Collection

National curriculum assessments: practice materials

Practice materials for the phonics screening check, key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests, including past test papers.

Key stage 2 past papers

Resources include:

  • 2023 key stage 2 test materials
  • 2022 key stage 2 test materials
  • 2019 key stage 2 test materials
  • guidance on scaled scores

Key stage 1 past papers

Resources include:

  • 2023 key stage 1 test materials
  • 2022 key stage 1 test materials
  • 2019 key stage 1 test materials
  • guidance on scaled scores

Phonics screening check resources

Resources include:

  • scoring guidance
  • pupils’ materials
  • answer sheets
Published 12 September 2016
Last updated 11 July 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added link to the '2023 scaled scores at key stage 2'

  2. Added link to the 'Phonics screening check: 2023 modified materials'

  3. Added 2023 phonics screening check materials and threshold mark. Removed 2018 phonics screening check materials (showing materials from the last three assessment years).

  4. Added 2023 key stage 1 test materials and scaled score conversion tables.

  5. Added remaining 2023 key stage 2 test papers and mark schemes (mathematics). Removed 2018 key stage 2 test materials. Removed science sampling materials.

  6. 2023 key stage 2 test papers and mark schemes added for English reading and English grammar, punctuation and spelling (remaining/mathematics 2023 key stage 2 materials are due to be published on Monday 22 May).

  7. updated with the 2021/2022 scaled score tables.

  8. Added phonics screening check materials page and phonics screening check modified materials page to this collection for 2022.

  9. Updated with 2022 materials

  10. 2022 key stage 2 test materials added.

  11. 2019 key stage 2 scaled score conversion tables added

  12. Updated with 2019 phonics materials

  13. Added 2019 key stage 1 test materials and scaled score conversion tables.

  14. 2019 key stage 2 test materials added.

  15. 2016 sample papers removed. 2016 test papers are still available.

  16. 2017 key stage 1 test materials added.

  17. 2017 key stage 2 test materials added.

  18. First published.