What's the right GCSE maths tier for your students?

Deciding which GCSE maths tier - Higher or Foundation - is the correct one for your students is important for their success.  

Starting with an adaptive baseline assessment can help you quickly understand your students' strengths and weaknesses, with predictions on how they might perform at GCSE. This data can help you determine the tier that will set your students up to succeed. 
How can a baseline assessment help you set up your students for maths success? 

Cambridge Insight’s adaptive baseline assessment, Yellis, is designed to help you understand the full potential of your Key Stage 4 students. 

The maths section in Yellis covers logical thinking, manipulating numbers and numerical concepts. 

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It's adaptive  

Because the assessment is adaptive, the algorithm adjusts to provide students with questions suited to their ability level, giving you a more accurate picture of your student's ability while saving you time.  

It's the most accurate benchmark of students performance

Yellis has the best standardisation of any baseline and cognitive abilities assessment provider, standardised using over 650,000 student assessments from over 9,500 school cohorts from a period of six academic years.   

It provides clear reporting on student ability  

  • See what baseline ability level your students currently have and how they could be stretched 
  • Compare your students’ scores to other students who have taken the same test 
  • Understand your students’ predicted GCSE outcomes and where there are opportunities to improve 
  • Measure the added value once the GCSE final subject exam has been taken 

This combined data can help you determine which GCSE maths tier would be more suitable, whether that’s the Foundation or Higher, based on their baseline ability level. 

Want to find out more?

Interested in teaching our GCSE (9-1) maths or purchasing Yellis?

Get in touch with our team who are on hand to get you started: partnerships@cambridge.org

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