Art and design assessment: The essential progress tracker

This clear, downloadable spreadsheet allows teachers to record Art and design assessment for each lesson plan in Kapow Primary’s Art and design scheme of work, covering Year 1 to Year 6. 

With details of every lesson’s learning objectives and level descriptors, the document provides the ideal place to record pupils’ formative assessment.

How do I use this Art and design assessment spreadsheet?

For each lesson, review the ‘Assessing Pupils Progress’ statements in the spreadsheet, then indicate in the relevant cells whether each pupil is working towards (WT), secure understanding (SU) or greater depth (GD).

The spreadsheet will then calculate the percentage of lessons in which the pupil has achieved each grading and allow you to analyse whole-class trends.

Who is this Art and design assessment spreadsheet useful for?

For teachers: 

• Use the spreadsheet to quickly track which pupils may need extra challenges and which might require additional support. 
• Determine each pupil’s attainment using the statements in the ‘Assessing pupils’ progress’ column for each lesson.
• If required, adapt future lessons to address gaps in knowledge or correct misconceptions.

For subject leaders: 

• These assessment sheets can quickly form the basis of your analysis of Art and design learning within your school. 
• Quickly identify gaps in knowledge or ongoing trends and use this insight to determine what staff CPD may be needed, where extra resources might be required, or simply to recognise where your school excels. 
• This information can also inform your action plan for Art and design. 
• Should Ofsted visit and want to discuss Art and design at your school or conduct an Art and design deep dive, this document will ensure you have the facts you need at your fingertips.

What other Kapow Primary resources support primary Art and design?

• For our revised, standard Art and design scheme of work, see Art and design: Long-term plan.
• To see which units cover the National curriculum attainment targets, see Art and design: National curriculum coverage. 
• The Art and design: Progression of skills and knowledge document shows the skills taught within each year group and how these skills develop year on year.
• If you follow our Long-term plan – mixed-age, see the corresponding Progression of skills and knowledge – mixed-age version.
• See how children begin the Art and design scheme with our EYFS (Reception) Art and design units. 
• To learn how children develop their Art and design skills, see our Year 1 and Year 2 Art and design units.
• Explore more of Kapow’s Art and design scheme by browsing our Year 3 and Year 4 units; Year 5 and Year 6 units; and Mixed-age units.