Key stage 2 tests: special consideration guidance
How schools apply for special consideration for pupils whose performance is affected by extremely distressing circumstances or incidents before the tests.
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We will update this page with guidance on how to apply for special consideration for pupils’ performance in the 2025 key stage 2 tests in March 2025.
Special consideration may be awarded if a pupil’s performance in a key stage 2 test has been affected by extremely distressing circumstances.
Approved applications for special consideration do not give the Standards and Testing Agency sufficient information to change a pupil’s scaled score itself, but the Department for Education will take into account the fact that special consideration has been granted when calculating primary school performance measures.
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Published 19 March 2018Last updated 18 March 2024 + show all updates
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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.