Primary Assessments
Reception baseline assessment
Schools must complete the reception baseline assessment for each child in the first 6 weeks after they enter Reception.
Early years foundation stage profile assessment
Schools must complete the early years foundation stage profile assessment between between April and June of the academic year in which children turn 5, which is usually the reception year.
Optional key stage 1 tests
It is recommended that the optional key stage 1 tests are administered during May 2026.
Phonics screening check
Schools must administer the phonics screening check within the 1-week period from Monday 8 June 2026.
Multiplication tables check
Schools must administer the multiplication tables check within the 2-week period from Monday 1 June 2026.
Key stage 2 tests
The statutory key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 11May to Thursday 14 May 2026:
| Date | Activity |
| Monday 11 May 2026 | English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2 |
| Tuesday 12 May 2025 | English reading |
| Wednesday 13 May 2025 | Mathematics papers 1 and 2 |
| Thursday 14 May 2025 | Mathematics paper 3 |
