Tests and scores
CAT4, GL Progress Tests, NGRT and the other tests your child sits at school, and what the scores mean.
11 guides
- 01CAT4 scores explainedWhat your child's CAT4 score means, with every score from 69 to 141.
- 02CAT4 levels by year groupWhich CAT4 level (X, Pre-A, A to G) your child sits, by UK year, US grade and age.
- 03GL Progress Tests explainedPTM, PTE and PTS: what they test, which level each year sits, when UAE schools test and what the scores mean.
- 04Which tests UAE schools use, year by yearCAT4, NGRT and GL Progress Tests by year group and emirate, with testing windows and the regulator rules.
- 05Progress Test in Maths (PTM)What PTM scores mean, which level each year group sits, the timed mental maths section and how to prepare.
- 06Progress Test in English (PTE)What PTE scores mean, the two parts of the test, levels by year group and how to help at home.
- 07Progress Test in Science (PTS)What PTS scores mean, why there is no Year 7 science test in the UAE, and how the test works.
- 08GL Assessment scores explainedStandard Age Score, stanine, percentile rank and progress categories: the numbers on every GL report.
- 09NGRT scores and reading ageWhat your child's New Group Reading Test score and reading age mean, and why GL prefers the SAS.
- 10CAT4 GCSE indicators and predicted gradesWhat the 'most likely' and 'if challenged' grades on a CAT4 report are, and how far to trust them.
- 11How to prepare for CAT4What GL says about practice, what each of the eight CAT4 tests asks, timings, and what genuinely helps.