QCA Tests

What are the QCA tests?

Done at the end of the year, these are the optional tests for years 3, 4 and 5 and have been developed and trialled in schools at the same time as the statutory end of key stage 1 tests (year 2) and end of key stage 2 tests (year 6). This means that it has now been possible to anchor standards in these tests securely to those in year 2 and year 6.

QCA Results

Year 3

Year 3 reading test level thresholds
Level	Number of marks
Below level 2	0 - 8
Level 2C achieved	9 - 12
Level 2B achieved	13 - 16
Level 2A achieved	17 - 19
Level 3C achieved	20 - 22
Level 3B achieved	23 - 25
Level 3A achieved	26 - 28
Level 4 achieved	29 - 36

Year 3 writing test level thresholds
Level	Number of marks
Below level 2	0 - 12
Level 2C achieved	13 - 17
Level 2B achieved	18 - 22
Level 2A achieved	23 - 26
Level 3C achieved	27 - 29
Level 3B achieved	30 - 32
Level 3A achieved	33 - 36
Level 4 achieved	37 - 45

Year 3 mathematics and mental mathematics test level thresholds
Test 3A		Test 3B
Level	Number of marks	Level	Number of marks
Below level 2B	0 - 11	Below level 3C	0 - 18
Level 2B	12 - 18	Level 3C	19 - 27
Level 2A	19 - 25	Level 3B	28 - 34
Level 3C	26 - 33	Level 3A	35 - 39
Level 3B	34 - 50	Level 4C	40 - 50
Total marks	50	Total marks	50

Year 4

Year 4 reading test level thresholds
Level	Number of marks
Below level 2	0 - 7
Level 2C achieved	8 - 10
Level 2B achieved	11 - 13
Level 2A achieved	14 - 16
Level 3C achieved	17 - 20
Level 3B achieved	21 - 24
Level 3A achieved	25 - 28
Level 4 achieved	29 - 44

Year 4 writing test level thresholds
Level	Number of marks
Below level 2	0 - 10
Level 2C achieved	11 - 16
Level 2B achieved	17 - 21
Level 2A achieved	22 - 26
Level 3C achieved	27 - 29
Level 3B achieved	30 - 33
Level 3A achieved	34 - 37
Level 4 achieved	38 - 45

Year 4 mathematics and mental mathematics test level thresholds
Test 4A		Test 4B
Level	Number of marks	Level	Number of marks
Below level 2A	0 - 12	Below level 3B	0 - 21
Level 2A	13 - 19	Level 3B	22 - 29
Level 3C	20 - 28	Level 3A	30 - 35
Level 3B	29 - 36	Level 4C	36 - 42
Level 3A	37 - 55	Level 4B	43 - 47
		Level 4A	48 - 55
Total marks	55	Total marks	55

Year 5

Year 5 reading test level thresholds
Level	Number of marks
Below level 3	0 - 9
Level 3C achieved	10 - 13
Level 3B achieved	14 - 17
Level 3A achieved	18 - 20
Level 4C achieved	21 - 24
Level 4B achieved	25 - 29
Level 4A achieved	30 - 33
Level 5 achieved	34 - 48

Year 5 writing test level thresholds
Level	Number of marks
Below level 3	0 - 12
Level 3C achieved	13 - 17
Level 3B achieved	18 - 22
Level 3A achieved	23 - 27
Level 4C achieved	28 - 30
Level 4B achieved	31 - 34
Level 4A achieved	35 - 38
Level 5 achieved	39 - 50

Year 5 mathematics test 5A and 5B and mental mathematics test level thresholds
Level	Number of marks
Below level 3C	0 - 20
Level 3C	21 - 31
Level 3B	32 - 42
Level 3A	43 - 51
Level 4C	52 - 62
Level 4B	63 - 71
Level 4A	72 - 78
Level 5C	79 - 84
Level 5B	85 - 90
Total marks	90

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