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Meadowhead SchoolAcademy Trust

Y7 Assessment

The timetable for the Year 7 Assessment Week (11th January 2027) is published below, to support you and your child in preparing for these assessments.  

(Quick jump to Assessment Week 2 timetable)

7A 7B 7C 7D

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

 

Geography

 

 

Tue

 

 

Maths Core and Support

 

 

Wed

History

 

English

 

 

Thu

 

 

 

German

Maths

Support

Fri

 

 

Science

 

 

 

7E 7F 7G 7H

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

 

Maths Core and Support

 

 

Tue

 

History 1235

Geography 4

 

Maths

Support

 

Wed

 

French

 

History 4

Geography1235

 

Thu

Science

 

 

 

 

Fri

 

 

English

 

 

 

7I 7J 7K 7L

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

Maths Core and Support

 

 

 

Tue

Science

 

 

 

History

Wed

Geography

Maths

Support

 

 

 

Thu

English

 

 

 

 

Fri

 

Spanish

 

 

 

 

Subject

Information

English

‘Roots of Western Literature’

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

Section B (Writing - Creative): You will write a detailed description of an image linked to one of the texts you have studied.

1 hour to answer both sections.

Maths

An assessment covering topics studied since the beginning of Y7. Non-calculator. A revision list will be shared with students and parents before the assessment. Sets 1-3 complete one 55-minute Core paper, sets 4-5 will complete two 30-minute Support papers.

Science

A 45-minute assessment with questions on:

Biology – Cells and Movement

Chemistry – The Particle Model and Solutions and Solubility

Physics – Energy Introduction and Energy at Home

French

A 30-minute grammar and reading assessment, covering all work from Half Terms 1 and 2.

German

A 30-minute grammar and reading assessment, covering all work from Half Terms 1 and 2.

Spanish

A 30-minute grammar and reading assessment, covering all work from Half Terms 1 and 2.

Geography

A 40-minute written paper.

Section A – Key definitions

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:

How do geographers understand the world?

How does the biosphere vary?

History

A 50-minute assessment covering the Anglo – Saxons and Normans. 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 Welcome to Meadowhead, 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 7 Assessment Week 2 (19th April 2027)

 

7A 7B 7C 7D

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

English

 

Geography

 

 

Tue

 

 

Maths Core and Support

 

 

Thu

 

 

 

German

Maths

Support

Fri

 

 

Science

History

 

 

 

7E 7F 7G 7H

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

 

Maths Core and Support

 

 

Tue

 

 

English

Maths

Support

 

Thu

Science

French

 

 

 

Fri

Geography 1

History 2345

 

 

 

History 1

Geography 2345

 

 

7I 7J 7K 7L

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Mon

 

Maths Core and Support

 

History 12

Geography 345

 

Tue

Science

 

 

Maths

Support

 

Thu

 

 

Geography 12 History 345

 

 

Fri

 

Spanish

 

 

English

 

 

Subject

Information

English

‘Poetry: Who we are'

Section A (Reading - Analytical): You will write a paragraph of analysis on either 'Island Man' OR 'Nettles'.

Section B (Writing - Creative): You will write a detailed description of an image linked to a poem you have studied. (1 hour in total).

Maths

As assessment covering topics studied in term 2. Non-calculator. A revision list will be shared with students and parents before the assessment. Sets 1-3 complete one 55-minute Core paper, sets 4-5 will complete two 30-minute Support papers.

Science

A 45-minute assessment with questions on:

Biology – Ecosystems, Plant reproduction

Chemistry – Separating Mixtures and Acids and Alkalis

Physics - Forces Introduction and Forces and motion

French

A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into French and an extended writing task in French

HT1: Describing myself      HT2: Describing my family

HT3 and 4: My school

German

A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into German and an extended writing task in German

HT1: Describing myself      HT2: Describing my family

HT3 and 4: My school

Spanish

A written assessment which will test students’ knowledge of spelling, grammar and vocabulary, translation into Spanish and an extended writing task in Spanish

HT1: Describing myself      HT2: Describing my family

HT3 and 4: My school

Geography

A 45-minute written paper.

Section A – Key definitions

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:

How do geographers understand the world?

How does the biosphere vary?

How do people around the world earn a living?

What processes shape the lithosphere?

History

A 50-minute assessment covering the Medieval World and the Black Death. 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 Religion and Worldviews and What does it mean to be human.

Section A – 5 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.