Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School & Sixth Form College
Reading
Assessments
How do we report reading?
We report reading by using standardised scores. We will report students’ baseline (Yr 7) and latest score and this means students and parents can compare their latest scores with their baseline. In school, we will track scores across tests.
What is a standardised score?
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A standardised score is a test result that's converted to a common scale so that students' performance can be compared. Standardised scores are based on the performance of a nationally representative sample of students, and are useful for comparing the performance of different groups of students.
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How are they calculated
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Standardised scores are calculated from a student's raw score in the STAR reader test by determining how far above or below the mean the raw score is.
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What they're used for
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Standardised scores are used to compare students' performance against a national average, and to identify strengths and weaknesses across the curriculum.
What the average is
The mean (average) standardised score is set at 100, regardless of the difficulty of the test.
How they're interpreted
A score of greater than 100 means a student has scored above average, a score of less than 100 means they have scored below average..
How they're used in comparison to scaled scores
Scaled scores (like KS2 SATS) indicate whether a student has met an expected standard - so 100 is, effectively, a pass mark. Standardised scores are norm-referenced, meaning they compare students' performance against a national average- so 100 is the score that the ‘middle’ or ‘most average’ student in any sample gets- half of the sample will score higher and half lower.
