Tests and assessments (key stage 2)

Key dates, sample and test materials, administration, moderation, assessing and reporting, statistics, frameworks.

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Guidance and regulation

• Key stage 2 tests: 2024 mathematics test materials
  • Guidance
  • 24 May 2024
  • Standards and Testing Agency
• Key stage 2 tests: 2024 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
  • Guidance
  • 24 May 2024
  • Standards and Testing Agency
• Key stage 2 tests: 2024 English reading test materials
  • Guidance
  • 24 May 2024
  • Standards and Testing Agency
• Key stage 2 tests: 2023 mathematics test materials
  • Guidance
  • 22 May 2023
  • Standards and Testing Agency
• Primary assessments: future dates
  • Detailed guide
  • 10 October 2024
  • Standards and Testing Agency and Department for Education

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News and communications

• Change to dates for return of key stage 2 test results for 2023
  • 9 March 2023
  • Standards and Testing Agency
  • News story
• Changes to key stage 2 assessment dates in 2023
  • 25 November 2022
  • Standards and Testing Agency
  • News story
• SATs results show more primary pupils reach the highest standards
  • 5 September 2019
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Results show primary pupils are ready for secondary school
  • 9 July 2019
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• Gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers narrows
  • 13 December 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Key stage 2 attainment (revised): 2024
  • 12 December 2024
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• Key stage 2 attainment (revised): 2023
  • 14 December 2023
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• Key stage 2 attainment: 2023
  • 12 September 2023
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• Key stage 2 attainment (revised): 2022
  • 15 December 2022
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• National curriculum assessments: key stage 2, 2019 (revised)
  • 13 December 2019
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Regulating national assessments
  • 6 March 2018
  • Ofqual
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 20 December 2017
• Primary school pupil assessment: Rochford Review recommendations
  • 14 September 2017
  • Department for Education and Standards and Testing Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 22 June 2017
• Improving the curriculum and assessment system
  • 18 March 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Call for evidence outcome
• 2022 national curriculum assessments: lessons learnt
  • 27 April 2023
  • Standards and Testing Agency
  • Policy paper
• Primary pupil assessment: Rochford Review impact assessment
  • 14 September 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Impact assessment

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• 2024 maladministration report
  • 3 March 2025
  • Standards and Testing Agency
  • Transparency
• National assessments regulation annual report 2024
  • 17 December 2024
  • Ofqual
  • Corporate report
• 2023 maladministration report
  • 28 March 2024
  • Standards and Testing Agency
  • Transparency
• National assessments regulation annual report 2023
  • 25 March 2024
  • Ofqual
  • Corporate report
• 2022 maladministration report
  • 5 May 2023
  • Standards and Testing Agency
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Standards & Testing Agency
• Department for Education

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