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Standardised termly reading assessments for learners aged 5-11. Available as National Test-style papers with free reporting and test data analysis.
NTS (National Test-Style Standardised) Assessments: Reading are termly reading assessments for ages 5–11, designed to predict performance and familiarise learners with National Tests whilst measuring progress and attainment against national averages.
Written by experienced National Test authors, NTS Assessment papers are formatted to reflect SATs papers in content, format and demand. Confidently assess all national curriculum content domains and generate thorough and consistent diagnostic profiles for your learners whilst helping to prepare them for their National Tests.
Why choose NTS Assessments: Reading?
Reliable assessment outcomes
Prepare learners for National Tests
Free reporting and data analysis
Linked to reading interventions
NTS Assessments have followed a rigorous standardisation process to ensure they provide valid and reliable data outcomes to measure attainment and track progress.
- Standardised on a nationally (UK) representative sample of over 7,000 children in 2018/19.
- Automatically generated Standardised Scores allow you to compare performance against national averages.
- Age-standardised Scores show how a learner is performing against children of the same age, calculated in years and months.
- Reading Ages measure the age at which each learner's performance is typical and provide useful reference points when discussing performance with parents.
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Track learner progress
Easily track the performance of learners over time with progress reports, comparing overall results and strand performance across multiple termly tests.Predict National Test success
Predict the likelihood of success in National Tests with a high degree of accuracy. Our latest study analyses over 1,000 pupils' NTS Assessments and SATs results.Read latest study
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What teachers are saying...
NTS Assessments provide us with useful attainment, progress and comparison data to use as part of our assessment process and the average strand information generated helps to inform future teaching. What’s even better is that we’re helping the children to become familiar with the National Test format.
Sue Stamp, Headteacher & Assessment Co-ordinator Long Crendon School(W)e highly recommend NTS Assessments and Shine Interventions as a tool for taking away the ‘guesswork’ out of assessment and for giving us a clear picture of attainment in reading and maths.
Deputy CEO Diocese Sheffield Academies Trust (DSAT)NTS Assessments give us robust, detailed diagnostics to complement teacher judgement... They are easy to use and effectively prepare children for their SATs.
Nick Styles, Teacher Riccall Community Primary School
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About the Authors
Madeleine Barnes
Madeleine has over 20 years’ teaching and leadership experience in primary education and is now a full time English consultant. Madeleine works with various providers in the development of both KS1 and KS2 SATs tests and has over 12 years’ experience in the external marking of KS2 papers. She is also a KS2 writing moderator. Madeleine is passionate about ‘getting it right’ for children.
Shareen Wilkinson (nee) Mayers
Shareen is a primary English consultant and experienced primary teacher. She advises at national level and is currently a DfE subject specialist for reading and grammar (KS1 and KS2). For seven years, she was a part of the Expert Review.
Siobhan Skeffington
Siobhan has extensive experience in primary English as a classroom teacher, working with children of all age ranges over the past 28 years. She is also an author and an educational consultant and works on the KS1 and KS2 pre-tests, leading a team in KS1 and KS2 test development and attending Expert Review panels for English, maths and science. Siobhan writes, edits and reviews a variety of materials for the new curriculum. She has been a KS2 SATs marker and team leader for reading for 10 years.
Marie Lallaway
Marie teaches in a middle school and has extensive experience as a curriculum leader for English across KS2–KS4. As well as contributing to the development of materials for national tests, she has created assessment materials for reading, writing and grammar across KS1–KS3 and has led marking and reporting processes for SATs-style tests across KS2.
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