Stop losing ground in Years 7 to 9.
KS3 is the missing middle of English assessment. Schools have national data at the end of KS2 and again at GCSE - but Years 7 to 9 are often assessed through locally designed tasks, rubrics and mark schemes.
Olex establishes pupil starting points quickly in Year 7 and uses custom rubrics to build a consistent picture of progress all the way through to KS4.
Built around your frameworks
Olex works with your KS3 leads to build assessment models that fit your trust - not the other way around. Whether you have an existing framework you want to standardise, or you're starting from scratch, the process is collaborative from day one.
We can review your existing frameworks, build with your KS3 leads, test with a smaller cohort, and support trust-wide rollout. Trusts currently working with Olex on KS3 assessment include TCAT and Futura Learning Partnership.
AI-enabled English assessment for Years 7-9
Olex reads handwritten or typed student work and returns personalised, framework-aligned feedback for every student in Years 7 to 9 - with trust-wide analytics that give leaders a clear picture of attainment, progress, and gaps.
Standardised rubrics
One consistent assessment framework for narrative writing, descriptive writing, reading comprehension and extended responses across Years 7-9.
Year 7 benchmarking
Give Year 7 teachers earlier, clearer information about what every incoming pupil can and can't do - without spending weeks on baselines, observation, and catch-up.
Trust-wide analytics
See patterns by school, year group, class, assessment strand and pupil, giving leaders a clearer view of strengths, gaps and progress.
Focused next steps
Olex identifies the highest-impact area for each student to focus on next, making feedback specific, actionable and useful.
Fragmented KS3 assessment vs Olex
Let us show you how it works
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