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Guidance for headteachers, teachers and test administrators involved in administering the key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning.
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2022.
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2023.
Information about how headteachers, or someone with delegated authority, can reschedule the key stage 2 (KS2) tests.
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2024.
English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2022.
Information for headteachers, teachers and local authorities about accessing 2023 test results, scaled score conversion tables, marked scripts and test papers.
Mathematics test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2022.
Guidance for schools about access arrangements available for pupils participating in 2024 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests (commonly called SATs).
Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2023.
Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP) and Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of the 2022 key stage 2 (KS2) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
Information about applying for a review of marking for key stage 2 national curriculum tests (commonly referred to as SATs).
Mathematics test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2023.
Guidance about how to become a marker for the key stage 2 (KS2) English and mathematics tests.
How schools apply for special consideration for pupils whose performance is affected by extremely distressing circumstances or incidents before the tests.
Information for primary schools on how to register pupils for key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests in 2024.
Information for schools and local authorities about scaled scores and the expected standard for the 2023 national curriculum tests.
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