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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 past test papers.

Published 12 September 2016
Last updated 9 July 2019 — see all updates

• From: Standards and Testing Agency

Key stage 2 past papers

Resources include:

• 2019 key stage 2 test materials
• 2018 key stage 2 test materials
• 2017 key stage 2 test materials
• guidance on scaled scores

1. Key stage 2 tests: 2019 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
   • 28 May 2019
   • Guidance
2. Key stage 2 tests: 2019 English reading test materials
   • 28 May 2019
   • Guidance
3. Key stage 2 tests: 2019 mathematics test materials
   • 28 May 2019
   • Guidance
4. 2019 scaled scores at key stage 2
   • 9 July 2019
   • Guidance
5. Key stage 2 tests: 2019 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
   • 28 May 2019
   • Guidance
6. Key stage 2 tests: 2019 English reading test modified materials
   • 28 May 2019
   • Guidance
7. Key stage 2 tests: 2019 mathematics test modified materials
   • 28 May 2019
   • Guidance
8. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
9. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 English reading test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
10. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 mathematics test materials
    • 4 September 2018
    • Guidance
11. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
    • 4 September 2018
    • Guidance
12. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 English reading test modified materials
    • 4 September 2018
    • Guidance
13. Key stage 2 tests: 2018 mathematics test modified materials
    • 4 September 2018
    • Guidance
14. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance
15. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 English reading test materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance
16. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 mathematics test materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance
17. 2017 key stage 2 scaled score conversion tables
    • 4 July 2017
    • Guidance
18. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance
19. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 English reading test modified materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance
20. Key stage 2 tests: 2017 mathematics test modified materials
    • 22 May 2017
    • Guidance

Key stage 1 past papers

Resources include:

• 2019 key stage 1 test materials
• 2018 key stage 1 test materials
• 2017 key stage 1 test materials
• guidance on scaled scores

1. Key stage 1 tests: 2019 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
   • 3 June 2019
   • Guidance
2. Key stage 1 tests: 2019 English reading test materials
   • 3 June 2019
   • Guidance
3. Key stage 1 tests: 2019 mathematics test materials
   • 3 June 2019
   • Guidance
4. 2019 scaled scores at key stage 1
   • 3 June 2019
   • Guidance
5. Key stage 1 tests: 2019 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
   • 3 June 2019
   • Guidance
6. Key stage 1 tests: 2019 English reading test modified materials
   • 3 June 2019
   • Guidance
7. Key stage 1 tests: 2019 mathematics test modified materials
   • 3 June 2019
   • Guidance
8. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
9. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 English reading test materials
   • 4 September 2018
   • Guidance
10. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 mathematics test materials
    • 4 September 2018
    • Guidance
11. 2018 key stage 1 scaled score conversion tables
    • 1 June 2018
    • Guidance
12. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
    • 4 September 2018
    • Guidance
13. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 English reading test modified materials
    • 4 September 2018
    • Guidance
14. Key stage 1 tests: 2018 mathematics test modified materials
    • 4 September 2018
    • Guidance
15. 2018 key stage 1 scaled score conversion table: modified English reading
    • 1 June 2018
    • Guidance
16. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
17. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 English reading test materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
18. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 mathematics test materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
19. 2017 key stage 1 scaled score conversion tables
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
20. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test modified materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
21. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 English reading test modified materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance
22. Key stage 1 tests: 2017 mathematics test modified materials
    • 6 June 2017
    • Guidance

Phonics screening check resources

Resources include:

• scoring guidance
• pupils’ materials
• answer sheets

1. Phonics screening check: 2019 materials
   • 24 June 2019
   • Guidance
2. Phonics screening check: 2018 materials
   • 25 June 2018
   • Guidance
3. Phonics screening check: 2017 materials
   • 26 June 2017
   • Guidance

Science sampling materials

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

Published 12 September 2016
Last updated 9 July 2019 + show all updates

1. 9 July 2019 2019 key stage 2 scaled score conversion tables added
2. 24 June 2019 Updated with 2019 phonics materials
3. 3 June 2019 Added 2019 key stage 1 test materials and scaled score conversion tables.
4. 28 May 2019 2019 key stage 2 test materials added.
5. 8 May 2019 2016 sample papers removed. 2016 test papers are still available.
6. 6 June 2017 2017 key stage 1 test materials added.
7. 22 May 2017 2017 key stage 2 test materials added.
8. 12 September 2016 First published.