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Key stage 2: submitting teacher assessment data

Guidance for schools and local authorities on submitting teacher assessment data on the National Curriculum Assessments Portal (NCA Portal).

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From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published:
16 May 2016
Last updated:
5 May 2026
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  1. Updated guidance for the academic year 2025 to 2026.

  2. Updated for the academic year 2024 to 2025.

  3. Updated for the academic year 2023 to 2024.

  4. Updated for the 2023 test cycle.

  5. Minor edit to the wording on this landing page to change 'P Scales' to 'engagement model'.

  6. Updated for 2022 assessment cycle.

  7. Updated for the 2019 test cycle.

  8. Updated for the 2018 test cycle.

  9. Updated for the 2017 test cycle.

  10. First published.

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Submitting key stage 2 teacher assessment data in 2026

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We will update this guidance in May 2027 for the academic year 2026 to 2027.

Teacher assessment data, including pre-key stage standards and engagement model data, must be submitted for every pupil who is registered:

  • to take a national curriculum test
  • as working below the overall standard of the tests

Schools can submit their teacher assessment data either:

  • directly to the Standards and Testing Agency, using the NCA Portal
  • to their local authority, if the local authority has agreed to submit it on the school’s behalf

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