Y9 Assessment
The timetables for the Year 9 Assessment Weeks are published below, to support you and your child in preparing for these assessments.
Year 9 Assessment 1 20th January – 24th January 2025
Year 9 Assessment 2 9th June – 13th June 2025 (scroll down, or click here for quick access)
Year 9 Assessment Week (20th January – 24th January)
9A 9B 9C 9D
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History 1235 |
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History 4 Geography 3 |
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Geography 1245 |
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German |
9E 9F 9G 9H
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9I 9J 9K 9L
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Year 9 AW 1 Information |
English |
Blood Brothers You will have a short quiz on character quotes and key vocabulary from the knowledge organiser followed by a choice of essay questions on Blood Brothers. Make sure you know about social class, Violence, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Lyons, Mickey, and Eddie |
Ethics |
You will be assessed on the Islam and Good and Evil units we have covered in our lessons. |
French |
A 40-minute listening paper, which will include content from Y9 HT1 and some retrieval of Y7 and Y8 topics. |
Geography |
A 40-mark written paper including a combination of short answer knowledge and skills questions (including map and graph skills), alongside longer knowledge and understanding questions. Section A – Key definitions from units covered in Y7-Y9. Section B – Plate tectonics including plate boundaries, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Section C – Global Power, including characteristics of superpowers and potential superpowers |
German |
A 40-minute listening paper, which will include content from Y9 HT1 and some retrieval of Y7 and Y8 topics. |
History |
A 50-minute assessment covering work studied since the beginning of Y9 (Causes of WWI, experiences of WWI and WWII Significant Events). Use the Knowledge Organisers for each topic and your notes in your exercise books. There are 5 sections: 20 multiple choice knowledge questions 10 key word gap fill 10 events to complete on a timeline 4 short questions 4-marks each |
Maths |
A 50-minute assessment covering topics studied since the beginning of Y9. Calculator allowed if you bring one. 60 marks |
Science |
There are 3 tests, each of length 40 minutes. Topics assessed are: B1a – Cell structure C1a – Atomic structure P1a – Energy: stores and transfers |
Spanish |
A 40-minute listening paper, which will include content from Y9 HT1 and some retrieval of Y7 and Y8 topics. |
Year 9 Assessment Week (9th June – 13th June)
9A 9B 9C 9D
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Maths P1 |
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History 1235 |
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Science |
History 4 Geography 3 |
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Maths P2 |
Geography 1245 |
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Science |
German |
9E 9F 9G 9H
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History 45 Geography 123 |
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French |
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History 123 Geography 45 |
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9I 9J 9K 9L
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Year 9 AW 2 Information |
English |
A piece of creative writing – a short story (or the opening to a story) about a Sheffielder. They have prepared this in class, including planning and drafting, and they have produced one A4 sheet of notes to support their writing. They can use this to revise/prepare and can also take it with them. You should be revising the creative writing skills from the creative writing unit, and going over your notes, practising writing in timed conditions, drafting and improving your work. |
French |
A 40-minute reading paper covering topics from Y9: Family friends and relationships. Free time activities. School subjects and school life. |
Geography |
There will be a mix of short answers (including knowledge and skills) and longer written answers to assess understanding and evaluative skills on the following topics:
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German |
A 40-minute reading paper covering topics from Y9: Family friends and relationships. Free time activities. School subjects and school life. |
History |
The assessment will consist of 20 Multiple Choice Questions, Keyword gap-fill, 10 dates to sort on a timeline, and four 4-mark questions. Topics: The Holocaust, Communism's impact on the world. |
Maths |
A 1-hour calculator paper covering topics from Y7-9. A 1-hour non-calculator paper covering topics from Y7-9. A revision list will be provided. |
Science |
3 tests of 40 marks. Biology assessment: B2a - Organisation Chemistry assessment: C2 - Bonding, structure and properties of matter Physics assessment - P2 – Electricity |
Spanish |
A 40-minute reading paper covering topics from Y9: Family friends and relationships. Free time activities. School subjects and school life. |