All subject staff assess pupils’ work on a regular basis. Written work is given both an effort grade and an attainment grade. Level descriptions (KS3) or GCSE grades (KS4) will also be used on occasions in the assessment of pupil’s work. in addition, pupils may be awarded a credit mark. Pupils keep a record of all credit marks awarded, and work towards their Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum levels. In most subjects, work is also tested on a regular basis and each year group has a formal “Examination Week”. From time to time, pupils are awarded “Special Achievement” certificates.

Once a term, pupils in Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 receive reports giving information on their performance in individual subjects and an attendance record, and pupils in Year 7 receive reports in the Spring and Summer term. On receipt of the Reports parents are given the opportunity to comment on their child’s progress.

There is an Annual Parents Evening for all tear groups. In addition for Yr7 pupils there is a Pastoral Evening in November.

Another important aspect of Lakelands’s Assessment Policy, and one which allows pupils to build up their self-confidence, is the acknowledgement and recording of personal achievements. On a regular basis, certificates are awarded in the fields of Music, Dance and Sport.