Key stage 2 tests: special consideration guidance
Guidance for schools whose pupils were affected by extremely distressing circumstances during or before the key stage 2 tests.
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This guidance explains how schools can apply for special consideration for pupils whose performance is affected by extremely distressing circumstances or incidents during or before the key stage 2 tests.
Where the Standards and Testing Agency approves an application for special consideration, the Department for Education (DfE) will make an adjustment to the school’s performance measures, but the pupil’s test result is not amended on their individual records.
Updates to this page
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Updated for the academic year 2024 to 2025
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Updated guidance for the key stage 2 tests in 2024.
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Updated for the 2023 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2022 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2020 test cycle.
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Updated for the 2018/19 academic year.
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First published.