Reporting and Assessment

We aim to keep parents informed about their child's progress in a variety of ways.

For Years 7-10, there will be one Parents’ Evening a year and parents will receive a data sheet at least twice a year following the assessment weeks. 

Additionally Year 7 will have a "Meet the Tutor" evening as part of our transition process during the Autumn Term. 

Year 11 will receive exam results data sheets after each set of mock exams and have two Parents' Evenings.

Assessment weeks for Years 7, 8 and 9

  • Students will sit longer assessments in all subjects apart from core PE.
  • Assessments will cover topics that students have studied since the start of Year 7.
  • Assessment timetables and revision lists will be shared with parents and students at least two weeks prior to an assessment week.
  • In Year 7 and Year 8 assessments will last up to 40 minutes.
  • In Year 9 assessments will last up to 90 minutes.
  • Students entitled to concessions will be offered them.
  • Students will receive scores and feedback from their class teachers with clear next steps.

Exam weeks for Years 10 and 11

  • Students will sit exam papers in all subjects apart from core PE.
  • Assessments will cover all topics covered since the start of the GCSE course.
  • Information regarding the content and style of each assessment will be released in advance to support with revision both at home and in school.
  • Exams will last up to 2.5 hours in order to reflect the demands of external GCSE examinations, although some may be shorter than this.
  • Students will receive scores and feedback from their class teachers with clear next steps.

Reporting

Years 7 and 8

Reports will be sent home following assessments.  These will include:

A progress indicator which compares a student to those with similar Key Stage 2 scores.  The indicators are shown below:

  • + will indicate the student is working above expected progress.
  • 0 will indicate the student is making expected progress.
  • - will indicate the student is making lower than expected progress.

The reports will also include an engagement grade indicating whether a student’s engagement in lessons and home learning is:

  • Exceeding expectations
  • Meeting expectations
  • Coasting
  • A cause for concern

 

Years 9, 10 and 11

Reports will be sent home following assessments.  These will include:

  • A current working GCSE grade based on their performance in the assessment.
  • A predicted GCSE grade.
  • The student's target GCSE grades.

The reports will also include an engagement grade indicating whether a student’s engagement in lessons and home learning is:

  • Exceeding expectations
  • Meeting expectations
  • Coasting
  • A cause for concern

Parents' Evenings

For Parents’ Evenings, we operate an on-line booking system where parents can log in and make their own appointments with teachers.  All reports will be made available electronically via Arbor.

Parents with any specific concerns about one subject should, in the first instance, contact the subject teacher and, if across multiple subjects, the Form Tutor should be the first point of contact.