Y7 Assessment
The timetables for the Year 7 Assessment Weeks are published below, to support you and your child in preparing for these assessments.
Year 7 Assessment 1 (13th January 2025)
Year 7 Assessment 2 (12th May 2025) (scroll down, or click here for quick access)
Year 7 Assessment Week (13th January – 17th January 2025)
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Year 7 AW1 Information |
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English |
You will have a 20-question quiz based on the texts you studied- use the knowledge organiser to revise You will write a detailed description of a place. You will have a photo to inspire you |
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French |
A 30-minute grammar and reading assessment, covering all work from Half Terms 1 and 2. |
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Geography |
A 40-minute paper covering the topics of What makes up planet earth, ecosystems and the lithosphere, including map and graph skills covered in these topics. There will be a combination of short answer, closed questions and longer answer open response questions. |
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German |
A 30-minute grammar and reading assessment, covering all work from Half Terms 1 and 2. |
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History |
Students will complete:
The assessment will focus on the past two topics (Norman conquest and Medieval Religion). |
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Maths |
A 50-minute assessment covering topics studied since the beginning of Y7. Non calculator. 60 marks |
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Science |
Science is a 45-minute exam with questions on: Biology – Cells and movement Chemistry – The Particle Model and Separating Mixtures Physics – energy introduction and energy at home |
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Spanish |
A 30-minute grammar and reading assessment, covering all work from Half Terms 1 and 2. |
Year 7 Assessment Week (12th May – 16th May 2025)
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Year 7 AW2 Information |
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English |
A quiz on the vocabulary and poetry information on the knowledge organiser and some analytical writing on Island Man OR Nettles |
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French |
A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into French and an extended writing task in French HT1: Describing myself HT2: Describing my family HT3 and 4: My school |
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Geography |
Section A – Short answer questions to test understanding of key vocabulary from current and previous units. Section B – Short answer questions closed and open questions testing place knowledge of continents and oceans, knowledge of the biosphere and lithosphere, knowledge of population. There will be one longer extended writing question on each topic and one skills question (graphs/maps/photograph/numeracy) Unit 1 – What do you know about the world? Place knowledge and world map skills. Unit 2 – What is planet earth like? The biosphere (Ecosystems and biomes) Unit 3 – How are populations changing? Population change, distribution and management. Unit 4 – What is the lithosphere and how is it shaped? Rocks, weathering, erosion and rivers. |
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German |
A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into German and an extended writing task in German HT1: Describing myself HT2: Describing my family HT3 and 4: My school |
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History |
20 knowledge questions (multiple choice) 10 key words gap fill 10 dates for chronology 4 knowledge questions – 4 marks each, extended answers on topics of Medieval World and Black Death |
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Maths (2 papers) |
Paper 1 covers the essentials (1 hour) Paper 2 covers fluency or depth (30 – 45 minutes) The content of the papers covers all of the topics studied this year and will be shared with students and families before the assessments. |
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Science |
A 45 – minute written assessment paper covering: Ecosystems, Plant reproduction, Acids and Alkalis Metals and Non-Metals, Forces Introduction, Forces and motion |
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Spanish |
A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into Spanish and an extended writing task in Spanish HT1: Describing myself HT2: Describing my family HT3 and 4: My school |