Progress is excellent across school from children’s starting points and our children achieve well. We work tirelessly to ensure all our children reach their potential

At the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) there is a statutory national assessment undertaken and we are compared as a school against others nationally and within the LA.

EYFS ‘Good Level of Development’ :         

Pinewood  2026	Local Authority 2026	National 2026
69.1%	67.5%	68.3%
Pinewood  2025	Local Authority 2025	National 2025
71%	72%	72%

 

Within Year 1 children undertake a statutory phonics screening test. Our children perform very well in this and have been considerably higher than National and the LA in 4 out of the past 5 years. Our most recent phonics data from 2025 is as follows:

Year 1 Phonics:         

Pinewood 2026	Local Authority 2026	National 2026
84%	82%	82%
Pinewood 2025	Local Authority 2025	National 2025
87%	81%	80%

 

If children do not pass the phonics screening test in Year 1, they are required to retake this statutory test in Year 2. In 2022, 2023 and 2024 we have been consistently higher than national in this retake. In 2025 due to a high level of additional need within the cohort, we were below the LA average:      

Year 2 Phonics: 

Pinewood 2026	Local Authority 2026	National 2026
100%	91%	unknown
Pinewood 2025	Local Authority 2025	National 2025
84%	90%	unknown

 

The last time that Year 2 assessment data was mandatory in the UK was 2023 and our Year 2 children achieved significantly higher than the National Average in reading, writing and mathematics as can be seen below:

Year 2 Reading 2023:

Pinewood 2023	Local Authority 2023	National 2023
79.2%	68.7%	68%

Year 2 Writing:

Pinewood 2023	Local Authority 2023	National 2023
73.6%	60.9%	60%

Year 2 Mathematics :

Pinewood 2023	Local Authority 2023	National 2023
83%	72.4%	70%

 

2025-26

Although no longer statutory, this is the % of children who reached the expected standard /greater depth at the end of KS1:

Reading  2026	Writing 2026	Maths 2026
79%  expected level	77% expected level	77% expected level
29%  greater depth (above)	13% greater depth (above)	23% greater depth (above)