Key Stage 2 Results
In Summer 2022, children in Year 6 took the national Key Stage 2 tests for the first time since 2019. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, standards have continued to rise at Merton Abbey, particularly in the proportions of children achieving the higher standard [Greater Depth].
2022 Reading, writing and mathematics - combined
This table shows the proportion of children who achieved the expected standard in all three subjects: reading, writing and mathematics.
| Expected standard | |
Merton Abbey | National | |
Reading, writing and mathematics | 60% | 59% |
This table shows the proportion of children who achieved the higher standard [Greater Depth] in all three subjects: reading, writing and mathematics.
| Greater depth standard | |
Merton Abbey | National | |
Reading, writing and mathematics | 13% | (7%)* |
*The Department for Education has not yet published national figures for the Greater Depth standard. The figures in brackets are estimates produced by the Fisher Family Trust.
2022 Individual subjects
This table shows the proportion of children who achieved the expected standard or the greater depth standard in each individual subject.
| Expected standard | Greater depth standard | ||
Merton Abbey | National | Merton Abbey | National | |
Reading | 73% | 74% | 40% | (28%)* |
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling | 83% | 72% | 33% | (29%) |
Mathematics | 77% | 71% | 17% | (23%) |
Writing** | 63% | 69% | 17% | (13%) |
*The Department for Education has not yet published national figures for the Greater Depth standard. The figures in brackets are estimates produced by the Fisher Family Trust.
**Writing is graded by teacher assessment, not an externally marked test.
The last full set of results available is from 2019.
In Summer 2019, we had 43 children in Year 6 who sat the end of Key Stage 2 tests. At Merton Abbey, the percentage of children who achieved the expected standard was:
Subject | Expected standard or above | Working at greater depth |
Reading | 65% | 33% |
Writing | 67% | 14% |
Mathematics | 86% | 28% |
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling | 84% | 40% |
Reading, writing and mathematics (combined) | 56% | 7% |
The progress scores for Merton Abbey in 2019:
- The progress score for reading was -0.2 [Average]
- The progress score for writing was -1.4 [Average]
- The progress score for mathematics was 1.5 [Average]
The average scaled scores for Merton Abbey in 2019:
- The average scaled score in reading was 103
- The average scaled score in mathematics was 106
- The average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling was 107
National comparison
In reading, 73% of children achieved the expected standard nationally.
In writing, 78% of children achieved the expected standard nationally.
In mathematics, 79% of children achieved the expected standard nationally.
In Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling, 78% of children achieved the expected standard nationally.
The average scaled score in reading was 104 nationally.
The average scaled score in mathematics was 105 nationally.
The average scaled score in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling was 106 nationally.