Pupil attainment at key stage 2
Pupils aged from 7 to 11 years work at key stage 2. The new more challenging national curriculum, introduced in 2014, was assessed by new tests and interim frameworks for teacher assessment. Results for 2016 and subsequent years are no longer reported as levels, each pupil receives their test results as a scaled score and teacher assessments based on the standards in the interim framework.
The interim assessment criteria provided by the Standards and Testing Agency indicated that assessment should be based on 100% achievement and not a ‘best fit’ model. West Sussex applies this advice rigorously.
March 2021 performance
Results for 2020 have been cancelled due to the Covid19 pandemic.
Results for 2019 show West Sussex has narrowed the gap to national to 1.9%, compared to a gap of nearly
10% back in 2016. The gap has narrowed year-on-year and is at its lowest since
the new curriculum was introduced in 2015. For further comparison, the South
East result for 2019 was 65.8%.
Note that results for 2018 and 2019 are not directly comparable to earlier years (2016 and 2017) because of changes to the writing teachers assessment frameworks in 2018.
Actions
A full range of Continuous professional development (CPD) has been developed for this academic year to support schools to accelerate learning for pupils towards the national averages. Link Advisers will build a comprehensive structure of support for each school based on visits through the School Effectiveness Strategy or traded visits from a range of services specific to the schools need.