Statutory Assessments

2023/24 Academic Year

Statutory assessment plays an important role in ensuring that every child is supported to leave primary school prepared to succeed. In specific years groups (Reception baseline, Year 1, Year 2, Year 4 and 6) all children will sit the same statutory assessment. The primary assessment system has been reformed to help teachers to raise standards, and to give every child the best chance to master reading, writing and arithmetic, which are fundamental in preparing the children for their next stage in education (secondary school). Please see below, when the statutory assessments take place.

Reception Baseline Assessment

Schools must complete the reception baseline assessment for each child in the first 6 weeks after they enter reception.

Key Stage 1

The key stage 1 tests should be administered during May 2024.

Date	Activity
May 2024	Key Stage 1 test period
Week Commencing Monday 10th June 2024	Phonics screening check week

Key Stage 2

Date	Activity
Monday 13th May 2024	English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2
Tuesday 14th May 2024	English reading
Wednesday 15th May 2024	Mathematics papers 1 (arithmetic) & 2 (reasoning)
Thursday 16th May 2024	Mathematics paper 3 (reasoning)