School Results from 2019
This information compares the attainment of our pupils with local authority and national averages. Please note that these results are from 2019 which is the last date national assessments took place. The government cancelled national tests in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
“We are delighted with the excellent results across the school putting us in the top 250 schools in the country. The results are a tribute to the hard work from all the children and the staff.”
Results on DfE Performance Table
Early Years Foundation Stage
A Good Level of Development (GLD) is defined as children working at or exceeding the expected standard in the key areas of literacy, maths, physical development, communication and language and personal, social and emotional development.
| SMSP | Local Authority Average | National Average | |
| GLD | 84.3% | 81% | 72% |
Year 1 Phonics screening Check
| SMSP | Local Authority Average | National Average | |
| Expected Standard | 92% | 87% | 82% |
Key Stage 1 Results
At the end of KS1 (Yr2), teachers are required to assess each child in the areas of reading, writing, maths and science. National Curriculum assessment tests are used to support teachers’ judgements. The current measures are as follows:
Expected Standard – Working at the expected standard for a child at the end of Year 2
Greater Depth – Working at greater depth within the expected standard, with a strong understanding of the curriculum.
| SMSP | Local Authority Average | National Average | |
| Reading – Expected Standard | 84% | 83% | 75% |
| Reading – Greater Depth | 49% | 38% | 25% |
| Writing – Expected Standard | 80% | 76% | 69% |
| Writing – Greater Depth | 39% | 23% | 15% |
| Maths – Expected Standard | 85% | 82% | 76% |
| Maths – Greater Depth | 50% | 34% | 22% |
| Science – Expected Standard | 100% | 91% | 82% |
| Reading, Writing and Maths combined – Expected Standard | 77% | 73% | 65% |
| Reading, Writing and Maths combined – Greater Depth | 32.2% | 19% | 11% |
Key Stage 2 Results
Children in Year 6 are assessed on their knowledge and understanding of the curriculum. The curriculum introduced in 2014 provides greater challenge with higher expectations set for the end of KS2.
Year 6 pupils are assessed in reading, writing, grammar, punctuation and spelling and maths.
Children are awarded one of the following Teacher Assessment judgements in writing:
Expected Standard – Working at the expected standard for their age
Greater Depth – Working at greater depth within the expected standard and has a strong understanding of the curriculum.
For further information, please see the leaflet Information for parents – KS2 from the Standards and Testing Agency.
| SMSP | Local Authority Average | National Average | |
| Reading – Expected Standard | 95.4% | 87% | 73% |
| Reading – High Standard | 43.7% | 45% | 27% |
| Reading – Average Scaled Score | 108.7 | 104 | |
| Writing* – Expected Standard | 87.4% | 88% | 78% |
| Writing* – Greater Depth | 32.2% | 28% | 20% |
| Spelling, punctuation and Grammar – Expected Standard | 95.4% | 91% | 78% |
| Spelling, punctuation and Grammar – High Standard | 51.7% | 56% | 36% |
| Spelling, punctuation and Grammar – Average Scaled Score | 109.8 | ||
| Maths – Expected Standard | 95.4% | 90% | 79% |
| Maths – High Standard | 55.2% | 47% | 27% |
| Maths – Average Scaled Score | 109.6 | 105 | |
| Science* – Expected Standard | 90% | 80% | 83% |
| Reading, Writing and Maths combined – Expected Standard | 83.9% | 80% | 65% |
| Reading, Writing and Maths combined – Greater depth/higher standard | 25.3% | 20% | 10% |