Guidance

2024 copyright ownership: key stage 2 national curriculum tests

Published 24 May 2024

With the exception of the elements listed below, the 2024 key stage 2 (KS2) test materials are Crown copyright. You may re-use them (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium in accordance with the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 which can be found on the National Archives website.

When you use this information under the Open Government Licence v3.0, you should include the following attribution: ‘Contains material developed by the Standards and Testing Agency for 2024 national curriculum assessments and licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0’ and where possible provide a link to the licence.

Schools and other educational establishments, as defined in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA), may re-use the test materials in their entirety for educational purposes. However, if not expressly permitted under the CDPA, any other third party seeking to re use the test materials should either replace the sections or illustrations listed below or seek permission from the copyright owners, as the Department for Education is not permitted to license the re-use of the listed material.

Key stage 2 English reading test material

Text title Page(s) Description Reference / Copyright owner
Front/back cover and Streaky and Squeaky 1, 4, 5 and 12 Image of a blue and green map of the world Crown Copyright
Commissioned by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA)
Front cover and Streaky and Squeaky 1 and 5 Image of lowland streaked tenrec Credit: Arto Hakola / Alamy Stock Photo
Reference: ENBJ9N
Lowland streaked tenrec, Andasibe, Madagascar Stock Photo - Alamy
Front cover and The Girl who Walked on Air 1 and 6 Illustration of a circus tent Crown Copyright
Commissioned by STA
Front cover and The Leopard 1 and 10 Illustration of a leopard Crown Copyright
Commissioned by STA
Inside front cover and The Girl who Walked on air 2, 6, 7 and 8 Image of nice vintage circus background with big top Credit: Shutterstock / Christophe BOISSON
Reference: 92687194
Nice vintage circus background big top Stock Vector (Royalty Free) - Shutterstock
Streaky and Squeaky 4 and 5 Text Crown Copyright
Commissioned by STA
The Girl who Walked on Air 6, 7 and 8 Text The Girl who Walked on Air - Emma Carroll, The Girl who Walked on Air, Faber & Faber, 2014
The Girl who Walked on Air 7 Illustration of high-wire act Crown copyright
Commissioned by STA
The Leopard 10 and 11 Text The Leopard - Ruskin Bond - Collected short stories, Penguin Books, 2016
The Leopard 10 and 11 Image of old book and photos Credit: Shutterstock / FrentaN
Reference: 342427199
Old book and photos Stock Photo - Shutterstock
The Leopard 10 Illustration of porcupines Crown Copyright
Commissioned by STA
The Leopard 11 Illustration of forest Crown Copyright
Commissioned by STA
The Leopard 11 Illustration of cave Crown Copyright
Commissioned by STA

Key stage 2 mathematics and English grammar, punctuation and spelling tests

There is no third-party material in the KS2 mathematics and English grammar, punctuation and spelling tests.