Guidance

KS1 assessments data collection 2018: technical specification

Technical specification for the 2018 key stage 1 (KS1) teacher assessments data collection.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 13 February 2018

This publication was withdrawn on 6 August 2019

This document is for the 2018 key stage 1 (KS1) assessment results data collection. For the latest collection, visit key stage 1 assessments data collection: guide to submitting data.

Applies to England

Documents

Key stage 1 return 2018: technical specification

Ref: DFE-00029-2018

PDF, 313 KB, 28 pages

Details

This specification is for:

• suppliers developing software for use in management information systems (MIS)
• local authorities collecting and submitting the key stage 1 (KS1) assessments data return 2018

It contains:

• changes to the previous year’s data collection
• what pupil data to collect from each school
• methods for importing the data into local authorities’ information systems
• guidance on how to structure the data in XML
• guidance on how to check the data against the validation rules

Read this guide along with the common basic data set (CBDS). It defines common data items that schools use in MIS software and that we use in our data collections.

Published 13 February 2018