Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the national curriculum at key stage 2 (KS2).
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Guidance for schools and local authorities involved in the administration and moderation of statutory key stage 2 (KS2) teacher assessment.
Guidance about how schools can access and use the optional end of key stage 1 (KS1) national curriculum tests.
Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the national curriculum at key stage 2 (KS2).
Information about how headteachers, or someone with delegated authority, can reschedule the key stage 2 (KS2) tests.
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Guidance for schools trying out the new assessment services for the 2025 reception baseline assessment (RBA).
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Information leaflet for parents about the multiplication tables check taking place in June 2025.
Guidance for schools trying out the new assessment services for the 2025 reception baseline assessment (RBA).
Guidance for local authorities, academies and independent schools on implementing monitoring and moderation agreements for the national curriculum assessments.
Guidance for schools about access arrangements available for pupils participating in 2025 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests (commonly called SATs).
Information about how headteachers, or someone with delegated authority, can reschedule the key stage 2 (KS2) tests.
Guidance for schools about access arrangements available for pupils participating in the optional key stage 1 (KS1) national curriculum tests in 2025.
Guidance about how schools can access and use the optional end of key stage 1 (KS1) national curriculum tests.
This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning.
This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning.
Validity framework for the multiplication tables check (MTC).
Information on the design, development and delivery of the optional key stage 1 (KS1) and statutory key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.
Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the national curriculum at key stage 2 (KS2).
Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the phonics screening check at key stage 1 (KS1).
How to participate in review panels for developing the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) tests, phonics screening check and reception baseline assessment (RBA).
Guidance for schools and local authorities involved in the administration and moderation of statutory key stage 2 (KS2) teacher assessment.
Guidance for schools and local authorities involved in the administration and internal moderation of optional key stage 1 (KS1) teacher assessment.
How to participate in review panels for developing the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) tests, phonics screening check and reception baseline assessment (RBA).
Information leaflet for parents about the reception baseline assessment.
Information for local authorities on training and standardisation for moderators of key stages 2 (KS2) English writing.
Annual report and accounts for the Standards and Testing Agency (STA).
Information about applying for a review of marking for key stage 2 national curriculum tests, sometimes referred to as SATs.
Scaled score conversion tables for schools and local authorities to use for the 2024 national curriculum tests.
Information for schools and local authorities about scaled scores and the expected standard for the key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
Scaled score conversion tables for schools and local authorities to use for the 2024 national curriculum tests.
Guidance for quality monitors on how to conduct reception baseline assessment (RBA) quality monitoring visits, including completing the quality monitoring visit form.
Information for parents about the optional end of key stage 1 assessments and statutory end of key stage 2 assessments, sometimes referred to as SATs.
Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2024 phonics screening check.
Modified materials for the 2024 phonics screening check.
Information for headteachers, teachers and local authorities about accessing 2024 test results, scaled score conversion tables, marked scripts and test papers.
Information for parents about the pre-key stage standards used for primary school children working below the standards of the national curriculum assessments.
Materials used to administer the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the optional English reading test in 2024.
Materials used to administer the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the optional mathematics test in 2024.
Materials used to administer the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the optional English grammar, punctuation and spelling test in 2024.
Optional mathematics test materials used in 2024.
Optional English reading test materials used in May 2024.
English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2024.
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