Marked creative writing
Year 5 story: 'The Last Train'
A strong opening let down by a rushed ending. The margin notes show exactly where the pace collapses and what a resolution would have earned.
Band 3 → Band 4 target
Samples
See exactly what feedback looks like
Every family asks the same fair question: what do I actually get back? These are real examples of the marking, annotation and reports we return.
Sample scripts
Marked descriptive writing
Year 6 description: 'The Deserted Fairground'
Ambitious vocabulary used well in places and scattered in others. Feedback separates the two so the pupil can tell the difference.
Band 4
Marked comprehension
Year 4 comprehension: non-fiction passage
Question-by-question marking with the mark scheme reasoning shown, including where a correct idea lost marks for missing evidence.
14 / 20
Examiner report
11+ mock paper: timed story
A full mock script with a banded score and a written examiner report of the kind sent after every mock test.
Banded score + report
What every report contains
Marked against the same criteria, every time
Consistency is what makes progress visible. Each returned script is assessed on the same five areas, so a score in October means the same thing as a score in March.
- Content and ideas
- Structure and shape
- Vocabulary and imagery
- Sentence craft and variety
- Technical accuracy
Examiner report
11+ mock: banded score and next step
Content 8/10 · Structure 7/10 · Vocabulary 9/10 · Sentence craft 7/10 · Accuracy 8/10. Next step: plan the ending before you start writing.