Performance Data and Ofsted
At Irk Valley Community School, we are proud to share our pupils' outcomes openly. Results are one important part of the picture of our school: they help us celebrate what pupils have achieved, understand where our work is having the greatest impact and identify the areas where we want to improve further.
The 2025/26 school year saw strong improvement in several key areas. At Key Stage 2, reading, mathematics and grammar, punctuation and spelling all improved, and our average scaled scores in all three externally tested subjects were above the 2026 national averages. Multiplication fluency was a particular strength. We continue to focus sharply on writing and early reading so that improvement is secure across the whole curriculum.
2025/26 outcomes at a glance
EYFS GLD 61.8% Good Level of Development | YEAR 1 PHONICS 72.0% met the expected standard | MTC AVERAGE 23.6 / 25 Year 4 multiplication check |
KS2 RWM 55.9% expected standard in all three | KS2 MATHS 78.0% met the expected standard | KS2 GPS 79.7% met the expected standard |
Data note: these are current school-reported 2025/26 outcomes. Final 2026 school-level DfE performance measures will be published in December 2026.
Key Stage 2 - current 2026 outcomes
The table below shows the school's current 2026 outcomes alongside the provisional national figures published by the Department for Education in September 2026.
Measure | Irk Valley 2026 | National 2026 | Difference |
Reading, writing & maths combined | 55.9% | 63.3% | -7.4 pp |
Reading | 72.9% | 75.0% | -2.1 pp |
Writing | 57.6% | 73.0% | -15.4 pp |
Mathematics | 78.0% | 75.0% | +3.0 pp |
Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 79.7% | 74.0% | +5.7 pp |
In 2026, mathematics and grammar, punctuation and spelling were above the national expected-standard figures. Reading was close to the national figure. Writing remains our clearest attainment priority and has a direct impact on the combined reading, writing and mathematics measure.
Average scaled scores
Subject | Irk Valley 2026 | National 2026 | Difference |
Reading | 106.6 | 106 | +0.6 |
Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 107.2 | 105 | +2.2 |
Mathematics | 106.6 | 105 | +1.6 |
What is a scaled score? A score of 100 is the expected standard in the Key Stage 2 tests. The national average scaled scores in 2026 were 106 in reading, 105 in mathematics and 105 in grammar, punctuation and spelling. |
Early Years
Measure | Irk Valley 2026 |
Good Level of Development (GLD) | 61.8% |
Children achieving all 17 Early Learning Goals | 56.4% |
Average number of Early Learning Goals achieved | 12.2 |
Our Early Years outcomes improved substantially in 2026. National 2026 EYFS results are due to be published by the DfE in October 2026; we will add the national comparison when it becomes available.
Phonics and early reading
Measure | Irk Valley 2026 |
Year 1 pupils meeting the expected standard | 72.0% |
Year 2 pupils meeting the standard on retake | 75.0% |
Year 2 catch-up strengthened markedly in 2026. National 2026 phonics statistics are due in October 2026 and will be added to this page when published.
Multiplication Tables Check
Measure | Irk Valley 2026 |
Average score | 23.6 / 25 |
Pupils scoring 20 or more | 93.2% |
Pupils achieving full marks (25/25) | 44.1% |
Multiplication fluency was a notable strength in 2026. National 2026 Multiplication Tables Check statistics are scheduled for publication in November 2026.
Attendance
Measure | 2025/26 | Change from 2024/25 |
Overall attendance | 94.5% | +0.92 percentage points from 2024/25 |
Persistent absence | 13.7% | down 0.93 percentage points |
Unauthorised absence | 1.7% | down 0.82 percentage points |
Attendance improved across the year. We continue to work closely with families where pupils face persistent barriers to regular attendance.
Latest DfE-published school performance measures
DfE requires maintained primary schools to publish a link to the Compare School and College Performance service and their most recent Key Stage 2 performance measures as published by the Secretary of State. As at 22 September 2026, the 2026 school-level performance tables have not yet been published, so the latest official school-level measures are for 2024/25. |
Latest published DfE performance data (2024/25): 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics combined; 0% achieved the higher standard in all three subjects; the average scaled score was 103 in reading and 103 in mathematics. You can view the full official performance information for Irk Valley Community School through the Department for Education's Compare School and College Performance service. |
Our 2025/26 Improvement Story
Alongside the latest officially published DfE school measures, we are pleased to share our current 2025/26 school outcomes. These show a clear upward trajectory in Key Stage 2 reading, mathematics and grammar, punctuation and spelling, strong multiplication fluency, and improved attendance. Our average 2026 scaled scores in reading, mathematics and grammar, punctuation and spelling were all above the national averages. We are equally clear about our next priorities: strengthening writing and ensuring that more pupils secure the expected standard in phonics at the end of Year 1.
Publication note The 2025/26 school figures above are current school data rather than the final DfE school-level performance measures. The DfE will publish school-level Key Stage 2 data, including the returning progress measures, in December 2026. We will update this page when those final figures are available. |
Ofsted Reports:
Please find below our most recent Ofsted report, carried out on 4th and 5th May 2023.
Please see the Ofsted link below for further information.