Our teachers will regularly assess each child’s learning journey, through classroom observation, work scrutiny, discussion with pupils and assessment tasks. This ongoing assessment is used to help us decide what pupils need to learn next. It also helps us to identify any areas in which a pupil may need either additional teaching or extra challenges to progress their learning.
We also assess at the end of a block of teaching. This is called summative assessment and this is what is reported to parents at Parent Teacher meetings or in reports. This data is also used to report children’s attainment to the Local Governing Body and Excalibur Academies Trust.
Children are required to complete statutory assessments at certain points throughout their learning journey. These are national assessments completed at the same time by all pupils in state schools.
At Great Bedwyn School staff work closely with your children to ensure that they achieve the best possible outcomes. We are very proud of how the children embrace learning and overcome challenges to be the best they can possibly be.
Our detailed school performance can be seen on the government’s ‘Find and compare schools in England’ website which can be found here https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/145714/great-bedwyn-church-of-england-school/primary
Year One Phonics Test
In Year One, the children are given national phonic tests. These assess the children’s ability to read different sounds, the building blocks of reading.
EYFS Assessments
At the end of Reception children are assessed through teacher assessment. A Good Level of Development (GLD) is defined as children working at or exceeding the expected standard in the key areas of literacy, maths, physical development, communication and language and personal, social and emotional development.
