Academic Records
Our annual End of Key Stage Assessment results are consistently higher than Northern Ireland averages, as are the grades achieved by our pupils in the Transfer Procedure.
Transfer
Percentage of children who took AQE tests transferring to Grammar School:
| 2017 | 84% |
| 2018 | 85% |
Information regarding Key Stages
Childrens’ school experience in Northern Ireland is marked out in Key Stages:
Foundation Stage: P1 and P2
Key Stage One: Primary 3 – Primary 4
Key Stage Two: Primary 5 – Primary 7
Key Stages Three and Four are undertaken at post-primary level, leading eventually to GCSE level.
Children undergo standardised tests in English and Mathematics at the end of each Key Stage. This gives each child a placement on a ten-point scale, called a Level of Attainment.
At the end of Key Stage 1, (P4) an average pupil will have reached Level Two
At the end of Key Stage 2, (P7) an average child will have reached Level Four
Below are the most recent percentage results for children attending Finaghy Primary School, compared to Northern Ireland averages:
| End of Key Stage 1 (P4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | English (%) | NI Average (%) | Maths (%) | NI Average(%) |
| W | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 3.77 | 5.92 | 3.77 | 5.08 |
| 2 | 50.94 | 50.82 | 33.96 | 46.64 |
| 3 | 45.26 | 42.80 | 62.26 | 47.78 |
| End of Key Stage 2 (P7) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | English (%) | NI Average (%) | Maths (%) | NI Average(%) |
| W | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.41 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 2 | 0 | 2.96 | 1.82 | 2.44 |
| 3 | 16.36 | 15.16 | 16.36 | 15.05 |
| 4 | 40.00 | 49.14 | 36.36 | 38.73 |
| 5 | 43.64 | 32.28 | 45.45 | 43.28 |