Primary Assessment Dates
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 2027.
Phonics screening check
Schools must administer the phonics screening check within the 1-week period from the beginning of June 2027.
Multiplication tables check
Schools must administer the multiplication tables check within the 2-week period from the start of June 2027.
Key stage 2 tests
The statutory key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 10 May to Thursday 13 May 2027:
| Date | Activity |
| Monday 10 May 2027 | English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers |
| Tuesday 11 May 2027 | Reading |
| Wednesday 12 May 2027 | Mathematics papers 1 and 2 |
| Thursday 13 May 2027 | Mathematics paper 3 |













