Parents - National Curriculum Levels

National Curriculum Levels

 

Understanding your child’s progress at Key Stage 3

For each National Curriculum subject, there is a programme of study. The programmes of study describe the subject knowledge, skills and understanding pupils are expected to develop during each key stage.

National Curriculum levels

The programmes of study also map out a scale of attainment within the subject. These “attainment targets” are split into levels. The exception is Citizenship, which has separate attainment targets for the end of Key Stage 3.

Children develop at different rates, but National Curriculum levels can give you an idea of how your child’s progress compares to what is typical for their age. For example, by the end of Key Stage 2, most children will have reached level 4, and by the end of Key Stage 3, most will be at level 5. Many of our pupils go on to exceed these national expectations.

As part of our reporting system we detail the national curriculum level given for each subject. In order to support pupils’ understanding of these levels they are broken down into sublevels using a, b, c as an indicator:

  • a – represents strong level;
  • b – represents sound level;
  • c – represents a weak level.


    • As requested by a number of parents/ carers through a recent survey please find below details of all the national curriculum levels for key stage 3 subjects. You may find these useful when supporting your child’s learning at home. If you have any queries about these please do not hesitate to contact the relevant subject leader at the college.

     

    Art

    Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8  

    D&T

    Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7    

     

    Drama

    Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8  

     

    English

    Reading Level 3, 4 & 5 Reading Level 6, 7 & 8 Speaking and Listening Writing Level 3, 4 & 5 Writing Level 6, 7 & 8 KS3 Long Term Planning

     

    Geography

    Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7    

     

    History

    Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7    

     

    RE

    Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7  

     

    Science

    All Levels          

     

    ICT

    Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7    

     

    Mathematics

    Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8

     

    French

    Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

     

    German

    Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

     

    Spanish

    Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

     

    Music

    All Levels

     

    PE

    Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6