Pupil Progress

The children in the Reception classes will work towards targets from the Early Learning Goals. During their first seven weeks in school the teachers complete the Foundation Stage Profile covering all aspects of the curriculum and the PIPS Baseline Assessment. This assessment covers the three main areas - mathematics, reading/phonics also personal, social and emotional development.

All children are formally assessed at age 7 and 11 in National Curriculum subjects at the time of the end of Key Stage SATs. However all teachers are assessing the children on an informal basis regularly, looking at different aspects and various subjects. The school has a half-termly system of assessment, which covers English, maths and subject focused topic work. A range of documentary evidence is available in school, on request, detailing Literacy, Numeracy and National Curriculum programmes of study for all subjects.

Parent interviews are arranged on two occasions during the school year. In November, as an opportunity for you to meet your child's new teacher, to share targets and information, also to discuss how your child has settled in his or her new class. In March, to discuss your child's progress at the mid-point in the year.

Written reports are produced for all children and are normally sent out towards the end of the summer term. Parents are welcome to see staff to discuss problems which may arise at other times, but we ask that you first make an appointment with the Headteacher, at a mutually convenient time, to ensure that the matter can be talked through at length. Where discussion is required, involving other members of staff, this is usually better arranged at lunchtime or at the end of the school day.