Understanding scaled scores Since 2016, the key stage 1 and 2 national curriculum tests (NCTs) have been reported using scaled scores. The key stage 1 (KS1) NCTs have a scaled score ranging from 85 to 115, and the key stage 2 (KS2) NCTs from 80 to 120, with a scaled score of 100 representing the expected standard at the end of the key stage.
SATs scores explained for KS2 and KS1 parents–how does scaled scoring work? To begin, your child will receive a raw score. This is simply the actual number of marks they achieved in their SATs. Then, their raw score is converted into a scaled score and this is used to judge how well your child has done in their SATs paper.
reading scaled score of 112. On the attainment scatterplot below, Sam is plotted with KS1 prior attainment of 17 points and KS2 attainment of 112. Nationally, the average KS2 score for pupils with KS1 prior attainment greater than or equal to 17 points and less than 18 points is 105.6, as shown by the horizontal red line. Sam’s KS2 score of 112 is above the national red line; Sam has a ...
Wondering how KS2 SATs results are calculated or what scaled scores, raw scores and all the other SATs scores jargon means? Here are all your answers!
You can use these tables to convert raw scores to scaled scores for the 2024 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.
Scaled score conversion tables for schools and local authorities to use for the 2022 national curriculum tests.
Data analyst Jamie Pembroke has produced blogs on converting the 2017 and 2018 KS2 scaled scores to standardised scores, the latest of which suggests that a Standardised Score between 90 (most generous) to 95 (least generous) is – very roughly – likely to be similar to a Scaled Score of 100.
To allow for comparison with scores from previous cohorts, the number of marks a child scores in their test (their ‘raw’ score) needs to be converted into a scaled score. In both the KS1 and KS2 SATs, children need to have a scaled score of ‘at least 100’ to meet the ‘expected standard’.
At the end of key stage 2 (KS2) pupils take national curriculum tests in mathematics, English reading and English grammar, punctuation and spelling. We use scaled scores to report the outcomes of these tests, to ensure we can make accurate comparisons of performance over time. What is a scaled score?
The Scaled Score varies between 80 (for a “raw score” of 3 marks) to 120 (for nearly all questions answered correctly). The pass mark is a scaled score of 100.
Information for schools and local authorities about scaled scores and the expected standard for the key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
The highest scaled score is 120 for KS2 and 115 for KS1. Achieving a scaled score of 120 (or 115 for KS1) means your child has performed at the highest level on the test, which could be equivalent to getting 100%. What score do you need to get greater depth in SATs?
Education expert James Clements explains what the KS2 SATs are, how scaled scores work, and what you can expect to hear from your child's school.
We use scaled scores to ensure we can make accurate comparisons of school performance over time. At KS2, the range of scaled scores is 80 to 120. A scaled score:
Ks2 scaled scores will be used as the end points for the progress calculation in reading and maths. In writing pupils will be allocated nominal “scale scores” or points dependent on which Teacher Assessment category they fall into.
The marks needed for children to achieve the government’s ‘expected’ score in both the KS1 and KS2 national curriculum tests have been released by the Department for Education (DfE). What exactly is a scaled score? Scaled scores are used by the DfE to ensure they are able to make accurate comparisons of the performance of children in national curriculum tests over time. Despite the fact ...
Indicators Average scaled score Percentage of pupils absent from or not able to access the test Percentage of pupils absent or disapplied Show 8 more indicators
