Baseline assessments:

National Baseline:

During the first six weeks of starting school, we complete a national baseline assessment of the pupils’ starting points in: language, communication, literacy, and mathematics which is completed 1: 1 with their class teacher. The results are sent directly to the Department of Education. To create school-level progress measures to show the progress pupils make from reception until the end of key stage 2 (KS2). These results are not shared with schools (or parents) until the summer they reach Year 6.

School baseline and GLD:

During the first half-term a school baseline assessment is carried out to assess a child’s attainment against the seventeen aspects of learning from The Early Years Foundation Stage profile. 

Children are defined as having reached a Good Level of Development (GLD) at the end of EYFS if they have achieved the expected level in the prime areas of learning and the specific areas of mathematics and literacy. 

EYFS:

Commentary for 2024:

• The proportion of pupils who achieved a good level of development (80%) was above the overall national average (69%).
• The 17 areas of learning assessments ranged from 87% in Writing to 100% in Numerical Patterns.