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National curriculum assessments: guidance for local authorities
Information for local authorities to use when carrying out statutory activities for the national curriculum assessments.
The guidance in this collection will help local authorities complete their statutory duties related to the national curriculum assessments.
In addition, local authorities may also want to review the guidance collections for each of the national curriculum assessments, featured on the STA homepage.
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Updates to this page
Published 14 April 2015
Last updated 29 September 2025
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Added the latest guidance and information for the academic year 2025 to 2026 onwards.
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Collection page has been updated to include pages relevant for the 2022-23 assessment cycle.
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Addition of 2017 assessment and reporting arrangements.
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2015 maladministration guidance added
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First published.