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Phonics screening check

Guidance for headteachers and teachers administering and scoring the phonics screening check.

From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published
9 April 2014
Last updated
3 December 2024 — See all updates

This collection of webpages will help you:

  • understand your statutory requirements relating to the phonics screening check
  • plan for the check
  • administer the check
  • submit your school’s check results

The Department for Education also publishes statistics on phonics screening check attainment.

Administration guidance

Monitoring and maladministration

Updates to this page

Published 9 April 2014
Last updated 3 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added link to DfE's published statistics on phonics screening check attainment

  2. Added the phonics screening check assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) for the academic year 2024 to 2025

  3. Added: Assessment and reporting arrangements (phonics screening check) for 2024

  4. Added link to the Key stage 1: administering the phonics screening check to year 2 pupils to guidance.

  5. Removed the phonics screening check threshold mark for 2019. We have agreed with Test Development colleagues that this is only being published on the 'Phonics screening check: 2019 materials' page.

  6. 2017 threshold published

  7. 2016 phonics screening threshold mark added.

  8. Updated to add guidance for the 2016 test cycle

  9. Now includes the 2015 phonics screening check materials.

  10. Content revised for the 2015 phonics screening check administration period.

  11. Planning wall chart updated for the 2014 to 2015 academic year.

  12. First published.

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