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At Cranbrook, our students follow the National Curriculum which divides Mathematics into four broad attainment targets. These are called Using and Applying Mathematics (AT1), Number and Algebra (AT2), Shape and Space (AT3) and Handling Data (AT4). These attainment targets are continually tested throughout Years 9, 10 and 11.
Our Year 9 intake complete the final year of the National Curriculum Key Stage 3. On arrival, the cohort is approximately sifted into one of three classes taught in two parallel blocks based on feeder school recommendations and results from the Cranbrook School Entrance Test. The Year group is then retested before the autumn half-term on a common range of topics and the sets are readjusted accordingly. Since September 2006, all classes study the Key Stage 3 examination at levels 6-8 only. Regular topic tests are conducted throughout the course of the year and these results are then used to monitor the appropriate setting of the students. All students realise that set changes may occur at these key times and this ensures that the best and most appropriate teaching is made available to every student.
The Key Stage 3 examination consists of two 1-hour written papers (one with and one without the use of a calculator), and a 20-minute mental arithmetic test. The Key Stage 3 examination is taken very seriously and the results are a key factor in determining the Year 10 classes for the start of the GCSE examination course. We expect students to achieve, on average, a level 7 in the KS3 examination.
The Key Stage 3 Results have shown a continual improvement over the last 4 years and the 2008 data shows a 4.99% increase in attainment levels over the 2004 results. The KS3 examination results in Mathematics for 2004 to 2008 were:
2008: Level average 7.36 (63 level 8s, 80 level 7s, 8 level 6s, 0 level 5s)
2007: Level average 7.31 (56 level 8s, 77 level 7s, 11 level 6s, 0 level 5s)
2006: Level average 7.16 (33 level 8s, 107 level 7s, 9 level 6s, 0 level 5s)
2005: Level average 7.04 (33 level 8s, 86 level 7s, 23 level 6s, 2 level 5s)
2004: Level average 7.01 (22 level 8s, 101 level 7s, 18 level 6s, 1 level 5)
At Cranbrook, our students follow the national curriculum which divides mathematics into four broad attainment targets. These are called using and applying mathematics (AT1), number and algebra (AT2), shape and space (AT3) and handling data (AT4). These attainment targets are continually tested throughout Years 9, 10 and 11.
Our Year 9 intake complete the final phase of the national curriculum key stage 3 and new from September 2010 will then sit the first unit of the modular GCSE from OCR (J562). This unit is worth 25% of the final GCSE grade and like all modules may be retaken once.
On arrival, the cohort is approximately sifted into one of three classes taught in two parallel blocks based on feeder school recommendations and results from the Cranbrook School entrance test. The year group is then retested before the autumn half-term on a common range of topics and the sets are readjusted accordingly. Regular topic tests are conducted throughout the course of the year and these results are then used to monitor the appropriate setting of the students. All students realise that set changes may occur at these key times and this ensures that the best and most appropriate teaching is made available to every student.
Although the key stage 3 examination was abolished in 2009, students were prepared for a similar programme of study during 2009 and 2010. The KS3 examination results in mathematics for 2004 to 2010 and the results of the new unit A GCSE mathematics module for 2011 onwards were as follows:
2011: 68% A*-A grades; 99% A*-C grades [53 (A*), 59 (A), 30 (B), 15 (C), 2 (D)]
2010: Level average 7.66 (104 level 8s, 47 level 7s, 3 level 6s)
2009: Level average 7.26 (55 level 8s, 68 level 7s, 18 level 6s, 0 level 5s)
2008: Level average 7.36 (63 level 8s, 80 level 7s, 8 level 6s, 0 level 5s)
2007: Level average 7.31 (56 level 8s, 77 level 7s, 11 level 6s, 0 level 5s)
2006: Level average 7.16 (33 level 8s, 107 level 7s, 9 level 6s, 0 level 5s)
2005: Level average 7.04 (33 level 8s, 86 level 7s, 23 level 6s, 2 level 5s)
2004: Level average 7.01 (22 level 8s, 101 level 7s, 18 level 6s, 1 level 5)
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