Year 4 multiplication check
The Year 4 statutory multiplication check was introduced nationally in 2021-2022. Though there is no national threshold or expected level, it is clear that the retention and recall of times tables is of great benefit to our students in their ongoing mathematical journeys.
2023 data:
- 24+/25 = 81% (59% achieved 25/25)
- 23+/25 = 89%
- 22+/25 =Â 90%
The mean score for 2023 at Simon Balle was 24/25, nationally in 2022 it was 19.8.
KS2 SATs
Due to the growing primary phase in Simon Balle All-through school, 2022-2023 is our second year of KS2 SATs.
Students’ attainment and progress in 2023 is exceptionally strong.
At Simon Balle in 2023, the percentage of students achieving a combined expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics in 2023 is 85%
The national average in 2022 for the percentage of students achieving a combined expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics in 2022 is 59%. The 2023 national average will be confirmed soon.
KS2 SATs attainment:
| Percentages | National average 2022 | National average 2022 GD | EXS+ at Simon Balle 2023 | GDS at Simon Balle 2023 | National average 2023
GD TBC |
| Reading | 74% | 28% | 88.3% | 50% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72%Â | N/A | 91.7% | 36.7% | 72% |
| Mathematics | 71% | 23% | 90% | 43.3% | 73% |
| Combined | 59% | 85% |
* Exp = working at expected levels
** GD = working at greater depth levelsÂ
KS2 scaled scores
100 = expected levels
110 = greater depth
| Scaled scores | Simon Balle average 2022 | National average 2022 | Simon Balle average 2023
National average tbc |
| Reading | 108 | 105 | 108 |
| Grammar, punctuation and spelling | 109 | 105 | 108 |
| Mathematics | 107 | 104 | 108 |
In due course, performance tables will be published here: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/140294/simon-balle-all-through-school/primary
Please note, the government did not publish KS2 school level data for the 2021 to 2022 academic year. They have archived data from the 2018 to 2019 academic year because they recognise that the data from that year may no longer reflect current performance.
