Each half term the class teacher will assess the children against the end of year Age Related Expectations (ARE) using Target Tracker, Children's performance in class, and the children's workbooks will be used to inform their judgements.   Target Tracker is used by 1 in 4 schools in England, giving a wealth of data to support teacher judgements.

The posters below are the age related expectations that are used.

Every full term, the children are assessed in reading and maths using a standardised assessment (test paper).  This will be done at the children's pace and usually in a small group.  This will assess the children against a nationally standardised score, and is used to help triangulate our judgements.

Children are regularly assessed in their phonics using the Government phonics check materials.

At the end of the year, Year 2 children are assessed by their teacher against the Age Related Expectations for the Key Stage. The Year 2 SATS are no longer statutory and the school does not report the results (if taken) to the Department for Education or to parents.  Some children may sit some papers to help inform the teacher judgement at the end of Year 2.