Achievement Data
Below is a summary of our 2025 attainment in Early Years and the Phonic Screen. A link is also included to our published data from the Department for Education.
Early Years
The table below shows the percentage of Year R pupils who achieved a good level of development (GLD) at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in 2025. School percentages are compared with national percentages.
| All Children | Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National* | 62% | 76% | 68% |
| Sholing infant | 71% | 75% | 72% |
NB: Children achieving a good level of development are those achieving at least the expected level within the following areas of learning: communication and language; physical development; and personal, social and emotional development; literacy; and mathematics.
The table below shows the percentage of Year R pupils who achieved at least expected in the different areas of learning at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). School percentages are compared with national percentages.
| National* | Sholing Infant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Language | Listening, attention & understanding | 82% | 82% |
| Speaking | 83% | 78% | |
| Physical Development | Gross motor skills | 92% | 94% |
| Fine motor skills | 86% | 90% | |
| Personal, Social & Emotional Development | Self-regulation | 85% | 89% |
| Managing self | 87% | 89% | |
| Building relationships | 88% | 93% | |
| Literacy | Comprehension | 81% | 79% |
| Word Reading | 77% | 81% | |
| Writing | 72% | 72% | |
| Mathematics | Numbers | 79% | 82% |
| Numerical patterns | 79% | 83% | |
| Understanding the World | Past & present | 82% | 78% |
| People, culture & communities | 82% | 79% | |
| The natural world | 85% | 82% | |
| Expressive Art & Design | Creating with materials | 87% | 89% |
| Being imaginative & expressive | 87% | 86% | |
Phonics Screening Check
The table below shows the percentage of Year 1 pupils who passed the phonics screen test in 2025. School percentages are compared with national percentages.
| Year 1 | All Children | Boys | Girls | Disadvantaged** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National* | 80% | 76% | 84% | 84% |
| Sholing Infant | 84% | 73% | 94% | 56% |
The table below shows the percentage of Year 2 pupils who passed the phonics screen test in 2025. School percentages are compared with national percentages.
| Year 2 | All Children | Boys | Girls | Disadvantaged** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National* | 51% | 48% | 56% | 55% |
| Sholing Infant | 33% | 38% | 25% | 0% |
The table below shows the percentage of Year 1 and 2 pupils who passed the phonics screen test in 2024. School percentages are compared with national percentages.
| Combined Y1 & Y2 | All Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National* | 75% | |||
| Sholing Infant | 78% | |||
*National data is taken from the 2025 NCER National Figures.
**Disadvantaged children are compared with Other children nationally, not Disadvantaged children nationally.