Assessment, Recording & Reporting
Every term, teachers record a current working level and effort level for each student they teach. These are entered on the school’s SIMS computer system.
At Keystage 3, Years 7, 8 and 9, teachers record National Curriculum levels. At Keystage 4, Years 10 and 11, teachers record GCSE grades or Entry Level levels.
Performance indicators, such as Fischer estimates and CAT scores are also recorded, in order to compare students’ performance against their potential performance.
As part of our Assessment for Learning, teachers share the termly assessments with students during subject lessons. Students and teachers then agree targets for improvement, which the student records in their planner.
After each termly assessment, a Progress Assessment report is generated, which the students review with their form tutors. One copy of the report goes home to parents and one copy is kept on record.
Parents receive one annual written report on which reports on attitude to work; progress; curriculum strength and suggests subject specific targets for improvement.
The termly assessments are monitored by progress managers, subject leaders and the schools’ senior management team. Students who are identified as underachieving are monitored more closely and may be interviewed and placed on a subject or year team report card.
Year 11 students who are classed as underachieving are assigned a personal mentor, a member of the senior staff, and the student is mentored on a weekly basis.
This support process helps keep parents informed with updated progress reports and has allowed the school to support students in recognising and achieving their potential.
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