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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

SATs are standardised assessment tests administered by primary schools in England to children in Year 2 and Year 6 to check their educational progress. They are one marker used by the government, and hence parents, of the quality of the education at a school. The setting and marking of SATs are carried out in UK schools by the Standards & Testing Agency.

In 2026 the SATS will take place from Monday 11th May until Thursday 14th May.

  • Monday 11th May: English grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) papers 1 (questions) and 2 (spelling)
  • Tuesday 12th May: English reading paper
  • Wednesday 13th May: mathematics papers 1 (arithmetic) and 2 (reasoning)
  • Thursday 14th May: mathematics paper 3 (reasoning

We ask that there are no holidays booked 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 2022/23. 

2023

2024

2025

% 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

  82

73

40

29

84

74

40

28

87

75

44

33

Writing

  89

71

25

13

91

72

26

13

84

72

10

13

Mathematics

  86

73

33

24

83

73

30

24

89

74

29

26

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

  82

72

39

30

80

72

44

32

80

73

22

30

Combined Reading, Writing and Maths

  77

59

20

8

77

61

13

8

78

62

5

8

  * Some National Data is provisional at this point

 Average Scaled Score 

 The table below shows the average scaled scores in the SATs since 2022/23

2023

2024

2025

Average scaled score

Average scaled score

Average scaled score

Subject

Leighton Middle

National

Leighton Middle

National

Leighton Middle

National*

Read

107

105

107

105

107

106

Maths

106

104

106

104

106

105

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

107

105

106

105

105

105

 * Some National Data is provisional at this point  

KS1 - KS2 Progress measure

Year 8 Exit Data 2025

Subject

% of Pupils achieving expected or higher than expected standard

Reading

86%

Writing

84%

Maths

75%

Science

88%