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Key Stage 1 and 2 assessments

Find answers to FAQs on how to comply with statutory requirements for Key Stage (KS) 1 and 2 assessments. Use our checklist of key dates and deadlines, and know what to report to your local authority and parents/carers.

Last reviewed on 11 October 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Key dates and deadlines
  2. As a headteacher, what are my responsibilities?
  3. 2025 KS2 National Curriculum test requirements
  4. End of KS2 teacher assessment
  5. Multiplication tables check
  6. Reporting to parents/carers

Who do these requirements apply to?

  • Maintained schools
  • Academies (including free schools)
  • Special schools (including maintained special schools and special academies)
  • Alternative provision (AP) settings (including pupil referral units (PRUs))
  • Independent schools that have chosen to participate in the Key Stage (KS) 2 assessments

Friday 15 November 2024 Deadline for: Schools to submit their holiday days on the Primary Assessment Gateway (PAG) Schools to order modified KS2 tests including large print and braille Independent schools, special schools and pupil referral units (PRUs) to order KS2 tests Friday 6 December Independent schools should report on the PAG that they have a written agreement in place with an LA to monitor their end of KS2 tests and moderate teacher assessment Friday 10 January 2025 Deadline for academies to: Have a written agreement in place with a chosen LA for monitoring the end of KS2 tests and moderating KS2 English writing teacher assessment Notify the Standards and Testing Agency (STA), if using a non-geographic LA to monitor