Term-By-Term
Assessment
Our primary maths assessments cover the NCETM or Oak curriculum and pinpoint strengths and areas for development based on the ready-to-progress criteria.
We also offer foundation assessments by strand to help you uncover the foundational knowledge needed to support your pupils in accessing your maths lessons.
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Platforms
Aimed primarily at Year 1, Platforms are simple, interactive assessments that help you observe and celebrate what pupils can do, building confidence with engaging and practical activities.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.Foundations
Foundations papers help you assess pupils' readiness by highlighting strengths and areas for development based on the ready-to-progress criteria. They support focused and strategic teaching, helping you ensure all pupils get on the bus.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 worksPlatforms
Aimed at Year 1 (but adaptable for any pupils), Platforms provides active assessment tasks that put you at the heart of the process. It empowers you to observe mathematical thinking, probe understanding, and confidently decide your next steps.
✔ Choose and combine activities to suit your class
✔ Fits naturally into everyday teaching
✔ See skills and thinking at a glance
By turning active observation into actionable insights, Platforms help you develop expertise and work smarter, not harder.
Gateways
Designed for clarity, Gateways provide direct, accessible questions and instant insights for you. These clear checkpoints are based on the ready-to-progress criteria and align with the NCETM or Oak curriculum, giving every pupil a confident step forward. To build momentum, each paper starts with a positive get on the bus task.
Easy to use:
✓ Arranged by ready-to-progress criteria
✓ Use whole or in parts
✓ Fits any routine
✓ See pupil achievement at a glance
✓ Revisits previous learning at the end of the Spring and Summer term
From Years 2 to 6, pupils take two papers each term. Because Year 1 is all about growth, their first gateway is at year’s end—when they are truly ready. Results flow straight to your tracker and Square-i, making assessment clear, simple, and meaningful.
Launchpad
Launchpad papers offer open, friendly opportunities for children to showcase their mathematical thinking. Covering the same ready-to-progress criteria as Gateways, they use open-ended questions that let pupils explore and explain their ideas—giving you deeper insight into their reasoning.
Key benefits:
✓ Let pupils show how they think mathematically
✓ Flexibly partitioned for easy administration
✓ Encourage creative, independent thinking
Available once per term for Years 2–6, Launchpads perfectly complement Gateways by putting reasoning and curiosity at the heart of assessment. Open, insightful, and empowering.
Foundations
Aimed at KS2, Foundations papers help you understand how securely your pupils have grasped foundational knowledge from previous years. Organised by mathematical strand (and based on the ready-to-progress criteria), these separate papers let you easily pinpoint where pupils need further support before they engage with current year group content.
Key benefits:
✓ Highlight strengths and areas for continued growth
✓ Support focused planning and teaching
✓ Build a secure foundation for new learning
Foundations give every pupil the chance to tackle new learning with clarity and confidence, helping you guide support exactly where it’s needed most.
Foundations
