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A change to the date we return 2023 KS2 test results to schools by one week will be necessary due to the additional bank holiday in honour of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III taking place on Monday 8 May 2023.
A change to the KS2 test schedule next year will be necessary due to the additional bank holiday in honour of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III taking place on Monday 8 May 2023.
Increase in pupils reaching the highest standard at the end of primary school
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
65% of pupils meet demanding standards in reading writing and maths – up from last year
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
New data shows the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in primary school is continuing to narrow
Change of supplier for national assessment test operations from 2020 and Ofqual's role in regulating for the validity of assessments
New statistics show that sponsored academies are helping drive up standards in primary schools.
Primary school standards continue to rise nationally.
Two new research studies published as part of on-going programme of work.
Announcing the government response to the consultations on primary assessment and the recommendations of the Rochford Review.
New assessment to provide better starting point to measure progress and the impact of schools.
Latest information and actions from the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) for schools, academies, local authorities and academy trusts.
Results published today (4 July 2017) show that the percentage of children achieving the expected standard in primary school has risen.
Announcing the launch of consultations on primary assessment and the recommendations of the Rochford Review.
Consultation launched on the future of the primary assessment system.
Written ministerial statement by Education Secretary Justine Greening on primary education
Key stage 2 results for 2016 published.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Schools Minister Nick Gibb’s oral statement on the key stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
Statement from Jennifer Coupland, Standards and Testing Agency's Chief Executive, about the key stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.
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