Assessments
Gain greater insights into your child's academic profile
The Academic Profiling Test (APT) was developed to assist families get the best understanding of their child's academic ability.
It is the best starting point for any educational advice as it shows precisely how the candidate compares to their peers at UK Independent schools. It consists of an online assessment that can be taken at home and can identify learning gaps, demonstrate performance to future schools or monitor academic progress. It provides our consultants with essential insights into the best learning environment for our placement clients.
Creating a clear picture of academic potential
The APT is a comprehensive aptitude assessment for 6-16 year olds using an online assessment - which is taken at home - that compares performance against UK national standards. Designed by a range of experts, from former headteachers to assessment specialists, the APT allows for an accurate measurement of each candidate's unique learning ability.
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The APT can be used to identify learning gaps, demonstrate performance to future schools or monitor academic progress, or even as familiarisation for other reasoning-type tests such as UKiset, ISEB Pre-test or 11+ entrance exams.
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The APT is presented to schools as part of an Individual Learner Profile, created by The English Education after consultation with the applicant and their family. Schools in the UK have commented upon the quality of data and the steer that it allows them in terms of establishing whether a child is suitable to go through their application process – not only does the test show the child’s current academic profile, but can be used to identify potential.​
What is assessed in an APT?
Each subject consists of a wide range of tasks and assesses multiple skills in that area.
English
Including grammar, comprehension and language skills
Maths
Including computation, story problems, algebra and geometry
Verbal Reasoning
Looking at logic and problem solving using codes and patterns
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Assessing problem solving using image and spatial awareness
Understanding the Report
APT is a sophisticated test that compares candidates against their peers. Having a good understanding of the results profile is important to get the most from the assessment.
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Following your assessment, you receive the results report and a discussion with The English Education to talk through the report and what this means for your child. It can be used as a great indicator of suitability for specific schools, it can identify areas to work on and help develop a pathway to future success.