Baseline assessments for secondary students

Gain a clear picture of students' prior knowledge, subject-specific skills and literacy abilities with these ready-to-use baseline assessments for KS3 and KS4

Tes Resources Team

Multiple choice baseline assessment resource for secondary students

Discover baseline assessments covering English, humanities, computing and design technology

Whether you're welcoming a new Year 7 cohort or establishing prior learning with older pupils, baseline assessments can provide valuable insight into students' knowledge, understanding and skills. From literacy and creative writing tasks to subject-specific tests in history, geography, computing and design technology, this collection offers a range of resources to help inform planning and identify areas for support.

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Baseline assessments

Creative writing task
KJ KJ

Creative writing task

FREE
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Creative writing task, suitable for homework or assessment purposes. SEND/lower level version attached.
English Skills Baseline - Grammar, Writing, and Punctuation
Sean Usher

English Skills Baseline - Grammar, Writing, and Punctuation

£3.00
(1)
Fifty-one multiple choice questions and one writing task designed to give you valuable insights into your students' language abilities. This test covers a range of topics including: **Basic Language Skills:** This section assesses the students' knowledge of the English language by testing their ...
COMPUTING Year 7 Baseline Assessment (paper based test)
Nichola Wilkin

COMPUTING Year 7 Baseline Assessment (paper based test)

FREE
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This test is to be given to year 7 pupils to test their current knowledge of key computing areas. This will help you understand their current strengths and weaknesses at the beginning of year 7 and includes a useful spreadsheet which not only highlights pupils understanding but also groups it by cla...
KS3 History skills: History Baseline Test
PilgrimHistory

KS3 History skills: History Baseline Test

£3.00
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How much historical knowledge and understanding do your students have when they arrive in secondary school? This ready-to-use baseline assessment is designed to establish students' prior knowledge, historical thinking skills and understanding at the beginning of their KS3 History course. It provide...
Geography Baseline Assessment Test
Lovelearninggeography

Geography Baseline Assessment Test

£5.49
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Geography Baseline Assessment A year 7 Geography baseline assessment. An effective way of ascertaining what students already know from Key Stage 2. **What the assessment covers:** Section 1- World Maps Section 2- Europe Section 3- British Isles Section 4- OS Skills Section 5-...