Our school doesnt give out year 2 stats: why!

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Teacher said something about it not being a true representation of years work so they give us that instead.

I get this but I would also like to see how child performs in exam compared to year level.

why not tell us if we want to know?

It is compulsory for the tests to be given to all children working at level 2 or above. You cannot choose to not give it. The only children who would not be given the test in a subject are those that are assessed by the teacher to be working below the level of the tests i.e. children at level 1 or below.

It's not so much a case of poor practice to use the level of the test but going against the assessment and reporting requirements. And you'd have a hard time explaining to the LA moderator why you'd given a child a level 1 if you had a book full of evidence that show the child working at level 2.

all these posts illustrating why the exam is crap and doesn't give any idea of anything...and yet they still have to do this exam and the date from it is used somewhere so to someone somewhere it is rather imp?

The data from it isn't used anywhere AFAIK. You are entitled to ask for it and the school should give it if you ask, but what your daughter scored means absolutely nothing to anybody else anywhere.

The KS1 tests(exams if you like) are as useful as any test/exam in that they provide a snapshot of what the pupil knows at that point In time about the things asked on that particular paper nothing more nothing less. They are statutory and head teachers are legally responsible for ensuring they are administered correctly.

The current Y1 children will face a whole different set of tests/exams when they reach the end of the KS

The data from the tests/exams isn't reported so isn't used externally only as a small part of the teachers assessment.

I did mean end of KS1 that was just a typo

I really went away with the idea it was not compulsory though so thanks for correcting that. Maybe she just meant that some children could be exempted if working below the level.

I am also not sure what value it is adding to do it really since the teacher assessment is what is relied upon.

The S in SATs doesn't stand for anything as technically there are no such thing as SATs in English schools (although that is what the National Curriculum Tests are called by most people).