Our panel of experienced markers will mark your English and mathematics optional test papers and the results will be returned to you. We will provide you with your pupils’ raw scores, test levels and age-standardised scores.

Your pupils’ question-level responses will be produced in an electronic format.

If you subscribe to the marking service you will automatically receive an analysis report as for the analysis service. You will also benefit from additional tables showing analyses of your pupils’ responses to individual questions, and analyses of responses aggregated by question type. See How does the marking and anlaysis service work?

Example of additional report tables for schools using the marking
and analysis service or self-marking and analysis service.

Example of a marking and analysis report

How does the marking and analysis service work?

Please note the following dates refer to the marking service that guarantees the return of results in July 2009.

1. Once we receive your order form and cheque we will send you details for accessing a set of pupil data forms to be completed with all the pupils you wish to enter for the marking/analysis service. We will also ask you to provide background information such as pupils’ gender, SEN stage, ethnicity and key stage 1 results. The more information that you can provide at this stage, the greater the level of analysis you will receive. These forms will need to be returned to us by 6 March 2009 in order for you to receive your optional test results by 3 July 2009.
2. Towards the end of April, we will send you a package containing printed labels for your pupils’ test scripts and instructions on how to send your tests for marking.
3. You will need to send off tests for marking on Thursday 14 May or Thursday 21 May 2009.
4. Your pupils’ optional test results will be available to download by 3 July 2009.
5. Question-level pupil scores will be available to download in July 2009.
6. Your pupil test scripts will be returned to you in July, 2009. Please note that we use an electronic system to mark papers and therefore marks may not appear on your test papers.
7. Your analysis report will be available to download in July 2009.

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