At The Federation of Thomas Wall Nursery and Robin Hood Infants we view assessment as a very important tool for benchmarking the starting point of a child's education and to track progress and attainment. 

The Federation of Thomas Wall Nursery and Robin Hood Infants have followed government guidelines and advice and we now use statements that describe pupils’ progress.  These statements provide parents and teachers with information on how they achieve for their age. These include the following criteria:

• Working at the expected level of attainment for his/her age
• Working below the expected level of attainment
• Working above the expected level of attainment

When will children be assessed?

Alongside continuous teacher assessments, there will still be national assessments at regular intervals in English primary education:

• The Phonics Screening Check in Year 1
• Key Stage 2 SATs (Year 6 Junior School)

SATS

SATs are national tests that children currently sit once during their time at primary school – now only once after the end of Key Stage 2 (Year 6). They are no longer statutory at the end of Key Stage 1, however, teachers may still use them in Year 2 to support Teacher Assessment.