FFT Year 7 Transition Service
GCSE estimates for your new Year 7 students
Make the best possible start this spring
With no national KS2 tests in 2021, understanding and supporting Year 7 students will again be challenging. That’s why we’re working in partnership with GL Assessment to ensure that both Year 7 and Year 8 students can make the best possible start this autumn.
FFT GCSE estimates for Year 7 and Year 8 pupils
Schools using GL Assessment’s CAT4 tests can upload their results to Aspire. You’ll then have access to a full set of FFT GCSE subject estimates for all your pupils, allowing you to set targets and monitor progress as normal.
This year we’re extending the service so you can now upload CAT4 data for both Year 7 AND Year 8 pupils. Great news if you didn’t take part last year or want to fill in any missing assessment gaps.
With CAT4 assessments in Aspire, you can access the full range of pupil, subject and school-based estimates for your Year 7 and year 8 cohorts. Use FFT’s interactive Target Setting dashboard in order to monitor progress and set aspirational targets.
Next windows
Window 12 (autumn term)
Thu 9 December — window 12 opens
Schools can enter their assessments into Aspire
Thu 6 January — window 12 closes
Assessments are processed
Fri 14 January — access reports
Estimates available in Aspire
Window 1 (spring term)
Thu 6 January — window 1 opens
Schools can enter their assessments into Aspire
Thu 20 January — window 1 closes
Assessments are processed
Fri 28 January — access reports
Estimates available in Aspire
Other spring term windows
| Window | Opens | Closes | Reports in Aspire |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thu 20 January | Thu 3 February | Fri 11 February |
| 3 | Thu 3 February | Thu 17 February | Fri 25 February |
| 4 | Thu 17 February | Thu 3 March | Fri 11 March |
| 5 | Thu 3 March | Thu 17 March | Fri 25 March |
| 6 | Thu 17 Mar | Thu 21 April | Fri 29 April |
Get your estimates now
Help & information
Free webinars and help will be available throughout the year.
We'll help you to access the service, complete the process and understand your estimates.
Webinar dates will be posted here soon.
FFT Support
To find out more about the FFT Year 7 Transition Service, contact our support team directly by emailing support@fft.org.uk or calling 01446 776262 (option 2).
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About CAT4 tests
CAT4 supports primary to secondary transition through the provision of retrospective Key Stage 2 indicators, 9-1 GCSE indicators and insights into students’ reasoning abilities. Together, these give a broad and accurate overview of your students.