National Assessment

Primary school pupils in England take part in the:

reception baseline assessment: within the first 6 weeks of entering reception
early years foundation stage profile assessment: between April and June of the academic year in which they turn 5 (usually the reception year)
(Reception baseline assessment: information for parents)

phonics screening check: in June of year 1

(Phonics screening check: information for parents)

key stage 1 tests: optional, at the school’s discretion, at the end of year 2

(Optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests: information for parents)
 

Pupils working below the level of the national curriculum

Pupils working below the standards of the national curriculum in one or more subjects may be assessed under an alternative teacher assessment – either the:

pre-key stage standards, if they are engaged in subject-specific study

(Pre-key stage standards: information for parents) 

engagement model, if they are not engaged in subject-specific study

(The engagement model: information for parents)

Information about Primary School Progress Measures

Results from the national curriculum assessments are used to calculate primary school progress measures.

Progress measures provide parents with information to help them understand how their school is performing and to inform school choices.

More information on how the progress measures are calculated and what the progress scores mean is available below.

(Primary school progress measures: information for schools and parents)