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National curriculum assessments: practice materials

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

Published 12 September 2016
Last updated 6 June 2017 — see all updates

• From: Standards and Testing Agency

Key stage 2 past papers

Resources include:

• 2018 key stage 2 test materials
• 2017 key stage 2 test materials
• 2016 key stage 2 test materials
• guidance on scaled scores

1. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
2. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 English reading test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
3. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 mathematics test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
4. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
5. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 English reading test modified materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
6. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 mathematics test modified materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
7. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
   • 22 May 2017
   • Guidance
8. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 English reading test materials
   • 22 May 2017
   • Guidance
9. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 mathematics test materials
   • 22 May 2017
   • Guidance
10. 2017 key stage 2 scaled score conversion tables
    • 4 July 2017
    • Guidance
11. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance
12. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 English reading test modified materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance
13. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 mathematics test modified materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance
14. Key stage 2 tests: 2016 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
    • 23 May 2016
    • Guidance
15. Key stage 2 tests: 2016 English reading test materials
    • 23 May 2016
    • Guidance
16. Key stage 2 tests: 2016 mathematics test materials
    • 23 May 2016
    • Guidance
17. 2016 key stage 2 scaled score conversion tables
    • 4 July 2017
    • Guidance
18. Key stage 2 tests: 2016 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
    • 17 January 2017
    • Guidance
19. Key stage 2 tests: 2016 English reading test modified materials
    • 17 January 2017
    • Guidance
20. Key stage 2 tests: 2016 mathematics test modified materials
    • 17 January 2017
    • Guidance

Key stage 2 sample materials

Resources include:

• sample test papers
• sample modified test papers
• sample mark schemes
• sample test administration instructions

1. 2016 key stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling: sample test materials, mark scheme and test administration instructions
   • 30 June 2015
   • Guidance
2. 2016 key stage 2 English reading: sample test materials, mark scheme and test administration instructions
   • 30 June 2015
   • Guidance
3. 2016 key stage 2 mathematics: sample test materials, mark schemes and test administration instructions
   • 30 June 2015
   • Guidance
4. 2016 key stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling: sample modified tests
   • 26 January 2016
   • Guidance
5. 2016 key stage 2 English reading: sample modified tests
   • 26 January 2016
   • Guidance
6. 2016 key stage 2 mathematics: sample modified tests
   • 26 January 2016
   • Guidance

Key stage 1 past papers

Resources include:

• 2018 key stage 1 test materials
• 2017 key stage 1 test materials
• 2016 key stage 1 test materials
• guidance on scaled scores

1. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
2. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 English reading test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
3. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 mathematics test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
4. 2018 key stage 1 scaled score conversion tables
   • 1 June 2018
   • Guidance
5. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
6. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 English reading test modified materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
7. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 mathematics test modified materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
8. 2018 key stage 1 scaled score conversion table: modified English reading
   • 1 June 2018
   • Guidance
9. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
   • 6 June 2017
   • Guidance
10. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 English reading test materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
11. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 mathematics test materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
12. 2017 key stage 1 scaled score conversion tables
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
13. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
14. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 English reading test modified materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
15. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 mathematics test modified materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
16. Key stage 1 tests: 2016 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
    • 3 June 2016
    • Guidance
17. Key stage 1 tests: 2016 English reading test materials
    • 3 June 2016
    • Guidance
18. Key stage 1 tests: 2016 mathematics test materials
    • 3 June 2016
    • Guidance
19. 2016 key stage 1 scaled score conversion tables
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
20. Key stage 1 tests: 2016 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
    • 17 January 2017
    • Guidance
21. Key stage 1 tests: 2016 English reading test modified materials
    • 17 January 2017
    • Guidance
22. Key stage 1 tests: 2016 mathematics test modified materials
    • 17 January 2017
    • Guidance

Key stage 1 sample materials

Resources include:

• sample test papers
• sample modified test papers
• sample mark schemes
• sample test administration instructions

1. 2016 key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling: sample test materials, mark scheme and test administration instructions
   • 30 June 2015
   • Guidance
2. 2016 key stage 1 English reading: sample test materials, mark scheme and test administration instructions
   • 30 June 2015
   • Guidance
3. 2016 key stage 1 mathematics: sample test materials, mark schemes and test administration instructions
   • 19 February 2016
   • Guidance
4. 2016 key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling: sample modified tests
   • 26 April 2016
   • Guidance
5. 2016 key stage 1 English reading: sample modified tests
   • 26 January 2016
   • Guidance
6. 2016 key stage 1 mathematics: sample modified tests
   • 26 January 2016
   • Guidance

Phonics screening check resources

Resources include:

• scoring guidance
• pupils’ materials
• answer sheets

1. Phonics screening check: 2017 materials
   • 26 June 2017
   • Guidance
2. Phonics screening check: 2016 materials
   • 28 June 2016
   • Guidance
3. Phonics screening check: 2015 materials
   • 29 June 2015
   • Guidance

Science sampling materials

1. 2014 key stage 2 science sampling: sample questions, mark scheme and commentary
   • 3 July 2017
   • Guidance
2. 2016 key stage 2 science sampling: sample questions, mark scheme and commentary
   • 28 September 2017
   • Guidance
3. 2016 key stage 2 science sampling: modified test materials
   • 29 May 2018
   • Guidance

Published 12 September 2016
Last updated 6 June 2017 + show all updates

1. 6 June 2017 2017 key stage 1 test materials added.
2. 22 May 2017 2017 key stage 2 test materials added.
3. 12 September 2016 First published.