How to make a class mark sheet (broadsheet) for the term

Updated 24 October 2026

The class mark sheet, often called the broadsheet, puts every learner’s results for the term on one sheet. Staff meetings, inspectors and the head teacher all ask for it. Here is how to set it out.

What goes on it

• A row for each learner, in class-list order or by position.
• A column for each subject with the final mark. Leave out grade letters; the mark alone keeps the sheet readable.
• The results: total, average, aggregate, division and position, whichever your school uses.
• Under the table: the class average in each subject and the number of learners in each division.
• Signature lines for the class teacher, the director of studies and the head teacher.

Layout tips

• Print it landscape. A4 or Letter landscape fits ten or more subjects.
• Many subjects? Turn the subject names upwards in a taller heading row, so the columns stay narrow.
• Long classes carry on to more pages, with the headings repeated on each one.

Use it to check the cards

Before printing report cards, read down each subject column on the mark sheet. A missing mark, a mark of 9 that should be 90, or a subject with a much lower class average than usual is easier to spot here than on 48 separate cards.

Subject averages tell a story

Compare each subject’s class average with last term’s. A big drop in one subject is worth a conversation with the teacher before parents start asking.