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A teacher assessment judgement that a pupil has not yet reached the expected standard for their key stage.

Used in
England
Topic
Assessment

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Expected standard England
The level of attainment pupils in England are expected to reach by the end of a key stage, for example a scaled score of at least 100 in the KS2 tests.
Greater depth England
In teacher assessment frameworks in England, a judgement that a pupil is working above the expected standard, for example greater depth in KS2 writing.

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