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APT was developed to assist families get the best understanding of their child's academic ability using an assessment that can be taken at home. We work with a range of experts, from former headteachers to assessment specialists to ensure we take an accurate measure of each candidate's unique learning ability.
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Understanding APT Results
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 your assessment
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The Overall Score
The Overall Score is an average of the candidate’s English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Standard Age Scores. It is a broad indicator of their performance in the APT.
An average independent school student would score 100 in this assessment; the highest mark is 150, and the lowest is 50.
Standard Age Scores
The Standard Age Score (SAS) is the main measurement we derive from the APT. It is commonly used in standardised assessments to account for the candidate’s age and the difficulty of the questions they answered. The SAS is calculated by taking the performance score, adjusting it for age and placing it on a scale that compares performance against a representative sample of candidates who have taken the same test.
An average score is 100. Most candidates score between 90 – 110, this is commonly referred to as the ‘normal range’. Candidates scoring higher than 110 are statistically stronger than others of the same age; and those scoring less than 90 are weaker than their peers. The lowest score is 50, and the highest is 150. The Stanine (ST) places the candidate’s score on a scale of 1 (low) to 9 (high) and offers a broad overview of his or her performance.
CAT Equivalent Scores
The APT scores can be adjusted to provide an indicative score on UK national assessments such as GL Assessment’s CAT (4th Ed.) and Cambridge Assessment’s Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM).
Many UK schools use these assessments to monitor student progress and learning performance. An approximate score is provided as part of APT’s report to help schools apply APT scores to their internal academic measures. CAT scores are also standardised like the APT, so a score of 100 in this column would indicate an average score in a nationally standardised assessment. A CAT equivalent score in the range of 108-112 indicates a typical UK independent school score.
Learn more about APT Subjects
The APT consists of four subjects; English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Each subject consists of a wide range of tasks and assesses multiple skills in that area.
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English
Including grammar, comprehension and language skills
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Maths
Including computation, story problems, algebra and geometry
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Verbal Reasoning
Looking at logic and problem solving using codes and patterns
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Non-Verbal Reasoning
Assessing problem solving using image
and spatial awareness