PUMA

Progress in Understanding Mathematics Assessment

Reliably assess attainment and progress in maths with termly standardised tests

Progress in Understanding Mathematics Assessment (PUMA) is a suite of termly standardised maths tests to enable schools to track progress, predict future performance and benchmark against national averages. Find out more about standardised tests.

Provides a diagnostic profile for each pupil, including standardised score
Helps monitor small increments of progress
Supports the identification of strengths and weaknesses
FREE online marksheets and reports to easily report outcomes by pupil, group or class
Simple and quick to administer and mark

The same PUMA questions are also available as interactive tests with auto-marking and reporting to save you time.

What's included in PUMA?

Pupil Test Booklets

Write-in booklets for children to complete the tests
Features questions covering each of the content domains
Each question is coded by curriculum area to allow easy profiling of the child's performance by category

Available in termly 10-copy packs, £16.50 per pack BUY

Manuals

Include full mark schemes and diagnostic profiling information with full support on marking and profiling the results
PUMA curriculum maps define what is assessed each term, to support your planning - available online

Available for Key Stage 1, £36.50, and Key Stage 2, £47.50 BUY

Online marksheets and reports

Free online marksheets and reports will enable you to enter your pupils' test scores and generate powerful reports by pupil, group or class. You can access these reports via MARK (My Assessment and Reporting Kit) which is FREE to purchase online. Unlock access now.

National Tests correlation

We have carried out a correlation between the results from the PUMA tests and children's results in the 2016 KS1 and KS2 National Tests to support you in identifying those who may currently be on track to perform slightly below the 100 scaled score .

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PUMA for Key Stage 3

Progress in Understanding Mathematics Assessment (PUMA) KS3 enables schools to accurately measure and predict pupil progress in maths and compare their performance against national averages. Find out more information on PUMA KS3.

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Please be advised that orders of the PUMA tests are restricted to schools/institutions only. Please supply an institutional address when you place your order as we are unable to fulfil orders with a private address. Please also note that the PUMA tests are NOT photocopiable.

Loved by teachers across the country

Three times a year, each year group in key stage 1 and key stage 2 sit standardised reading (PIRA) and maths (PUMA) tests which are provided by RS Assessment from Hodder Education. The results are collected alongside a teacher-assessed writing task. These insights can then be used to design interventions and strategies to narrow the gaps in learning.

By Tyrone Samuel, Network Lead for Primary Data and Assessment

Emma Kirkby, Inclusion Manager, outlines how her school have been using the new Rising Stars Assessment Online marksheets and reporting tool to analyse their children’s results from the Progress in Understanding Mathematics Assessment (PUMA) termly standardised tests.

Emma Kirkby, Inclusion Manager

We can now make comparisons with the national picture and identify progress. Staff feel more secure in their judgements with the data to inform them.

Sue Stamp, Headteacher, Long Crendon School

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