Science
Impact Statement Summer 2025
Summer 2025 - Science Impact Statement Science at Homerswood has bloomed this year. All classes enjoy their final units of Science for the school year. At Homerswood, we use Primary Connections as our learning scheme with their exciting activities, experiments and topics. Below are our school results for science, comparing all terms in 2024/25.
Our KS1 and KS2 Science data for the entire year is as follows:
As the year has progressed, we can see that WTS percentage has dropped while we have an improvement of 1.9% with EXS attainment. Our whole school GDS is still steady around 14.1%
Our EYFS Summer data for Understanding the World has a drop in students who are EXS from 69.8% to 50%.
Next steps:
- Ensure all children are aware and can describe the enquiry types and working scientifically skills used in science lessons.
- Focus on WTS pupils in foundation years to understand how we can support students to achieve in Science.
Impact Statement Spring 2025
There has been great learning in Science at Homerswood this term from our teachers, with the addition of the yearly event of Science Week in March. During Science Week, students learnt about this year's topic - Change and Adapt - learning how people and creatures have adapted or changed to their environments. Students throughout the school also participated in science activities ranging from experiments to yoga and even an antibody matching game. Developing experts equally supported this week by demonstrating the careers and opportunities science brings, as well as showing rocket words, quizzes and live streams to provide students with future career opportunities.
Upon pupil discussions, it has been evident that pupils enjoy their Science lessons, particularly the use of the different enquiry types each lesson to gain their new knowledge and make conclusions.
Our KS1 and KS2 Science data for Spring is as follows:
62.7% at EXS is a positive improvement over Autumn results, we still have around 21.3% at WTS (which decreased by 3.1% from Autumn term). (Top bar: All students).
Our EYFS spring data for Understanding the World has had some overall improvements with Science attainment. The data is as follows:
Next steps:
- Ensure all children are aware and can describe the enquiry types and working scientifically skills used in science lessons.
- Focus on WTS pupils to ensure they have the opportunities and support to strive towards EXS throughout the year.
Impact Statement Autumn 2024
Autumn 2024/25 - Science Impact Statement This term, we have continued to use Developing Experts in our Science teaching at Homerswood. Each class in KS1 and KS2 have at least 1 hour of timetabled lesson a week, supplementing this time by ongoing enquiries, using rocket thinking slides and explorify discussions and being informed by news with Newsround and Twig Science Reporter. Upon pupil discussions, it has been evident that pupils enjoy their Science lessons, particularly the use of the different enquiry types each lesson to gain their new knowledge and make conclusions.
Our KS1 and KS2 Science data for Autumn is as follows:
60.7% at EXS is positive, however we will focus on the 24.4% at WTS to ensure they have the opportunities to reach EXS as we continue through the year (Top bar: All students).
Our EYFS autumn data for Understanding the World is as follows:
Similarly, we will continue to track the EYFS data through the year to monitor the WTS data.
Next steps:
- Ensure that all classes are accessing the correct amount of Science curriculum time each week.
- Ensure all children are aware and can describe the enquiry types and working scientifically skills used in science lessons.
- Focus on WTS pupils to ensure they have the opportunities and support to strive towards EXS throughout the year.