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Guidance: Key stage 2 national curriculum tests and results: information for parents

Standards Testing Agency

January 6
09:30 2025

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This information is for parents with a child in year 6 at primary school.

Schools administer the mandatory end of key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests and teacher assessments to understand how pupils are performing against the standards set out in the national curriculum.

The information about national curriculum tests at the end of KS2 provides an overview of:

  • the purpose of the mandatory tests and teacher assessments
  • when they are scheduled
  • when results will be shared by schools

The information about assessment results at the end of KS2 explains:

  • what information you will receive about your childs assessments at the end of KS2
  • how the outcomes of the national curriculum tests and teacher assessments are reported
  • how the results are used

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Published 6 January 2025

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