Teachers make judgement against a set of objectives to decide whether children meet expected standards for the end of KS1 in reading, mathematics, writing and science.

End of Key Stage 2 (KS2)

At the end of Year 6 children are given a set of national tests (SATs) for reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.  These assessments are marked externally and the results sent back to school.

Teachers assess against a set of objectives to decide whether children meet expected standards for writing at the end of KS2.