Start the new academic year with a clear picture of pupils’ strengths, gaps and next steps across English and Maths.

Assess → Diagnose → Intervene

This comprehensive Year 3 and Year 4 Baseline Assessment Bundle brings together four complete beginning-of-year assessment packs:

Year 3 English Baseline Assessment
Year 3 Maths Baseline Assessment
Year 4 English Baseline Assessment
Year 4 Maths Baseline Assessment

Designed for teachers working across Lower KS2, these assessments help identify what pupils have retained from the previous year, where misconceptions remain and which pupils may require additional support or greater challenge.

Rather than providing only an overall score, the resources are designed to support diagnosis, intervention and planning at the start of the year.

English assessment

The English baselines assess key areas including:

Reading comprehension
Grammar and punctuation
Spelling
Writing

Teachers can use the results to identify individual and whole-class strengths, pinpoint gaps in prior learning and establish early English priorities.

Maths assessment

The Maths baselines assess a broad range of curriculum knowledge through a combination of:

Arithmetic and fluency
Number and place value
Calculation
Fractions
Measurement
Geometry and position
Statistics
Reasoning and problem solving

The assessments are designed to establish secure prior attainment while also helping teachers identify pupils ready for additional challenge.

Across the bundle you will find

Depending on the individual assessment pack, resources include:

Teacher Administration Guides
Ready-to-print Student Assessment Booklets
Teacher Mark Schemes and answers
Diagnostic guidance
Worked exemplification
Intervention guidance linked to assessment outcomes
National Curriculum objective mapping
SEND / accessible assessment versions
Assessment trackers
Inclusive assessment guidance
Parent communication resources

Designed to support assessment beyond the test

Use the results to:

establish reliable beginning-of-year starting points
identify gaps from the previous year
highlight individual and class-wide misconceptions
support intervention grouping
identify pupils ready for greater challenge
inform first-term planning
support pupil progress discussions
provide evidence for English and Maths leaders
communicate starting points more clearly with parents

The SEND / accessible versions are designed to reduce unnecessary barriers while maintaining the intended curriculum demand, allowing pupils to demonstrate their mathematical and English understanding more effectively.

Ideal for
Year 3 teachers
Year 4 teachers
Lower KS2 teams
English and Maths subject leaders
Phase leaders
Teaching assistants
Schools following the National Curriculum for England

A practical Lower KS2 assessment bundle that brings English and Maths together in one resource and reduces the time teachers spend creating assessments, mark schemes, trackers, intervention plans and supporting documentation.

Four complete baseline assessments in one bundle – assess, diagnose, plan and support from the very beginning of the year.