The Progress Test in Science (PTS) provides a clear, independent snapshot of science attainment, helping you track progress and identify learning gaps at both individual and cohort levels. Standardised on over 15,000 students, it enables you to measure how your school and students are performing, student by student, class by class and year by year, while reliably comparing results with national data.
PTS can be used at different points in the school year to track in-year progress, identify learning loss between academic years and measure the impact of teaching. Available in both paper and digital formats helping you understand if students are on track for key milestones.
PTS measures knowledge and understanding of science, as well as students’ application of this knowledge. Their ability to work scientifically is also assessed. Reports offer detailed insights supporting targeted interventions and curriculum planning.
How do you measure the success of your science curriculum? Covering all key domains, ensuring thorough curriculum coverage and including a variety of question types to assess different skills, PTS helps you to evaluate the impact of your science curriculum with confidence. Results are compared against a nationally representative sample of over 15,000 students, giving you reliable benchmarks from which to track performance and adapt teaching.
PTS provides a consistent and rigorous attainment measure that allows schools to verify their teacher assessments of students’ science learning. Benchmarks are regularly verified by digital test results from schools like yours, so you can be confident they are robust and reliable.
Key metrics, including age-standardised scores and indicators of most likely future academic attainment are available at the click of a button.
How do you know how well your students are performing in their science lessons? PTS enables you to measure attainment and track progress year-on-year at both individual and cohort levels. Use our national benchmarks to understand whether students are on course to achieve expected outcomes.
By comparing progress against students with similar levels of prior attainment, you can easily identify who’s on track and where intervention is needed most
How confident are you in pinpointing the areas where students need the most support? PTS provides in-depth reports that highlight gaps in knowledge and understanding, helping you identify key skills to focus on. Whether at an individual or cohort level, the insights support targeted teaching and planning, ensuring students stay on track. Different report types give you a clear view of progress and areas for development, so you can adapt teaching strategies and address learning needs effectively.
Identify where group and individual student performance is significantly different to that of our nationally representative sample.
Parents and carers play a key role in supporting learning. PTS provides reports designed specifically for them, offering clear insights into science attainment and progress. The Individual Student Report for Parents includes an explanation of why the test was used, a breakdown of scores with a visual comparison to national averages and supporting information to help interpret results.
Easily share trends and anticipated end-of-Key Stage outcomes with school leaders, governors and external stakeholders to inform and foster positive engagement.
Handy information relating to why PTS may have been used, a full description of scores or simply a visual presentation of overall attainment versus the national average and supporting narrative to explain the implications of a student’s test performance are all available in our discrete reports for families.
Use PTS alongside Progress Test in Maths or Progress Test in English to build a consistent and reliable picture of student attainment across core subjects. Together, they help you assess both knowledge and skills with greater confidence.
For deeper insight, you can combine PTS scores with data from the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4). This combination report reveals hidden strengths, uncovers potential barriers to progress and highlights where additional support may be needed.
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It measures your students’ knowledge and understanding of science, as well as their application of this knowledge and understanding. Their ability to work scientifically is also assessed.
PTS can be used twice a year to support individual interventions and curriculum planning and to measure cohort progress.
It supports school improvement initiatives by showing the relative performance of your students compared to national benchmarks. Testing year-on-year enables you to track individual and group progress. Transition tests provide an accurate profile of your students and set a baseline from which to monitor progress.
The tests are designed for students aged 7 – 14 years. They can be taken online (PC) or on paper. Results for digital tests are generated automatically on completion. Paper-based tests are supported by GL Assessment’s marking and standardisation service.
Easy to access reports are matched to the needs of different stakeholders, for groups,
For guidance on which test level you should be using please see our test level age guide.
