National Average EYFS and KS1 Data

The information below compares the assessments in 2025 of our pupils against national averages.

Early Years Foundation Stage:

76% of pupils in Reception with a mainstream school trajectory attained a Good Level of Development according to the Early Years Framework. The 2025 national percentage was 68.3%.

A Good Level of Development is defined as children working at the expected standard or exceeding the expected standard in the key areas of literacy, maths, physical development, communication and language and personal, social and emotional development.

Year One Phonic Screening:

School data reports 81% of pupils in Year One with a mainstream school trajectory attaining the expected standard in the Phonics Screening test.  The tested cohort was 52. The 2025 national average was 80%.

 End of Key Stage Two:

* It’s not possible to calculate KS1 to KS2 progress measures for the 2023/24 or 2024/25 academic years. There is no KS1 baseline available to calculate primary progress measures for these years because of COVID-19 disruption.

	CPS	National Average 2025
Reading, Writing and Maths Combined ES	55%	62%
Reading, Writing and Maths Combined GD	12%	8%
Reading  Expected Standard	62%	75 %
Reading  Greater Depth	26%	33%
Writing  Expected Standard	67%	72%
Writing  Greater Depth	12%	13%
Maths   Expected Standard	67%	74%
Maths   Greater Depth	21%	26%
Grammar and Punctuation Expected Standard	60%	73%
Grammar and Punctuation Greater Depth	18%	30%
Science	74%	82%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Scaled Scores:

• Expected Standard: A scaled score of 100 or more means a child is meeting the government's expected standard for their age.
• Greater Depth: A scaled score of 110 or more means a child is working at a "greater depth" of understanding.
• Working Towards: A scaled score of 99 or below means the child is not meeting the expected standard, but is still considered "working towards" it.