Statutory guidance

2023 key stage 2: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)

Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the national curriculum at key stage 2 (KS2) in the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published
10 October 2022
Last updated
9 March 2023 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on

This guidance was replaced by the 2024 key stage 2: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA).

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2023 key stage 2 assessment and reporting arrangements

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Details

This guidance has been updated to reflect the changes to KS2 test dates and arrangements following the announcement of a bank holiday on Monday 8 May 2023

This guidance is for schools, local authorities and governing bodies responsible for end of KS2 assessment, including KS2 tests.

The arrangements apply to maintained schools, maintained special schools, academies, free schools, Ministry of Defence (MoD) schools and participating independent schools with pupils in KS2.

Published 10 October 2022
Last updated 9 March 2023 + show all updates

  1. Updated to reflect the changes due to the additional bank holiday in honour of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III taking place on Monday 8 May 2023.

  2. First published.

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