Phonics screening check
Guidance for headteachers and teachers administering and scoring the phonics screening check.
This collection of webpages will help you:
- understand your statutory requirements relating to the phonics screening check
- plan for the check
- administer the check
- submit your school’s check results
The Department for Education also publishes statistics on phonics screening check attainment.
Administration guidance
Monitoring and maladministration
Updates to this page
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Added link to DfE's published statistics on phonics screening check attainment
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Added the phonics screening check assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) for the academic year 2024 to 2025
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Added: Assessment and reporting arrangements (phonics screening check) for 2024
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Added link to the Key stage 1: administering the phonics screening check to year 2 pupils to guidance.
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Removed the phonics screening check threshold mark for 2019. We have agreed with Test Development colleagues that this is only being published on the 'Phonics screening check: 2019 materials' page.
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2017 threshold published
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2016 phonics screening threshold mark added.
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Updated to add guidance for the 2016 test cycle
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Now includes the 2015 phonics screening check materials.
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Content revised for the 2015 phonics screening check administration period.
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Planning wall chart updated for the 2014 to 2015 academic year.
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First published.