What do the National Curriculum levels mean?
There are eight levels in the National Curriculum. Children are expected to work their way through one level every two years. If a child has achieved the expected level in the National Curriculum, it means they show knowledge and skills that are the same as, or slightly better than, most children of the same age. If your child is 7 or 11, you may also get age-standardised test scores, which tell you how your child is doing compared with other children born in the same month. There are also new optional national tests for 8 , 9 and 10 year olds. Many schools use these to check children s progress. They also give National Curriculum levels and age-standardised scores. What else will the report tell me? The report the school sends you will explain what the results show about your child s progress. Your child s teacher should arrange to discuss your child s performance with you in more detail. The report will also give a summary of the school s results for your child s age group as a whole
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