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National curriculum assessments: past test materials

Assessment materials used for the phonics screening check, key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests in the past 3 years, including test papers.

We will add the 2025 materials on:

  • Friday 23 May: key stage 2 test materials (now available below)
  • Monday 2 June: key stage 1 optional test materials
  • Monday 2 June: key stage 1 scaled scores
  • Monday 23 June: phonics screening check resources
  • Tuesday 8 July: key stage 2 scaled scores

Key stage 2 past papers: standard materials

Resources include:

  • 2025 key stage 2 test materials
  • 2024 key stage 2 test materials
  • 2023 key stage 2 test materials

Key stage 2 past papers: modified materials

Resources include:

  • 2025 key stage 2 modified test materials
  • 2024 key stage 2 modified test materials
  • 2023 key stage 2 modified test materials

Key stage 1 past papers: standard materials

Resources include:

  • 2024 key stage 1 test material
  • 2023 key stage 1 test materials
  • 2022 key stage 1 test materials

Key stage 1 past papers: modified materials

Resources include:

  • 2024 key stage 1 modified test material
  • 2023 key stage 1 modified test materials
  • 2022 key stage 1 modified test materials

Key stage 1 and 2: scaled score conversion tables

Phonics screening check resources

Resources include:

  • scoring guidance
  • pupils’ materials
  • answer sheets

Updates to this page

Published 12 September 2016
Last updated 23 May 2025 show all updates
  1. Added the 2025 key stage 2 test materials. Consequently, removed the 2022 key stage 2 test materials and scaled scores, in keeping with this page containing the past 3 years of test materials.

  2. Added dates on which we will publish the 2025 materials

  3. This page has moved to a new URL

  4. First published.