1. ‘There can be no more important subject than English in the school curriculum. English is a pre-eminent world language; it is at the heart of our culture and it is the language medium in which most of our pupils think and communicate. Literacy skills are also crucial to pupils’ learning in other subjects across the curriculum.’ (Sir Michael Wilshaw, HMCI, Ofsted, March 2012) Thursday 26 th November 2015

2. » Children need to be ‘secondary ready’. » Primary school performance at the end of Year Six is a key indicator for GCSE success » The required standard of reading (100) is essential if a child is to access secondary school subjects » Every child to achieve the required standard in reading, writing and mathematics (3Rs) » Children leave our school with results above the national average

3. » Where was my child at age 7 (end of Key Stage One) in reading, writing and mathematics? » What were my child’s CAT scores in Year Five? » What do I hope my child will achieve at 16? Minimum of five GCSEs A* to C (including English and mathematics)

4. » Raw score will be converted into a standardised score for all tests taken. » 100 is the expected standard » A higher performing child might score above 120 » New SATs guides on school website under learning - assessment » Practice tests » Masterclasses start Jan 2016 » ‘Sample’ tests in March 2016

5. » One in five of all pupils – 100,000 children in England in 2011 – did not reach national expectations at the end of primary school. » The problem continues into secondary school. Of those who just missed Level 4 and instead achieved Level 3A at the end of primary school, only a third achieved a C grade in GCSE English in 2011. » In 2011, 45% of those pupils who just reached Level 4C at the age of 11 did not achieve a Grade C in their GCSE English exams.

6. » In 2012 nearly two-thirds of children who achieved Level 5 in English and mathematics when they left primary school didn’t go on to get A or A* grades in those subjects at GCSE. » A third of these able children do not even get B grades – 27,000 children in a single year didn’t. » Ofsted focus on Key Stage Three provision

7. » Monday 9 th – Thursday 13 th May 2016 » English and maths tests for all » Breakfast Club » How are results awarded from test papers? » Teacher assessment vs. test result » Ofsted » DfE primary school performance tables

8. » All tests are externally marked » Results will be in your child’s end of year report in July » Results are given as standardised score » Teacher assessment results are also given » Secondary schools use these results to inform Year 7 entry