Sonar Tracker, Sonar Lite

Overview

This article explains how to enter your Phonics data into Sonar Tracker. 

Statutory assessment data should only be manually entered into one system. From that system, it should be electronically exported and imported into other systems as required. If your school enters statutory data into a third-party MIS and you use stand-alone Sonar Tracker, go to Sonar Tracker: How do I import Statutory Data into Sonar Tracker from a CTF? for further information. To determine which version of Sonar Tracker you are using, see Sonar Tracker: Which version of Sonar Tracker am I using?

Instructions

To enter your Statutory Phonics scores into Sonar Tracker:

1. Select Assessments.
2. From the Statutory Assessments pane, select Phonics Screening Check:
   
3. When prompted, select the Year Group and/or Class for which you wish to enter test results:
   
4. Select Open Assessment, the Phonics Screening Check input page opens for the selected pupils. If pupils are in Year 1, only the Y1 columns are displayed. For pupils in Year 2, both Y1 and Y2 columns are shown:
   
5. Select Edit Assessment. 

6. From Edit Assessment:

   

   1. Optionally, change the Assessment Date if it is different to the one shown (by default this is today's date).
   2. Select Start Editing.

7. Enter each pupil's Y1 Phonics Mark and Y1 Phonics Outcome. For those pupils who have taken the check in Year 2, complete Y2 Phonics Mark and Y2 Phonics Outcome:

   

   1. Enter the pupil's assessment in Y1 Phonics Mark (or Y2 Phonics Outcome), between 0 and 40:

      

   2. Select the appropriate value for their outcome in Y1 Phonics Outcome (or Y2 Phonics Outcome as appropriate) from those available:

      

8. Repeat Step 7 for each pupil.
9. Select Lock Assessment.

Tips

If you enter an invalid test score, a red message is displayed explaining that the value is incorrect:

Select the Information key to view the meanings of the different values you can enter (where codes, rather than scores are used):

Outcome

The Phonics outcomes are updated and saved. 

Reporting Phonics outcomes

This data will show in the Statutory Dashboard in the Analysis tab.

Related information

Go to the Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (phonics screening check) for more information about these assessments.

If you are a full Sonar Tracker subscriber, to understand how you can report on your statutory data using Sonar Tracker, see Sonar Tracker: How can I report on Statutory / End of Key Stage Assessments in Sonar?

Updated 02 June 2026 14:25