Furthermore, they have warned the government that it would be “irresponsible to hold schools to account” using data from this year’s results.
It comes after the Department for Education (DfE) revealed this year’s key stage 2 SATs results on Tuesday (July 5) – the first to be published under the new, more challenging curriculum and exam regime.
The results show that the percentage of pupils meeting the new expected standard were:
The results have caused instant concern for schools given that the government has set the floor standard at 65 per cent – notably above the average pupil performance.
In light of the results, the government has warned Regional Schools Commissioners and Ofsted inspectors that they must take into account the fact that this is the first year of the new assessment regime when judging primary schools.
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