National statistics

Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments: England 2018

Provisional information on the 2018 phonics screening check and assessments at key stage 1, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics.

Applies to England

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National curriculum assessments at key stage 1 and phonics screening checks in England, 2018

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National, local authority and regional tables: national curriculum assessments at key stage 1 in England, 2018

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This statistical publication provides information on the attainment of pupils in the 2018 phonics screening check and key stage 1 teacher assessments.

It also includes information on attainment for the phonics screening check and key stage 1 teacher assessments by different pupil characteristics, specifically:

  • gender
  • ethnicity
  • first language
  • eligibility for free school meals (FSM)
  • special educational needs (SEN)

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Published 27 September 2018
Last updated 25 October 2019 + show all updates
  1. Minor updates to HTML document and PDF text to correct mean phonics mark and attainment by school type for phonics year 1 and KS1, breakdowns by school characteristics in tables N1, N5 and N8, mean phonics mark for all pupils and girls in table N4.

  2. Updated tables to include data on disadvantaged pupils.

  3. Added attainment by local authority district and rurality based on school location and pupil residency to underlying data.

  4. HTML document updated to correct coverage for Table 3, headings in Table 4 and national average writing TA figure in Table 8.

  5. First published.