Guidance and regulation

This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 12 February 2024

Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2023 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 26 June 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

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

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

English grammar, punctuation and spelling 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

English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2022.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 June 2022

Information and a training video regarding the structure and content of the phonics screening check to help administrators prepare.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 31 March 2022

For teachers to use as an assessment tool for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum tests.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 15 April 2024

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

Pre-key stage standards are for pupils who are working below the overall standard of national curriculum assessments, but who are engaged in subject-specific study.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 15 April 2024

Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2019 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 7 September 2020

Mathematics test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2019.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 3 June 2019

English grammar, punctuation and spelling test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2022.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 June 2022

English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2019.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 3 June 2019

Scaled score conversion tables for schools and local authorities to use for the 2023 national curriculum tests.

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

Examples of pupils' work to support teachers' assessment of English writing at the end of key stage 1.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 19 October 2017

Check administration guidance for headteachers, teachers and school staff administering and scoring the phonics screening check.

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