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Achievement Data

Below is a summary of our 2024 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 2024.  School percentages are compared with national percentages.  

  ALL CHILDREN BOYS GIRLS
NATIONAL* 68% 61% 75%
SHOLING INFANT 73% 54% 88%

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% 84%
Speaking 82% 84%
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Gross motor skills 92% 98%
Fine motor skills 86% 94%
PERSONAL, SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Self-regulation 85% 88%
Managing self 87% 87%
Building relationships 88% 91%
LITERACY Comprehension 80% 87%
Word Reading 76% 87%
Writing 71% 76%
MATHEMATICS Numbers 79% 88%
Numerical patterns 78% 88%
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD Past & present 82% 84%
People, culture & communities 81% 84%
The natural world 85% 84%
EXPRESSIVE ARTS & DESIGN Creating with materials 87% 91%
Being imaginative & expressive 87% 91%

 

PHONICS SCREENING CHECK

The table below shows the percentage of Year 1 pupils who passed the phonics screen test in 2024.  School percentages are compared with national percentages.  

YEAR 1 ALL CHILDREN BOYS GIRLS DISADVANTAGED**
NATIONAL* 80% 77% 84% 83%
SHOLING INFANT 88% 83% 93% 79%

 

The table below shows the percentage of Year 2 pupils who passed the phonics screen test in 2024.  School percentages are compared with national percentages.  

YEAR 2 ALL CHILDREN BOYS GIRLS DISADVANTAGED**
NATIONAL* 55% 51% 60% 58%
SHOLING INFANT 79% 83% 71% 75%

 

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 86%

 

*National data is taken from the 2024 NCER National Figures.  

** Disadvantaged children are compared with Other children nationally, not Disadvantaged children nationally.

Department for Education Performance Table