Underpinning principles for assessment at Morley Primary

At Morley Primary, we believe that assessment should be fit for purpose. Below are our guiding principles, which have been developed following the NAHT’s report of the Commission on Assessment, and adapted to ensure that our pupils’ needs are met. Further details can be found in our school Planning and Assessment Policy, located here:

1. Assessment is at the heart of teaching and learning – it guides learning and enables progress to be identified
2. Assessment is for all pupils and meets all needs

3. Assessment is open, transparent and regularly moderated both within school, and by external professionals

4. Assessment is ambitious and sets high expectations for all – we believe that all children can achieve

5. Assessment draws on a wide range of evidence to provide a complete picture of achievement

6. Assessment is consistent and recorded in ways which are easily managed and recorded

7. Assessment outcomes provide meaningful and understandable information

8. Assessment feedback should inspire greater effort and a belief that, through hard work and practice, more can be achieved

Attainment

We are delighted that we have received another letter from the DfE congratulating the school on its performance in the 2018 KS2 assessments. This is particularly pleasing as it means that we maintain our high standards under the new, harder, assessment framework. This is the fifth such letter in the last 6 years. Well done to all pupils, parents and staff.

Please find below relevant information from the Department for Education Performance Tables. 

Please note that, due to our small cohort sizes, one pupil may equate to as much as 12.5%

In 2016, we recognised that our attainment and progress in reading was not as it has been historically. It was not appropriate to compare previous years' data with this as pupils were assessed in a new way, and against a new curriculum, and the tests were far harder.

However, we addressed this in school and made many developments in reading. We were delighted that end of year results in 2017 were significantly improved and this has been maintained in 2018, 2019 and again in 2022 (No assessments in 2020 and 2021).

2023 Assessment Data:

Year 6 SATS 2023

Reading Progress 5.1

Writing Progress 0.99

Maths Progress 3.38

Year 2:

Year 1 Phonics:

Reception - Percentage of children achieving Good Level of Development:

2022 Assessment Data:

Year 6 SATS 2022

Year 2:

Year 1 Phonics:

Reception - Percentage of children achieving Good Level of Development:

2021 Attainment and Progress

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, formal assessments were again cancelled for Summer 2021. Both Y2 and Y6 pupils undertook internal assessments which showed that results would have been in line with previous cohorts. 

2020 Attainment and progress

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, formal assessments were cancelled for Summer 2020. Indications up to March 2020 would indicate that pupils were on track for similar end of year attainment and progress.

Y1 phonics screening for current Y2 pupils has taken place (Autumn 2020) as required. This shows that 90% of pupils have met the expectation.

EYFS (9 pupils 1 pupil = 11%)

% of pupils attaining a Good Level of Development (GLD)

This is the first time that our GLD has dropped to around National averages. Although data for such small pupil numbers may be cohort specific, EYFS will be a focus for school improvement in 2019-20.

Phonic screening check

(Y1: 12 pupils 1 pupil = 8.3%)

(Y2: 10 pupils 1 pupil =10%)

KS1 assessments Year 2 (10 pupils 1 pupil = 10%)

100% of pupils made expected progress. 40% made accelerated progress in English, and 40% in maths.

KS2 assessments Year 6 (11 pupils 1 pupil = 9%)

Reading, Writing and Maths combined (RWM)

Average Scaled Score

Progress measures KS2

3 year average score

EYFS (12 pupils 1 pupil = 8.3%)

% of pupils attaining a Good Level of Development (GLD)

Phonic screening check

(Y1: 10 pupils 1 pupil = 10%)

(Y2: 12 pupils 1 pupil = 8.3%)

KS1 assessments Year 2 (12 pupils 1 pupil = 8.3%)

KS2 assessments Year 6 (11 pupils 1 pupil = 9%)

Reading, Writing and Maths combined (RWM)

Average Scaled Score

Progress measures KS2

All pupils made expected progress in all subjects. 63% made accelerated progress in English, 48% in maths and 50% in science.

3 year average score

EYFS (11 pupils 1 pupil = 9%)

% of pupils attaining a Good Level of Development (GLD)

Phonics screening check

(Y1: 13 pupils 1 pupil = 7.7%)

(Y2: 13 pupils 1 pupil = 7.7%)

Reading, Writing and Mathematics combined (RWM)