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SATs Results - July 2022

Well done to all of the Y6 pupils, teachers and parents for their dedication and hard work that they have shown over the course of the year.

Due to covid-19, SATs tests did not take place during 2019-20 or 2020-21

SATs Results - July 2019

Well done to all of the Y6 pupils, teachers and parents for their dedication and hard work that they have shown over the course of the year.

BWJS 2019 SATs results continue to be above the national averages for all subjects

% of pupils achieving the expected standard at the end of Y6

% of pupils achieving the higher score (Greater Depth) at end of Y6

 Average scaled scores

So, what do the scaled scores mean?

Each child’s raw score in the test (32/50 in the reading test, for example) is turned into a scaled score, based on making comparisons with the other children across the country who took the same test. The scaled scores are centred around 100. That means that:

• A score of 100 means the child is working ‘at the expected standard’ for a Year 6 child. 80 is the lowest possible score and 120 is the highest.
• A scaled score of 99 or less means they haven’t reached the government’s ‘expected standard’.
• In 2018, the average scaled score was 105 in reading, 104 in maths, and 106 in grammar, punctuation and spelling.

Progress Score (KS1-KS2)  Confidence interval in brackets (Data coming soon)

What progress scores mean:

Most schools will have progress scores between −5 and +5.

If a school has a progress score of 0 this means that on average their pupils achieved similar results at the end of KS2 (end of year 6) to pupils in other schools with similar results at the end of KS1 (end of year 2).

If a school has a positive progress score this means that on average their pupils made more progress than pupils in other schools with similar results at the end of KS1.

For example:

• A score of +3 in reading would mean that on average pupils at the school got 3 scaled score points more in the KS2 English reading test, compared to other pupils nationally with similar results at the end of KS1.
• A negative score doesn’t mean a school has failed or pupils have made no progress. It just means that on average their pupils have made less progress than pupils in other schools with similar results at the end of KS1.