Guidance and regulation

Guidance about how to become a marker for the key stage 2 (KS2) English and mathematics tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 7 December 2023

Information for primary schools on how to register pupils for key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests in 2024.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 8 February 2024

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for mathematics at key stages 1 to 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 September 2021

Guidance for primary and secondary schools to meet existing expectations for teaching reading.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 22 September 2023

Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 June 2023

Mathematics test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2018.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 4 September 2018

English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2019.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 28 May 2019

Scaled score conversion tables for the 2018 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 10 July 2018

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for science at key stages 1 to 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 6 May 2015

The national curriculum secondary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 3 and 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 2 December 2014

Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the national curriculum at key stage 2 (KS2) in the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 February 2024

English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2018.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 4 September 2018

Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2022 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 20 June 2022

For teachers to make statutory teacher assessment judgements for pupils at the end of KS2.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 10 October 2022

Guidance on completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile assessment in the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 9 October 2023

English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 June 2023

Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the phonics screening check at key stage 1 (KS1) in the academic year 2023 to 2024.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 November 2023

Information for schools and local authorities about scaled scores and the expected standard for the 2023 national curriculum tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 11 July 2023

English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2018.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 4 September 2018

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for physical education (PE) at key stages 1 to 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2013