The Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for the Core Subjects) (Key Stage 1) Order 1993

Teacher assessment

4.—(1) It shall be the duty of the head teacher to make arrangements for each pupil to be assessed by a teacher in each core subject not later than four weeks before the end of the summer term in accordance with the provisions of this article and for a record of the results to be made by that teacher.

(2) The purpose of the assessment shall be to determine the pupil’s level of attainment in each attainment target specified for each subject which applies to him and in the subject as calculated in accordance with article 7.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the record of the results shall specify the pupil’s level of attainment in each attainment target mentioned in paragraph (2) and in each subject so calculated.

(4) Where it appears to the teacher that the pupil’s level of attainment in any attainment target is higher than level 3, but the teacher is unable to state that level in reliance on his assessment of the pupil under this article, the pupil shall be recorded as having achieved level 3.

(5) In making an assessment of a pupil pursuant to this article the teacher may take into account the results of any previous assessments of the pupil, including assessments by means of standard tasks, whether or not the previous assessments were made by that teacher.