This page provides links and resources related to pupil assessment and performance.

The progress of pupils in maintained schools is assessed at the end of the Reception Year (Foundation Stage Profile), Year 4 (Key Stage 1), Year 6 (Key Stage 2), and Year 9 (Key Stage 3). In the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 3, teacher assessment is used and in Key stages 2 pupils sit National Curriculum Tests (SATS) in addition to teacher assessment. Pupils normally take GCSE, Vocational GCSE or other equivalent qualifications at the end of Year 11. There are a wide variety of pathways which students follow post 16 which lead to a range of qualifications.

Key Stage 1 teacher assessments cover

• reading
• writing
• speaking and listening
• maths
• science

whilst tasks and tests cover reading, writing (including handwriting and spelling) and maths.

At Key Stage 2 tests for 11 year olds cover

• English (reading, writing and spelling)
• maths, including mental arithmetic
• science.

whilst teacher assessment covers English, maths and science.

Key Stage 3 teacher assessment for 14 year olds covers:

• English
• maths
• science
• history
• geography
• modern foreign languages
• design and technology
• information and communication technology (ICT)
• art and design
• music
• physical education
• citizenship
• religious education.

Each year details of the results of pupils and students in North Yorkshire schools are published by the Department for Education (DfE). Each school also has a school profile on the Directgov website which is updated annually and which includes test and examination results.