Secondary EAL / ESL Placement 91¶¶Òõt (KS3–KS4)
Rapid, Reliable Assessment for New Arrivals (CEFR-Aligned)

Why This Assessment Matters
Placing EAL learners accurately from the start is essential.
Too often, schools rely on incomplete or misleading assessments that:
• assume prior knowledge of English
• focus on isolated grammar skills
• fail to reflect real communication ability
This leads to:
• incorrect placement
• gaps in support
• slower progress for students

What This Assessment Does Differently
This placement test is designed from first principles.
It allows every learner—from complete beginner to advanced—to demonstrate what they can genuinely do in English.
✔ Assesses Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
✔ Reflects real-world communication, not artificial tasks
✔ Provides a clear, evidence-based picture of ability
✔ Supports confident placement decisions from day one

Designed for Real School Contexts
• Suitable for students aged 11–17 (KS3–KS4)
• Ideal for new arrivals, international students, and EAL learners
• Can be used for admissions, baseline assessment, or departmental placement

Outcome
By the end of this assessment, you will know:
• what your student can already do in English
• what level of support is required
• whether they are ready for mainstream learning

A Practical, Teacher-Led Solution
Created by an EAL specialist with 30 years’ classroom experience, this assessment is designed to be:
• clear
• efficient
• immediately usable

Creating an assessment of this quality from scratch would take weeks of planning, writing, and trialling. This pack gives you a complete, ready-to-use solution.

Includes: PDF and editable Word versions