The formative use of summative assessment is an identifiable characteristic of assessment for learning. Used effectively, data can help identify where learning for individual pupils and whole cohorts can be taken forward.

Pupil Achievement Tracker (PAT)

The Pupil Achievement Tracker (PAT) is a powerful piece of diagnostic and analytical software designed to support schools and classroom teachers.

Online autumn package

Data information from the national curriculum statutory assessments.

QCA diagnostic software

This CD-ROM has been developed to assist teachers and school managers in a diagnostic analysis of the statutory and optional tests. This software has been incorporated into the Pupil Achievement Tracker (formerly the Interactive Autumn Package).

QCA diagnostic software user guide

Guidance material to support the use of QCA diagnostic software.

National curriculum statutory assessments: analysis of pupil performance

At the end of each test cycle QCA carries out an analysis of pupil performance, which results in the Standards reports. The accompanying technical appendices provide the statistical basis to the reports.

Technical appendices:

key stage 1, key stage 2 and key stage 3