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Prep Independent School Assessment Package

A ready-made assessment package tailored to the needs of every Preparatory Independent School.

Supporting the whole child as you prepare them for senior school, ensuring they make the right progress and perform to the best of their abilities.

Designed to benchmark your students accurately, measure their progress, as well as screen for hidden potential and for barriers to learning as varied as dyslexia and low self-esteem. All of the assessments included are standardised so you can compare your data with that from similar schools. Some reports include Key Stage 2 indicators to give a comparison of performance with the state sector.

At a glance

Age ranges
8–13
Test duration
Varies
Test format
Digital (all except YARC)
Paper: YARC, plus as an option for CAT4 and the PT Series

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How the Prep Independent School Assessment Package can help you

Rich data, easy to use reports

Reports follow a consistent format and are very easy to follow which enables teachers to quickly access the data they need to impact teaching and learning. They help you to deliver personalised learning and excellent pastoral care, setting meaningful targets for each student and monitoring progress reliably. Dedicated parental reports also support conversations with parents.

Saves you and your school time

Digital assessments generate reports instantly, so you can act immediately and plan efficiently for meetings with governors, parents or inspectors.

Understand the whole student

Standardised on over 100,000 students, this unique combination of assessments and reports enables you to fully understand the whole student. Combination reports allow you to compare a student’s ability and current level of attainment which will help you understand how a student is progressing, ensuring every child can realise their true potential.

FAQs

What is included?

The Prep Independent School Assessment Package comprises the assessments matched to the needs of students aged 8-13 as listed above.

All are designed to baseline, measure attainment and progress, and screen for barriers to learning so that every student has the opportunity to realise their full potential.

What are the implications for teacher workload?

Using one of the Independent School Assessment Packages should save you and your school time in reporting and tracking progress. All of the assessments are available digitally, so that reports are generated instantly. Combination reports produce sophisticated profiles of individual students, all of which helps you deliver personalised learning as well as make confident curriculum planning decisions.

For schools using paper tests (CAT4 and the PT Series have paper options too) there is a marking service which saves you time.

When and how often should we use the various assessments?

You can use each of the assessments whenever you want, but we recommend the following: use CAT4 once a year; the PT Series once or twice a year (plus the Y7 transition assessment) depending on whether you choose the digital or blended option; PASS twice a year; and NGRT and NGST termly.

For optimum results they should be used as part of a structured assessment strategy. We’re here to give you advice on which to use and when, based on what we know is working in schools like yours.

Are the reports suitable for sharing with parents and governors?

Yes, and some assessments have reports specifically for parents. As your data is compared with national benchmarks, you know that your recommendations have a sound basis to support those stakeholder conversations too.

Is there support available to help us get the best from the Prep Independent Schools Assessment Packages?

Your subscription automatically includes support including online and face to face training and one to one consultations with a member of our Assessment Insights team. Many of our consultants and trainers have been teachers themselves, so you can trust them to give really sound advice.

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