School Data and Assessment

Pupil Achievement at Leighton Middle School

Social as well as academic well-being is crucial in order to create a happy school where pupils feel they can achieve their best. To this end we arrange for you to have an early consultation evening with your child’s Form Tutor. We encourage further informal contacts as and when necessary to maintain this important link with parents.

Each subject department has a system of assessments that provides evidence for each pupil’s achievements in the National Curriculum. We summarise these assessments in reports to parents in October, January and July. You will have an opportunity to meet your child’s mentor to discuss progress and ways to support your child’s learning at two points during the year.

Pupils achieve high standards and make good progress in the four years that they attend Leighton Middle School. Many pupils leave Leighton Middle School achieving levels which are above national expectations for Year 8 pupils.

Assessments across the school

Across the school there are 4 main assessment points in Key Stage 2 and there are 3 assessment points in Key Stage 3. Below is a breakdown of the assessments that take place.

Year 5 Assessments

September = GL assessments* and internal baseline tests (all subjects)
December = Internal assessments or teacher assessments (all subjects)
March = Internal assessments or teacher assessments (all subjects)
May/June = GL assessments and internal end of Year assessments (all subjects)

Year 6 Assessments

September = internal assessments in Reading, Writing, SPAG and Mathematics
December = Internal assessments or teacher assessments (all subjects)
March = Internal assessments or teacher assessments (all subjects)
May/June = GL assessments, end of year assessments and SATs examinations

Year 7 and 8 Assessments

December = Internal assessments or teacher assessments (all subjects)
March = Internal assessments or teacher assessments (all subjects)
May/June = GL assessments and end of Year assessments (all subjects – in Year 8 this information will be passed on to Upper Schools)

English, maths and assessment evening 2024 video

What are the KS2 SATS

What are the KS2 SATS?

SATs are standardised assessment tests taken by pupils in England at the end of Year 6 to assess their attainment and educational progress. At the end of Key Stage 1, pupils are assessed through teacher assessment rather than statutory national tests. SATs outcomes provide schools and the government with a national measure of pupil performance and are also one source of information available to parents when considering the performance of schools. The Year 6 SATs are set nationally, with the administration and external marking of the tests carried out on behalf of the government.

In 2027 the SATs will take place from Monday 10^th May 2027.

Monday 10^th May: English grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) papers 1 (questions) and 2 (spelling) SPAG
Tuesday 11^th May: English Reading paper
Wednesday 12^th May: Mathematics- Paper 1 (Arithmetic) and Paper 2 (Reasoning)
Thursday 13^th May: Mathematics- Paper 3 (Reasoning)

Please do not plan any absences during this time.

External assessments

Upon entry all pupils complete standardised assessments called Progress in Maths and Progress in English tests. These assessments allow the school to understand the starting points of each pupil, know their areas of strength and the areas that need developing. Further standardised assessments are then then taken at the end of each academic year allowing pupils and teachers to see the progress that each pupil has made. Along with internal assessments these are also used to organise Maths and English groups in Year 5 and Year 6.

Academic performance KS2

The table below shows the attainment in the SATS since 2023/24.

	2024				2025				2026
	% of Pupils achieving expected or higher than expected standard		% of Pupils achieving HIGHER than expected standard		% of Pupils achieving expected or higher than expected standard		% of Pupils achieving HIGHER than expected standard		% of Pupils achieving expected or higher than expected standard		% of Pupils achieving HIGHER than expected standard
Subject	Leighton Middle	National	Leighton Middle	National	Leighton Middle	National	Leighton Middle	National	Leighton Middle	National	Leighton Middle	National *
Reading	84	74	40	28	87	75	45	33	91	75	41	28
Writing	91	72	26	13	84	72	10	13	91	73	24	13
Mathematics	83	73	30	24	89	74	30	26	86	75	36	24
Grammar, punctuation & spelling	80	72	44	32	80	73	22	30	84	74	26	32
Combined Reading, Writing and Maths	77	61	13	8	78	62	5	8	80	63	15	8

* Some National Data is provisional at this point

Average Scaled Score

The table below shows the average scaled scores in the SATs since 2023/24

	2024		2025		2026
	Average scaled score		Average scaled score		Average scaled score
Subject	Leighton Middle	National	Leighton Middle	National	Leighton Middle	National*
Read	107	105	107	106	108	106
Maths	106	104	106	105	107	105
Grammar, punctuation & spelling	106	105	105	105	106	105

* Some National Data is provisional at this point

KS1 - KS2 Progress measure

Leighton Middle School DfE Performance Tables

Year 8 Exit Data 2026

Subject	% of Pupils achieving expected or higher than expected standard
Reading	85%
Writing	82%
Maths	80%
Science	86%