Statutory requirements
Schools are required to administer the following tests:
English reading
English grammar, punctuation and spelling
mathematics
How well do children do at Priory?
Level 4b – Expected
Level 5 – Above Average
Level 6 - Exceptional
% Pupils Achieving Maths
Level 4+ Maths
Level 5+
Priory 2015 98% 73%
Central Beds 84% 39%
National 87% 42%
% Pupils Achieving SPAG*
Level 4+
SPAG* Level 5+
Reading Level 4+
Reading Level 5+
Writing Level 4+
Writing Level 5+
Priory 2015 94% 72% 98% 60% 96% 48%
Central Beds 77% 51% 88% 46% 88% 39%
National 89% 48% 89% 48% 87% 36%
* SPAG - Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
Why are they important?
The results are formally reported as the child’s end of KS2 standardised score
They form the basis of progress measures and target setting for KS3 and KS4 outcomes
They support our planning of teaching and learning for your child The results are used by the Department for Education in the compiling
of school performance tables
Parents evening: Wednesday 10th February
Practical help at home
Support reading and writing at home
Listen to your child read
Support spelling and writing
Answer questions with them, discuss current affairs and read newspapers with them
Make use of online support, revision and support guides
Encouragement
Fun>Anxiety
When are the tests?
Wednesday 11th May – Morning: Paper 1 Arithmetic
Afternoon: Paper 2 Reasoning
Thursday 12th May – Morning: Paper 3 Reasoning
Paper 1 – Arithmetic test
No calculators allowed
30 minutes
40 marks
Paper 2 – Reasoning
No calculators allowed
40 minutes
35 marks
Paper 3 – Reasoning
No calculators allowed
40 minutes
35 marks
Arithmetic Test 1. Addition questions – 5 756 + 2 365 2. Subtraction questions – 234 897 – 45 996 3. Multiplying whole numbers, decimals and fractions 4. Adding and subtracting fractions 5. Long division 6. BIDMAS questions 7. Finding % of amounts
Reasoning paper Everyday problems: • time • real life word problems • interpreting graphs and data • using formulas • money • measuring using rulers and protractors • Roman numerals • measuring • ingredients / ratio
Pace yourself – if you get stuck on a question, move on and come back to it later.
Ask if you would like a question read to you.
Checking your answers does not mean reading what you have written.
Answer the question again without reference to what you’ve already done.
Helping to prepare my child
At school …
Practice SATs questions
Revision programme
Revise all topics
Boosters / intervention
At home…
If you have access to the internet:
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/
Login: prioryms
Password: helix4
Helping to prepare my child
Also:
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/
http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/funmaths.shtml
http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm
http://www.subtangent.com/maths/games.php
Key Stage 2 English Tests
Monday 9th May
Reading Comprehension
Tuesday 10th May
Punctuation & Grammar
Spelling test
Reading Comprehension
Reading booklet of different texts – not linked by a theme
Texts start with the least demanding and increase in difficulty
Different types of questions, from one word answers to more
complex (read between the lines) ones
Questions are worth 1, 2 or 3 marks
1 hour to work through the test paper at their own pace
There will be a selection of question types, including: Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’ Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’ Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’ Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’
Punctuation & Grammar
45 minutes to answer questions on punctuation & grammar
Identify, insert and recognise:
different punctuation marks
word classes
clauses & phrases
sentence types
correct tenses
Spelling Test
Test consists of twenty sentences read aloud to pupils
Each sentence is missing a word
This word is repeated 3 times
All sentences are read again at end of test for any changes
How to help your child to succeed
Talk about the books they are reading
Encourage the use of dictionaries and thesauruses for unknown words
Talk about characters and events within those stories
Encourage them to share written work
Encourage them to proofread their work
Use praise frequently and suggest an area that can be further improved
Encourage them to use a library, and to read newspapers and magazines
etc
Play word games – e.g. scrabble, word association, hangman
Quick fire tests – nouns, adjectives, verbs