Term-By-Term
Assessment
Our GATEWAY and LAUNCHPAD primary maths assessments cover the NCETM or Oak curriculum.
We also offer Y6: Foundations assessment to help assess children starting in Year 6.
Access these resources with subscriptions to Square Club starting at £200
Year 1
Launchpad
Square Club’s Year 1 Launchpad is a simple, interactive assessment log that helps teachers observe and celebrate what pupils can do, building confidence in a developmentally appropriate way.Gateways
Gateway papers provide clear, accessible checkpoints aligned with ready-to-progress criteria, helping every pupil take confident steps forward—available termly for Yr 2-6 and for pupils at the end of Y1.Launchpad
Launchpad papers encourage mathematical thinking and creativity with open-ended questions, offering teachers deeper insights into pupil reasoning-available each term for Y2-6.Year 6
Foundations
Y6 Foundations papers help teachers assess pupils' readiness for Y6 by highlighting strengths and areas for growth, supporting focused teaching, and building confidence for the year ahead.How to Use Square Club’s
Term-By-Term Assessment
Our Term‑by‑Term assessments are designed to be clear and flexible: Gateways check core progress, Launchpads reveal deeper reasoning, and Foundations secure prior learning. Download Using our Term‑by‑Term Assessments to see how it all works
Y1: Launchpad
Designed for ACTIVE ASSESSMENT: a flexible, interactive toolkit of components you can select, combine, and refine to understand how pupils think when they count. Launchpad puts teachers at the heart of assessment—watching and listening with interest, probing and hypothesising, and deciding the next steps with confidence.
Easy to use:
✔ Choose and combine components to suit your class
✔ Fits naturally into everyday teaching
✔ See skills and thinking at a glance
In Year 1, assessment is a fully active process. Launchpad supports teachers to develop expertise in how pupils learn, turning observation into insight and insight into action.
Y1: Launchpad helps teachers work smarter, not harder.
Gateways
Designed for CLARITY: direct, accessible questions and instant insight for teachers. Our gateway papers are clear checkpoints, aligned with ready-to-progress criteria, giving every pupil a confident step forward. Each paper starts with a positive “get on the bus” task.
Flexible to use:
✔ Whole or in parts
✔ Fits any routine
✔ See mastered gates at a glance
From Years 2 to 6, pupils take two papers each term. We know Year 1 is all about growth, so the first gateway is at year’s end—when children are ready.
Results flow straight to your tracker and Square-i. Gateway assessments open doors for every learner—clear, simple, meaningful.
Launchpad
Launchpad papers are open, friendly opportunities for children to show their mathematical thinking. Covering the same ready-to-progress criteria as Gateway papers, Launchpads use open-ended questions to let pupils explore and explain their ideas—giving teachers deeper insight into mathematical reasoning.
Easy to use:
✔ Encourage the children to show what they can think about mathematically
✔ Can be flexibly partitioned, making them easy to administer
✔ Encourage creative, independent thinking
One Launchpad paper is available each term for Years 2–6. Launchpads complement Gateways by putting pupil reasoning and curiosity at the heart of assessment—open, insightful, and empowering.
Y6: Foundations papers help Year 6 teachers understand how securely children have understood the ready-to-progress criteria up to the start of Year 6. There is a separate paper for each ready-to-progress strand, so teachers can see where pupils are confident in their mathematical thinking and where they may need further development.
Easy to use:
✔ Highlight strengths and areas for continued growth
✔ Support focused planning and teaching
✔ Build a secure foundation for the year ahead
Y6: Foundations gives every pupil the chance to begin Year 6 with clarity and confidence, helping teachers guide learning where it’s needed most.
