What is the Year 1 phonics screening test out of?

40 words
Each test contains 40 words. The test is carried out one-to-one between teacher and pupil. The child must read out each word to their teacher. The 40 words contain 20 real words and 20 pseudo words (alien or nonsense words).

How many words are in the phonics screening test?

The phonics screening check contains 40 words divided into two sections of 20 words. Both sections contain a mixture of real words and pseudo-words.

Why do we do phonics screening test?

The purpose of the phonics screening check will be to confirm that all children have learned phonic decoding to an age-appropriate standard.

What is the pass rate for phonics screening?

The average pass rate for the Local Authority in 2019 was 85%. *The pass mark was 32 out of 40. *Out of the 55 children that passed, 48 children passed with a score of 90% or above.

Is the phonics screening check 2021 Cancelled?

In the 2020 to 2021 academic year, the national curriculum assessments, including the phonics screening check, were cancelled. Cancellation of the phonics screening check in June 2021 means incoming year 2 pupils did not take the check in year 1.

Will phonics screening take place 2021?

How many children pass the phonics screening check?

The proportion of children who met the expected standard in the phonics check at the end of Year 1 in 2019 was 82 per cent. The provisional statistics, released today by the Department for Education show the pass rate was down 0.6 percentage points compared to 2018 (using unrounded data).

What is the pass mark for phonics screening 2019?

32
The 2019 phonics screening check threshold mark is 32. Teachers should check each pupil’s mark against the threshold to establish whether they have achieved the expected standard.

What is the pass mark for phonics screening 2022?

It takes between two and five minutes. If they do not manage to read 32 of the words, they are given extra support, and repeat the check at the end of Year 2. The ‘pass’ mark of 32 is subject to change by the government and schools will be notified some time in June of this figure.