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A quick, reliable assessment focusing on children's understanding of number and number operations.

Quickly assess pupils' understanding of number and number operations with this standardised test for groups and individual pupils aged 5-14.

Delivered orally, this test accurately reflects a pupil’s math ability by assessing numeracy skills rather than reading ability – perfect for quickly assessing and tracking the progress of lower-ability readers, pupils who may have a suspected learning difficulty and for less able pupils in Key Stage 3.

New features include:

An extended age rage so that the test can be used from KS1-KS3.
Re-standardisation.
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Assess knowledge and track progress with the Basic Number Screening Test

Quickly identify gaps in your pupils' number knowledge

A low-stress test to identify gaps in pupil’s number and number operations knowledge in less than 30 minutes

Generate quick and accurate data on your pupils

Quickly generate standardised scores, age standardised scores and number ages to get an accurate picture of a pupil’s Maths ability so you can put the right learning support in place

Track pupil progress and monitor interventions

Track pupil progress with parallel forms and monitor the impact of interventions using online marksheets and reports

What's new?

Re-standardised and updated

Fully re-standardised and updated in line with the National Curriculum and the DfE’s Ready to Progress Criteria

Now tests pupils aged 5-14

Age range extended to 5–14 with additional questions at the top and bottom of the test

Instantly produces quick and accurate digital data on your pupils

New digital marksheets and instant online reports quickly calculate a pupil’s standardised score, age standardised score and number age so you can get an accurate picture of a pupil’s Maths ability

It gave a confidence boost to some children and helped identify some areas of weakness that may have been overlooked.

Killingholme Primary School

It was beneficial to see which children could access the higher level questions which they wouldn’t usually have access to.

Brompton-Westbrook Primary School

The test covers a good range of basic skills so it is easy to spot any gaps in learning

Barnacre Road Primary School

The tests are straightforward to use and I think many teachers would find the results useful.

Colton Hills Community School

A quick, reliable assessment focusing on children's understanding of number and number operations.

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