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Meadowhead SchoolAcademy Trust

Y9 Assessment

The timetable for the Year 9 Assessment Week 1 (18th January 2027) is published below, to support you and your child in preparing for these assessments.  

(Quick jump to Assessment Week 2 timetable)

9A 9B 9C 9D

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

 

Science

 

 

Tue

 

Maths

 

 

Science

Wed

German

 

Science

 

 

Thu

History

English

 

 

 

Fri

 

 

Geography

 

 

 

9E 9F 9G 9H

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

Geography

 

Science

 

Tue

 

English

 

 

 

Wed

 

Science

 

 

 

Thu

Maths

 

Science

 

 

Fri

 

 

French

 

History

 

9I 9J 9K 9L

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

 

 

English

 

Tue

Science

Geography

 

 

 

Wed

 

 

 

Science

 

Thu

Spanish

History

 

 

 

Fri

Maths

 

 

Science

 

 

Subject

Information

English

'Fahrenheit 451'

Section A (Reading - Analytical): You will locate quotations in an extract from 'Fahrenheit 451' and write a paragraph of analysis in response to a given question.

Section B (Writing - Creative): You will write an opening to a piece of dystopian fiction.

1 hour to answer both sections.

Maths

A 50-minute assessment covering topics studied since the beginning of Y9. Calculator allowed.

Science

3 assessments, each 40 marks. Topics assessed are:

Biology B1a – Cell structure

Chemistry C1a – Atomic structure

Physics P1a – Energy: stores and transfers

French

A 40-minute listening paper, which will include content from Y9 HT1 and some retrieval of Y7 and Y8 topics. 

German

A 40-minute listening paper, which will include content from Y9 HT1 and some retrieval of Y7 and Y8 topics. 

Spanish

A 40-minute listening paper, which will include content from Y9 HT1 and some retrieval of Y7 and Y8 topics. 

Geography

A 45-minute written paper.

Section A – Key definitions from units covered in Y7 & Y8

Section B – Short answer questions closed and open questions testing knowledge and understanding. There will be one longer extended writing question and one skills question (graph/map/photograph/numeracy) for each topic.

TOPICS

Why are some tectonic hazards more deadly than others?

Who will win the race to be Asia’s next superpower?

History

A 50-minute assessment covering the Dictators and Significant Events of WWII. Use the Knowledge Organisers for each topic to revise.

Students will complete a variety of questions assessing their knowledge retrieval, key words, chronology and extended writing.

Ethics

A 40-minute assessment covering Citizenship and RSHE

Section A – 10 keyword/knowledge questions

Section B- You will be asked to apply your knowledge to 2 scenarios

Core PE

Every 8 weeks, you will be assessed in the two different sports you have been participating in during that block.

You will be assessed on three strands:

Head: You're thinking and tactical/creative skills.

Heart: Your character and personal traits related to that sport/activity.

Hands: Your practical performance in the sport/activity.

 

Year 9 Assessment Week 2 (24th May 2027)

9A 9B 9C 9D

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

 

Science

Maths

Paper 1

 

Tue

 

Maths

Paper 2

 

 

Science

Wed

German

 

Science

 

 

Thu

History

English

 

 

 

Fri

 

 

Geography

 

 

 

 

9E 9F 9G 9H

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

Geography

 

Science

 

Tue

 

English

 

 

 

Wed

Maths

Paper 1

Science

 

 

 

Thu

Maths

Paper 2

 

Science

 

 

Fri

 

 

French

 

History

 

9I 9J 9K 9L

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

 

 

English

 

Tue

Science

Geography

 

 

 

Wed

 

 

Maths

Paper 1

Science

 

Thu

Spanish

History

 

 

 

Fri

Maths

Paper 2

 

 

Science

 

 

Subject

Information

English

‘Our Sheffield’

Section A (Reading - Analytical): You will locate quotations in a fiction extract and write a paragraph of analysis in response to a given question.

Section B (Writing - Creative): You will write the opening to a story/description set in or around Sheffield.

1 hour to answer both sections.

Maths

Paper 1: A non-calculator paper covering topics from Y7-9. 

Paper 2: A calculator paper covering topics from Y7-9. 

A revision list will be shared with students and parents before the assessments.

Science

3 assessments, each 40 marks. Topics assessed are:

Biology B2a - Organisation

Chemistry C2 - Bonding, structure and properties of matter

Physics P2a – Electricity

French

A 40-minute reading paper covering topics from Y9:

Family friends and relationships.

Free time activities.

School subjects and school life.

German

A 40-minute reading paper covering topics from Y9:

Family friends and relationships.

Free time activities.

School subjects and school life.

Spanish

A 40-minute reading paper covering topics from Y9:

Family friends and relationships.

Free time activities.

School subjects and school life.

Geography

A 50-minute written paper.

Section A – Key definitions from units covered in Y7-Y9.

Section B – Short answer questions closed and open questions testing knowledge and understanding. There will be one longer extended writing question and one skills question (graph/map/photograph/numeracy) for each topic.

TOPICS:

Why are some tectonic hazards more deadly than others?

Who will win the race to be Asia’s next superpower?

Why are oceans so important?

How does ice shape the land?

History

A 50-minute assessment covering the Holocaust and Mao’s China. Use the Knowledge Organisers for each topic to revise.

Students will complete a variety of questions assessing their knowledge retrieval, key words, chronology and extended writing.

Ethics

A 40-minute assessment covering beliefs about the Afterlife and evidence for the existence of God

Section A – 6 keyword/knowledge questions

Section B - You will be asked to evaluate a statement/belief

Core PE

Every 8 weeks, you will be assessed in the two different sports you have been participating in during that block.

You will be assessed on three strands:

Head: You're thinking and tactical/creative skills.

Heart: Your character and personal traits related to that sport/activity.

Hands: Your practical performance in the sport/activity.