Guidance

Key stage 2 tests: returning test scripts

Guidance for completing attendance registers and returning key stage 2 (KS2) test scripts for marking.

From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published
16 March 2020
Last updated
2 March 2026 — See all updates

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Key stage 2: returning test scripts

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-950-5, STA/26/9101/e

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This is a digital version of the printed guidance schools receive within their key stage 2 test materials consignment. It explains:

  • what stationery items schools receive
  • how to complete the new online test attendance registers
  • how to pack and send test scripts for marking
  • when and how to recycle unused materials and packaging

Updates to this page

Published 16 March 2020
Last updated 2 March 2026 show all updates

  1. Updated guidance for packing and returning the 2026 key stage 2 (KS2) test scripts for marking and completing the related online attendance registers.

  2. Updated guidance for the 2025 key stage 2 tests.

  3. Updated guidance for returning the 2024 key stage 2 tests for marking, including a new instruction video for additional support.

  4. updated for the 2023 test cycle

  5. Included YouTube video for additional support.

  6. Updated for 2022 test cycle.

  7. First published.

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