End of key stage 2 assessments (known as SATs) were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The data below represents what we assessed.
For Reading, Maths, and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, our assessments are closely based on previous SAT tests and were done under test conditions. They were marked and graded based on the thresholds for that particular test. As a result, the assessments below provide an accurate indication of outcomes.
For Writing, the assessment stems from teacher assessment, as it would do for the outcomes in May. Year 6 teachers across Sphere Federation and beyond met at various times throughout the year to review their assessments for children’s writing. As a result, the teacher assessment for Writing also provides an accurate indication of end of year outcomes.
Attainment: expected standard
Expected standard is where a pupil’s scaled score is 100 or more. Based on previous SAT papers, 64% of our pupils achieved the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined (2019 national: 65%).
The proportions reaching national expectations for each subject, and for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, are:
- Reading: 86% meeting expected standards (2019 national: 73%)
- Writing: 79% meeting expected standards (2019 national: 78%)
- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling: 79% meeting expected standards (2019 national: 78%)
- Maths: 64% meeting expected standards (2019 national: 79%)
Attainment: higher level
Greater depth standard is where a pupil’s scaled score is 110 or more. The proportions who were on-track to reach greater depth levels were broadly in-line with national 2019 proportions or a little lower this year. Teacher assessment indicates that the pandemic impacted most significantly in this respect.
Analysis by RS Assessment and SchoolDash found that had national tests been held for Year 6 pupils this year, it is ‘likely’ that attainment seen in 2019 would only have been replicated in reading, but not in maths or grammar, spelling and punctuation. This makes our internal data, presented here, even more impressive.