Guidance and regulation

Information for schools, local authorities and multi-academy trusts (MATs) on how to use the Primary Assessment Gateway.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 9 January 2023

English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2017.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 22 May 2017

Information for parents about the multiplication tables check taking place in June 2024.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 6 November 2023

Guidance for headteachers, teachers and teaching assistants administering the 2024 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 11 March 2024

Information about how headteachers, or someone with delegated authority, can reschedule the key stage 2 (KS2) tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 9 October 2023

Guidance for schools and local authorities involved in the administration and moderation of statutory key stage 2 (KS2) teacher assessment in 2024.

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

Information for local authorities on training and standardisation for moderators of key stages 2 (KS2) English writing.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 4 September 2023

Check administration guidance for the multiplication tables check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Information for parents about the optional end of key stage 1 assessments and mandatory end of key stage 2 assessments, sometimes referred to as SATs.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 11 March 2024

Information about scaled scores for the 2016 key stage 2 national curriculum tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 4 July 2017

This guidance is designed to help IT support staff who manage the school's ICT network prepare for check administration.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 6 November 2023

Information to help teachers prepare for the new tests of the new national curriculum.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 14 July 2014

Assessment framework for the year 4 multiplication tables check (MTC).

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 21 March 2022

Information on disclosure of educational records and transferring records to a pupil's new school

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 15 January 2016

Information to help teachers prepare for the new tests of the new national curriculum.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 14 July 2014

Guidance for test developers on the purpose, format, content, cognitive demand and specification for the key stage 2 mathematics test.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 9 July 2015

How schools apply for special consideration for pupils whose performance is affected by extremely distressing circumstances or incidents before the tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 18 March 2024

Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP) and Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of the 2019 key stage 2 (KS2) mathematics test.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 15 November 2023

Information for headteachers, teachers and local authorities about accessing 2023 test results, scaled score conversion tables, marked scripts and test papers.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 15 June 2023

Materials for administering the modified large print (MLP) and Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of the 2019 key stage 2 (KS2) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 15 November 2023