SATs papers are the statutory tests taken by primary school children to test their knowledge of the national curriculum, as well as monitor the school’s progress as a whole.
Your child will sit two sets of SATs exams: one in key stage 1, when they’re in year 2 and around 6-7 years old, and a second in key stage 2, when they’re in year 6 and around 10-11 years old.
SATs are taken during the summer school term, generally in May of each year.
Key Stage 1 & 2 National Curriculum Tests
In both year 2 and year 6, your child’s SATs tests measure their grasp of basic English and mathematics. You can follow the link below for parent information on Key Stage 1 & 2 SATs:
Key stage 1 and 2 national curriculum tests: information for parents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Reception Baseline Assessment
The Reception Baseline Assessment is a short, interactive and practical assessment of your child’s early literacy, communication, language and mathematics skills when they begin school, using materials that most children of your child’s age will be familiar with. It is statutory for all schools to complete.
The Reception Baseline Assessment will provide an opportunity for your child to have valuable one-to-one time with their teacher at an early stage, so that the teacher can get to know your child better. It will provide a helpful snapshot of your child so that they can be supported in the most appropriate way. You can follow the link below for parent information on The Reception Baseline Assessment:
Reception baseline assessment: information for parents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Phonics Screening Check
The Phonics Screening Check is a short, statutory reading assessment designed to give teachers information about your child is progressing in phonics. It is designed to confirm whether pupils have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard.
Year 1 children will take the phonics screening check during a specified week in June. Some Year 2 children might also be checked if they didn’t achieve the expected standard in Year 1 or if they have not taken the check before. You can follow the link below for parent information on The Reception Baseline Assessment:
Phonics screening check: information for parents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Multiplication Tables Check
The Multiplication Tables Check is administered to your child at the end of Year 4. The test helps teachers and school leaders identify which pupils are secure in their multiplication tables and which pupils may need additional support to get there.
The Multiplication Tables Check is an online test with 25 questions. Your child must answer each question within a 6 seconds time limit so the whole test will take less than 5 minutes. You can follow the link below for parent information on The Multiplication Tables Check:
Multiplication tables check: information for parents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Performance Tables
The following link will take you to the most recent performance data published by the Government relating to Rodbourne Cheney Primary School performance results at Key Stage 2. This information relates to our latest end of Key Stage 2 results. Key Stage 2 performance data can be found here: