Assessment

Reading

Ongoing assessment in Reading is done by teachers in Key Stages One and Two during Whole Class Reading sessions. All pupils read aloud during these sessions, and they are questioned about texts they read so that teachers are able to understand their word-reading and comprehension abilities.

Pupils in Years 1 to 5 also take termly PiRA test papers to show their understanding of Reading. Pupils in Year 6 take practice SATs papers.

Pupils in Reception and Key Stage One are assessed on their phonological awareness through Read Write Inc. assessment materials, and then teachers use this assessment to precisely match books and groups to the pupils reading ability. 

Writing

Writing is assessed in all year groups using teacher judgement. Teachers regularly moderate writing against the age-related standards, within classes and with other year groups, as well as with other schools in the Trust. This is done through a number of strands, for example Grammar, Composition or Spelling.

Pupils in Years 1 to 6 also participate in 'No More Marking' writing exercises, where their writing is assessed anonymously against other pupils' writing, by a number of teachers across Oxfordshire. 

For more information click the links: 

Teacher Assessment Framework for Writing in KS1

Teacher Assessment Framework for Writing in KS2

No More Marking

Maths 

Maths is assessed through a combination of teacher judgement against the curriculum, ongoing assessment for learning in lessons, and summative testing.

Pupils in Years 1 to 5 take termly NFER test papers to show their knowledge of concepts taught in Maths that term. Pupils in Year 6 take practice SATs papers.

This information is closely analysed by the leadership team and teachers, in order to move teaching and learning forward.  

For more information click the link: 

NFER Maths Tests

Wider Curriculum

We assess our wider curriculum subjects in a number of ways, including ongoing Assessment for Learning and more formal assessments using our planned progression of knowledge and skills, hot and cold tasks, 'exit quizzes' and Knowledge Organisers.

We assess all pupils in how succesfully pupils have moved through our bespoke, Rose Hill curriculum and how well they have committed our curriculum to long-term memory. 

For more information click the link: 

Rose Hill's Assessment of the Wider Curriculum

Statuatory Assessments

Our pupils participate in a number of statuatory assessments. 

These are: 

• Reception - Baseline Assessment - within first six weeks of school
• Year 1 - Phonics Screening - during the last term of Year 1
• Year 4 - Multiplication Tables Check - during the last term of Year 4
• Year 6 - Key Stage Two SATs - taken across one week, usually in May, of Year 6

For more information click the links: 

Reception Baseline Assessment - Information for Parents

Year 1 Phonics Screening - Information for Parents

Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check - Information for Parents

KS2 SATs - Information for ParentsKS2 SATs - Information for Parents