Statutory guidance

2023 key stage 1: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)

Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the national curriculum at key stage 1 (KS1) in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

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This guidance relates to a previous academic year and has now been withdrawn. For the latest arrangements, please refer to the 2024 assessment and reporting arrangements (phonics screening check) or 2024 optional key stage 1 tests guidance.

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This guidance is for schools, local authorities and governing bodies responsible for end of KS1 assessment and the phonics screening check.

The arrangements apply to maintained schools, maintained special schools, academies, free schools, Ministry of Defence (MoD) schools and participating independent schools with pupils in KS1.

Published 10 October 2022
Last updated 9 March 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated the guidance, as the date that KS1 modified test materials will be delivered to schools has changed to one week later.

  2. First published.