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Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments: England 2021

Provisional information on the 2021 phonics screening check and assessments at key stage 1, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 20 October 2020
• Last updated: 19 April 2021 — See all updates

• Proposed release: September to October 2021
• Cancellation date: 19 April 2021 11:23am

Statistics release cancelled

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Department for Education has cancelled the summer 2021 Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments. Therefore, this publication has been cancelled. This decision has been made in line with guidance from the Office for Statistics Regulation (https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/covid-19-and-the-regulation-of-statistics/). We will keep users updated of further changes via the Department for Education Statistics website.