The KS3 Assessment Package is a powerful combination of our Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4), Progress Test Series (English, maths and science), New Group Reading Test (NGRT), New Group Spelling Test (NGST) and Pupil Attitudes to Self and School (PASS), our attitudinal survey.
Together they enable you to: baseline your students and identify hidden potential at transition; track attainment in core subjects throughout Key Stage 3 (over two years or three) and gauge the attitudes and mindset of your pupils so you can also identify and address any barriers to learning.
The KS3 Assessment Package is available to schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The KS3 package enables you to triangulate data across different assessments gives you a whole pupil view of attainment, progress, potential, and any barriers to learning. Combination Reports instantly analyse data from CAT4, digital versions of PTE (Progress Test English) and PTM (Progress Test Maths), and NGRT (reading).
CAT4 provides retrospective KS2 indicators, and the PT Series includes a transition assessment specifically designed for the start of Y7. These allow you to establish an accurate, impartial benchmark.
You’re also able to accurately assess a student arriving from another school part way through KS3.
Reports follow a consistent format and are easy to follow, providing clear practical reports at a senior management view, cohort view and individual pupil view, including key indicator reports to support transition stages. Individual student reports support conversations with parents, avoiding technical language and suggesting strategies for support at home.
Digital assessments generate reports instantly, for paper versions of CAT4 and the PT Series, analysis is provided by our independent marking and standardising service, so there is NO extra workload.
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Seven of our leading assessments brought together as a convenient package to support Key Stage 3. These are CAT4, the PT Series (English, maths, science), NGRT (reading) and NGST (spelling), and PASS (attitudes and barriers to learning). Used together they provide you with a ‘whole pupil view’ from transition through to GCSE decision-making.
Using our KS3 Assessment Package should save you and your school time in reporting and assessing progress. Choose digital only, or blended (CAT4 and the PT Series are available in paper format too). Our digital assessments enable reports to be generated re generated instantly and a marking service for paper tests means we take any number-crunching off your hands.
You can use any of the assessments whenever you want, but we recommend: CAT4 once a year; 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.
Yes, and some assessments have reports specifically for parents. Because data is compared with national benchmarks, you know that your recommendations have a sound basis to support stakeholder conversations.
Your subscription includes a variety of support, ranging from online and face to face training to one–to–one consultations with our Assessment Insights team.